belt

belt
[belt] n
1) (for waist) Gürtel m;
to hit sb below the \belt jdn unter der Gürtellinie treffen; (fig)
their comments were really below the \belt ihre Kommentare gingen wirklich unter die Gürtellinie
2) (in martial arts) Gürtel m;
the black/brown \belt der schwarze/braune Gürtel;
she's a black \belt sie hat den schwarzen Gürtel
3) (conveyor) Band nt;
conveyor \belt Förderband nt; (Am) (highway) Umgehungsstraße f
4) (area) Gebiet nt, Bezirk m;
agricultural \belt landwirtschaftliche Zone, Anbaugebiet nt;
commuter \belt Einzugsbereich m [einer Großstadt];
green \belt [of a city] Grüngürtel m [einer Stadt];
industrial \belt Industriegebiet nt, Industrierevier nt;
wheat \belt Weizengürtel m
5) (fam: a punch) Schlag m; (drink from bottle) Schluck m
PHRASES:
\belt and braces (Brit) (fam) doppelt und dreifach (fam)
to tighten one's \belt den Gürtel enger schnallen (fig) (fam)
[to have sth] under one's \belt [etw] hinter sich dat [haben];
that typing course is a good thing to have under your \belt es ist gut, wenn man diesen Schreibmaschinenkurs gemacht hat;
she had a few years work under her \belt as a probation officer sie hat einige Jahre Praxis als Bewährungshelferin;
to have a couple of drinks under one's \belt (sl) sich dat einige Drinks hinter die Binde gegossen haben (sl) vt
1) (fasten)
to \belt a coat den Gürtel eines Mantels zumachen
2) (fam: hit)
to \belt sb jdn [mit einem Riemen] verprügeln;
he \belted her on the jaw er haute ihr eine aufs Maul (derb)
to \belt a ball at the goal einen Ball aufs Tor knallen (fam) vi (fam) rasen (fam)
to \belt along [or down] entlangrasen (fam)

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