ground

ground
ground
1. ground [graʊnd] n
no pl
1) (Earth's surface) [Erd]boden m, Erde f;
sth is thick on the \ground (fig) etw gibt es wie Sand am Meer;
to break new \ground (fig) einen Durchbruch schaffen;
the airline's latest idea is certainly breaking new \ground in the world of air transport die neueste Idee der Luftfahrtgesellschaft wird die Welt der Luftfahrt revolutionieren [o grundlegend verändern];
to get sth off the \ground (fig) plan, programme etw realisieren [o in die Tat umsetzen];
burnt [or (Am) burned] to the \ground vollständig [o bis auf die Grundmauern] niedergebrannt;
to go to \ground animal in Deckung gehen; fox, rabbit im Bau verschwinden; person verschwinden, untertauchen;
he went to \ground in the Hebrides for several months er tauchte für ein paar Monate auf den Hebriden unter;
razed to the \ground dem Erdboden gleichgemacht;
to run sb/sth to \ground jdn/etw aufstöbern;
to work [or drive] [or run] oneself into the \ground (fig) seine Gesundheit ruinieren, sich akk kaputtmachen (fam)
to work [or think] out from the \ground up (fam) etw komplett [o von Grund auf] überarbeiten;
above \ground über der Erde; min über Tage;
above \ground lines/pipes oberirdische Leitungen/Rohre;
below \ground unter der Erde; min unter Tage;
on the \ground (fig) in der breiten Öffentlichkeit;
their political ideas have a lot of support on the \ground ihre politischen Ziele finden breite Unterstützung
2) (soil) Boden m, Erde f, Erdreich nt
3) (area of land) Gelände nt, [ein Stück] Land nt;
sb's stamping \ground (fig) jds Revier nt;
this part of town used to be my old stamping \ground diesen Teil der Stadt habe ich früher unsicher gemacht (hum)
waste \ground brachliegendes Land;
to gain \ground mil Boden gewinnen; (fig); idea, politician stärker werden, [an] Boden gewinnen;
to lose \ground mil Boden verlieren; (fig); idea, politician schwächer werden, [an] Boden verlieren;
to make up \ground sports den Abstand verringern, [etwas] aufholen (a. fig)
to stand one's \ground nicht von der Stelle weichen; mil die Stellung behaupten; (fig) festbleiben, sich akk durchsetzen;
to be on one's own \ground (fig) sich akk auskennen
4) (facilities for outdoor sports) Platz m, [Spiel]feld nt;
cricket \ground Cricketfeld nt;
football \ground Fußballplatz m
5) (for animals)
breeding \ground Brutplatz m, Brutstätte f (a. fig)
fishing \grounds Fischgründe pl, Fischfanggebiet nt;
spawning \ground Laichplatz m
6) ship;
to touch \ground auf Grund laufen
7) (Am) elec (earth) Erde f, Masse f;
\ground wire Erdungsdraht m, Masseleitung f;
8) (fig: area of discussion) Gebiet nt, Feld nt;
to be on common \ground eine gemeinsame Basis haben;
we had soon found some common \ground wir hatten schnell einige Gemeinsamkeiten entdeckt;
to be on dangerous \ground in ein gefährliches Fahrwasser geraten, sich akk auf gefährliches Terrain begeben;
to be on familiar [or on one's own] \ground sich akk auf vertrautem Boden bewegen, sich akk in etw dat auskennen, in etw dat Bescheid wissen;
to be on [or stick to] safe \ground sich akk auf sicherem Boden bewegen, auf Nummer Sicher gehen (fam)
to go over the same \ground sich akk wiederholen
9) usu pl (reason) Grund m, Ursache f;
your fears have no \ground at all deine Ängste sind absolut unbegründet;
you have no \grounds for your accusations deine Anschuldigungen sind haltlos;
to have \grounds to do sth einen Grund [o Anlass] haben, etw zu tun;
to have \grounds to believe that ... Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass ...;
on the \grounds that ... mit der Begründung, dass ...;
an EU national cannot be deported solely on the \grounds of his conviction ein EU-Bürger kann nicht nur aufgrund einer Verurteilung ausgewiesen werden
PHRASES:
to cut the \ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;
to have both one's feet [flat] on the \ground mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen, auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben;
to wish the \ground would open up and swallow one [whole] am liebsten im Boden versinken wollen vt
1) usu passive aviat
to be \grounded (unable to fly) nicht starten können;
(forbid to fly) Startverbot [erteilt] bekommen; people nicht fliegen dürfen, Flugverbot haben
2) (unable to move)
to be \grounded ship auf Grund laufen
3) (esp Am, Aus) (fig) (fam);
to \ground sb jdm Ausgehverbot [o Hausarrest] erteilen
4) usu passive
to be \grounded in sth von etw dat herrühren, seinen Grund in etw dat haben
2. ground [graʊnd] vt pt of grind adj gemahlen n
\grounds pl [Boden]satz m kein pl;
coffee \grounds Kaffeesatz m

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