surface

surface
sur·face [ʼsɜ:fɪs, Am ʼsɜ:rf-] n
1) (top layer) Oberfläche f; of a lake, the sea Spiegel m;
the earth's \surface die Erdoberfläche;
the \surface of the moon die Mondoberfläche;
road \surface Straßenbelag m, Straßendecke f;
non-stick \surface Antihaftbeschichtung f;
polished \surface polierte [Ober]fläche;
to bring sth to the \surface etw [von unten] heraufholen; (fig) etw zutage fördern (geh); [o ans Licht bringen];
to come [or rise] to the \surface an die Oberfläche kommen, zutage treten;
below [or beneath] [or under] /on the \surface (a. fig) unter/auf der Oberfläche (a. fig) min unter/über Tage
2) sports (of playing area) Untergrund m;
all-weather/artificial \surface Allwetter-/Kunststoffboden m
3) (superficial qualities) Oberfläche f;
on the \surface äußerlich [o oberflächlich] betrachtet
PHRASES:
to scratch [or scrape] the \surface [of sth] topic, problem [etw] streifen [o oberflächlich behandeln] vi
1) (come to top) auftauchen;
2) (fig: become apparent) auftauchen, aufkommen;
a rumour has \surfaced that ... es ist das Gerücht aufgetreten, dass ...;
3) (fig fam: get out of bed) aufstehen vt
to \surface sth
1) (cover) etw mit einem Belag versehen;
to \surface a road eine Straße asphaltieren;
to \surface a room einen Raum auslegen
2) (make even) etw ebnen [o glätten] adj
attr, inv
1) (of outer part) oberflächlich;
(outward) äußerlich
2) (not underwater) Überwasser-;
\surface fleet/ships Überwasserflotte f /-fahrzeuge ntpl
3) min (at ground level) über Tage nach n
4) (superficial) oberflächlich;
a \surface impression of sb/sth ein erster Eindruck von jdm/etw

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