Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
red | reddest |
beet red (US),
beetroot red (UK) n | (food colouring) | rote Lebensmittelfarbe Adj + Nf |
| | | roter Lebensmittelfarbstoff Adj + Nm |
| | | Lebensmittelzusatzstoff aus Roter Beete Rdw |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
beet-red,
beet red (US),
beetroot red,
beetroot-red (UK) adj | (reddish purple in colour) | rötlich lila Adj + Adj |
beet-red,
beet red (US),
beetroot red,
beetroot-red (UK) adj | (person: flushed) | rot Adj |
| | | erröten Vi |
| | | rot anlaufen Adj + Vi, sepa |
| | He turned beet red with embarrassment. |
| catch [sb] red handed vtr + adj | figurative (discover [sb] committing a crime) | jmdm auf frischer Tat ertappen Rdw |
| | I caught the thief red handed stealing my jewels. |
chough,
red-billed chough n | (zoology: bird) | Alpenkrähe Nf |
| | | Alpendohle Nf |
| in the red adj | figurative (owing money) | im Minus Präp + Nm |
| | | rote Zahlen schreiben Rdw |
| | | verschuldet V Part Perf |
| | (übertragen) | in der Kreide stehen Rdw |
| | The company had been in the red for years, but under the new CEO it recovered completely. |
manuka,
red tea tree n | (New Zealand tree) | Manuka Nf |
| | | Südseemyrte Nf |
| | | Neuseelandmyrte Nf |
paint the town red,
paint the town v expr | figurative (go out and celebrate) (ugs) | auf die Pauke hauen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | die Stadt unsicher machen Rdw |
| | To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
| red alert n | (readiness for emergency) | Alarmbereitschaft Nf |
| | We've all been on red alert since the last attack. |
| red bean n | (legume: kidney bean) | rote Bohne Adj + Nf |
| | | Kidneybohne Nf |
| red blood cell n | (red corpuscle: component of blood) | rotes Blutkörperchen Adj + Nn |
| | (Medizin, Biologie) | Erythrozyt Nm |
| | Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. |
| red cabbage n | (red-purple leafy vegetable) | Rotkohl Nm |
| red carpet n | (long mat laid out for [sb] important) | roter Teppich Adj + Nm |
| | The red carpet was rolled out ready for the Queen's visit. |
| red carpet n | figurative (preferential treatment) | spezieller Empfang, besonderer Empfang Adj + Nm |
| | Our suppliers gave us the red carpet treatment when we visited their factory. |
red carpet treatment,
red-carpet treatment n | (special treatment) | bevorzugte Behandlung Adj + Nf |
| a red cent n | US, figurative (trivial amount) (informell, regional) | Piselotten Npl |
| | | lächerlicher Betrag Adj + Nm |
| not a red cent n | US, figurative (no money at all) (Slang) | keine Kohle Pron + Nf |
| | | kein Geld Pron + Nn |
| | (ugs) | total pleite Adj + Adj |
| red cent n | US (one cent coin) | 1-Cent-Münze, Ein-Cent-Münze Nf |
red currant,
redcurrant n | (small edible red berry) | Rote Johannisbeere Nf |
| | I love redcurrant jam on croissants. Her lipstick was the color of redcurrants. |
| | Ich liebe Rote Johannisbeermarmelade auf meinen Croissants. Ihr Lippenstift hatte die Farbe von roten Johannisbeeren. |
| red devil n | US, slang (capsule of drug) | Pille Nf |
| red flag n | (communist symbol) | rote Flagge Adj + Nf |
| | The red flag no longer flies over the Kremlin. |
| red flag n | figurative (danger sign) | Warnsignal Nn |
| | | Warnzeichen Nn |
| | Drinking more than four beers every evening is a definite red flag for alcoholism. |
| red flag n | figurative (provocation) | rotes Tuch Adj + Nn |
| | His constant complaining was acting as a red flag to me. |
| red hair n | (auburn or ginger hair) | rote Haare Npl |
| | (literarisch) | rotes Haar Nn |
| | Gina often wears blue as it looks great with her red hair. |
| red herring n | ([sth] deliberately misleading) | etwas, das jemanden in die Irre führt Rdw |
| | Agatha Christie used red herrings in her books to keep readers guessing. |
| | Agatha Christie verwendete Dinge in ihren Büchern, die den Leser in die Irre führte, damit sie das Interesse nicht verloren. |
| red herring n | ([sth] drawing attention from main issue) | Ablenkungsmanöver Nn |
| | | Ablenkungsversuch Nm |
| | All that show of charm was just a red herring to distract us from his evil plan. |
| | Der ganze Charme war nur ein Ablenkungsmanöver, damit wir seinen bösen Plan nicht mitbekamen. |
| red laver n | (seaweed) | Rotalge Nf |
| red light n | (traffic light indicating stop) | Rot Nn |
| | | rote Ampel Adj + Nf |
| | You should always stop at the red light. |
| red light n | figurative (signal not to act) | -stopp Suffix |
| | The building project got a red light from the town planners. |
| red line [sth] vtr | (draw line through to cancel) | eine rote Linie durch [etw] durchziehen Rdw |
| | | [etw] markieren damit es storniert wird Rdw |
| red line n | (ice hockey rink marking) | rote Linie Adj + Nf |
| red line [sth] vtr | (establish safe maximum speed) | eine sichere Höchstgeschwindigkeit festlegen Rdw |
| red line [sth/sb] vtr | figurative (mark [sb/sth] for cancellation) (übertragen) | absägen Vt, sepa |
| | | beenden Vt |
| | | stornieren Vt |
| red meat n | (steak, lamb, etc.) | rotes Fleisch, dunkles Fleisch Adj + Nn |
