wet

wet
[wet] adj <-tt->
1)
(saturated) nass;
\wet through [völlig] durchnässt;
to be \wet behind the ears (fig) noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren sein (fam)
all [or soaking] \wet triefend nass;
to get sth \wet etw nass machen;
to get \wet nass werden
2) (covered with moisture) feucht
3) (not yet dried) frisch;
‘\wet paint!’ „frisch gestrichen!“
4) (rainy) regnerisch;
\wet season Regenzeit f;
\wet weather nasses [o regnerisches] Wetter
5) (having urinated) nass
6) (Brit);
(pej: feeble) schlapp (pej) (fam)
7) (sl: allowing sale of alcohol) bezeichnet die Verfügbarkeit von Alkohol in einem Staat oder legalisierten Alkoholkonsum in einer Gesetzgebung
PHRASES:
to be a \wet blanket ein Spielverderber m /eine Spielverderberin sein;
to be as much fun as a \wet weekend (fam) so lustig wie ein verregnetes Wochenende sein;
to be all \wet (Am) sich akk auf dem Holzweg befinden vt <-tt-, wet or wetted , wet or wetted>
1) (moisten)
to \wet sth etw anfeuchten
2) (saturate)
to \wet sth etw nass machen
3) (urinate)
\wet the bed das Bett nass machen;
to \wet one's pants [or trousers] seine Hose nass machen;
to \wet oneself sich akk nass machen
PHRASES:
to \wet the baby's head auf die Geburt eines Kindes anstoßen;
to \wet one's whistle (dated) (fam) sich dat die Kehle anfeuchten (hum) (fam) n
1) no pl (rain) Nässe f;
don't leave those boxes out in the \wet lass die Kisten nicht draußen in der Nässe stehen
2) no pl (liquid) Flüssigkeit f; (moisture) Feuchtigkeit f
3) no pl (damp area) Pfütze f
4) (unassertive person) Schlappschwanz m (pej)
5) (Brit) (dated: conservative politician with liberal views) Gemäßigte(r) f(m)

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