bottom

bottom
bot·tom [ʼbɒtəm, Am ʼbɑ:t̬-] n
1) (lowest part) Boden m; on chair Sitz m; in valley Talsohle f, unteres Ende;
the boat was floating \bottom up das Boot trieb kieloben;
bikini/pyjama \bottoms Bikini-/Pyjamahose f;
at the \bottom of the page am Seitenende;
rock \bottom (fig) Tiefststand m;
the \bottom dropped out of her world (fig) ihre Welt brach zusammen;
the \bottom of the sea der Meeresgrund;
at the \bottom of the stairs am Fuß der Treppe;
from top to \bottom von oben bis unten;
to be at the \bottom (fig) am Boden sein (fig)
to sink to the \bottom auf den Grund sinken;
to start at the \bottom ganz unten anfangen
2) (end) Ende nt;
to be [at the] \bottom of one's class Klassenletzte(r) sein;
at the \bottom of the garden im hinteren Teil des Gartens;
at the \bottom of the street am Ende der Straße
3) anat Hinterteil nt
PHRASES:
to mean sth from the \bottom of one's heart etw aus tiefster Seele meinen;
to be at the \bottom of sth einer Sache zugrunde liegen;
to get to the \bottom of sth einer Sache auf den Grund gehen;
at \bottom im Grunde [genommen];
\bottoms up! (fam) ex! (fam) adj
inv untere(r, s);
the \bottom end of the table das Tischende;
in \bottom gear (Brit) im ersten Gang;
\bottom half of a bikini/pair of pyjamas Bikini-/Pyjamahose f;
the \bottom half of society die Unterschicht der Gesellschaft;
the \bottom shelf das unterste Regal
PHRASES:
you can bet your \bottom dollar that ... du kannst darauf wetten, dass ... vi econ
to \bottom out seinen Tiefstand erreichen

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