stream

stream
[stri:m] n
1) (small river) Bach m, Flüsschen nt;
mountain \stream Bergbach m
2) (flow) of liquid Strahl m; of people Strom m;
a \stream of oil gushed out of the ruptured tank eine Ölfontäne schoss aus dem geplatzten Tank;
the blood \stream der Blutkreislauf;
\stream of consciousness lit Bewusstseinsstrom m fachspr;
\stream of light breiter Lichtstrahl;
\stream of visitors Besucherstrom m;
\stream of water Wasserstrahl m
3) (continuous series) Flut f, Schwall m;
there has been a steady \stream of phone calls asking about the car I'm selling seit ich den Wagen verkaufen will, steht das Telefon nicht mehr still;
a \stream of abuse eine Schimpfkanonade;
a \stream of insults [or invective] ein Schwall m von Beleidigungen;
4) (a. fig: current) Strömung f (a. fig)
The Gulf S\stream der Golfstrom;
against the \stream gegen die Strömung;
with the \stream mit der Strömung;
it's easier go with the \stream than against it (fig) es ist leichter mit dem Strom als gegen ihn zu schwimmen
5) + sing/pl vb (Brit, Aus) sch (group) Leistungsgruppe f
6) pol, admin (civil service career) Vorrücken nt (in der Beamtenlaufbahn);
the fast \stream die steile Beamtenkarriere
7) comput
to be on \stream in Betrieb sein;
to come on \stream den Betrieb aufnehmen, hochladen vi
1) (flow) blood, tears strömen; water fließen, rinnen;
with tears \streaming down one's face mit tränenüberströmtem Gesicht;
\streaming rain strömender Regen
2) (run) nose laufen; eyes tränen
3) (move in numbers) strömen
4) (shine) light, sun strömen;
the curtains were not drawn and light \streamed into the room die Vorhänge waren nicht zugezogen, und Licht durchflutete das Zimmer
5) (flutter) clothing flattern; hair wehen;
his hair \streamed behind him sein Haar wehte im Wind vt (Brit, Aus) sch
to \stream sb jdn in Leistungsgruppen einteilen

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