| | Red meat generally has a stronger flavour than white meat. |
red mullet,
goatfish n | (fish) | Rotbarbe Nf |
| red onion n | (edible bulb) | rote Zwiebel Adj + Nf |
| | Sean made a sandwich with turkey, cheese, tomato, and red onion. |
| red panda n | (firefox: racoon-like animal native to China) | Kleiner Panda, Roter Panda Nm |
| | The red panda was sprawled across a tree branch. |
| red pepper n | (vegetable: capsicum) | rote Paprika Adj + Nf |
| | Technically speaking, red peppers are actually fruits, not vegetables. |
| | My wife says I use too much red pepper when I make chili. |
| red ribbon n | (symbol: AIDS awareness) | Rote Schleife Nf |
| red snapper n | (large pink fish) (Anglizismus) | Red Snapper Nm |
| | | Rote Schnapper Nm |
| | Red snapper is such a popular fish that it is endangered in many parts of the world. |
| | Der Red Snapper ist so beliebt, dass er in den meisten Teilen der Welt vom Aussterben bedroht ist. |
| red tape n | figurative, informal (bureaucracy) | Papierkram, Papierkrieg Nm |
| | | Behördenkram Nm |
| | | Bürokratie Nf |
| | Prepare yourself for a lot of red tape when buying a house in Italy. |
| | Wenn du in Italien ein Haus kaufst, solltest du dich auf sehr viel Papierkram (Or. einen Papierkrieg) gefasst machen. |
| red wine n | (alcoholic drink made from grapes) | Rotwein Nm |
| | Red wine is supposedly good for the heart if drunk in moderation. Would you care for a glass of red wine? |
| | Rotwein soll gut für das Herz sein, wenn man Ihn in Maßen zu sich nimmt. Möchtest du gern ein Glas Rotwein? |
| red-blooded adj | figurative (excitable) | voller Elan Adj + Nm |
| | | lebensfroh Adj |
| | | vor Leben sprühen Rdw |
| red-blooded adj | US, informal (vigorous, virile) (übertragen) | heißblütig Adj |
| | | kräftig Adj |
| | | stark Adj |
| | John's a true red-blooded guy – I don't know anyone else quite like him. |
| red-eye n | uncountable (camera flash reflection in the eyes) | rote Augen Adj + Npl |
| | Most modern cameras have a setting which helps to reduce red-eye. |
| | Die meisten modernen Kameras haben eine Einstellung, die rote Augen verhindert. |
red-eye,
red eye,
redeye n | informal (late-night plane flight) | Nachtflug Nm |
| | I'm exhausted: I took the red-eye from London to New York. |
| | Ich bin k.o. Ich habe den Nachtflug von London nach New York genommen. |
red-eye,
redeye n | (fish) | Rotschnapper Nm |
| red-eyed adj | (having red eyes) | rote Augen haben Rdw |
| | | mit roten Augen Rdw |
| red-faced adj | figurative (embarrassed) (übertragen) | mit rotem Gesicht Rdw |
| | | peinlich berührt Adj + Adj |
| | (übertragen) | rot angelaufen Adj + V Part Perf |
| red-faced adj | (with flushed face) | mit rotem Gesicht Rdw |
| | | rot angelaufen Adj + V Part Perf |
| red-haired adj | (having red hair) | rothaarig Adj |
| | | mit roten Haaren Rdw |
| | I met the cutest red-haired boy yesterday! |
| red-handed adv | figurative (in the act of committing a crime) (übertragen) | auf frischer Tat Rdw |
| | The shoplifter was caught red-handed as he stuffed items into his pockets. |
| | The police nabbed the men red-handed with a hefty bag of heroin. |
| red-headed adj | (having auburn or ginger hair) | rothaarig Adj |
| | Red-headed people usually have fair skin that sunburns easily. |
| | What's the name of that red-headed actress who was in the film we watched last night? |
red-hot,
red hot adj | (very hot, burning) | glühend, rotglühend Adj |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (very good, exciting) | aufregend V Part Präs |
| | | sehr gut Adv + Adj |
| Anmerkung: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (passionate) | leidenschaftlich, sinnlich Adj |
| Anmerkung: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (race: likely to win) | vielversprechend Adj |
| | | Gewinner-, Sieger- Präf |
| | | wohl gewinnen werden VP |
| Anmerkung: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-letter day,
red letter day n | (noteworthy or memorable day) (offiziell) | Feiertag Nm |
| red-light district n | (part of town frequented by prostitutes) | Rotlichtviertel Nn |
| | | Rotlichtbezirk Nm |
red-purple,
reddish purple n | (purple tinged with red) | Purpurrot Nn |
| | | Rot-Violett Nn |
red-purple,
reddish purple,
reddish-purple adj | (reddish purple in color) | purpurrot Adj |
| | | rot-violett Adj |
redbird,
red-bird,
red bird n | US (bird with red plumage) | Rotkardinal Nm |
| | | Roter Kardinal Nm |
| | | Virginische Nachtigall Nf |
redbird,
red-bird,
red bird n | US, slang (capsule of drug: secobarbital) | Schlafmittel Nn |
redbrick,
red brick adj | UK, figurative, informal (newer provincial university) (Anglizismus) | Redbrick- Präf |
| | | neugegründet, neu Adj |
redbrick,
red brick adj | (made of red brick) | Backstein- Präf |
| | | aus Backstein Präp + Nm |
| see red v expr | figurative (get angry) | Rot sehen Nn + Vt |
| | | die Fassung verlieren Rdw |
| | (Slang) | ausrasten Vi, sepa |
| | When he insulted my girlfriend I saw red and hit him. |
| turn red vi | informal (blush) | rot werden Adj + Vi |
| | | erröten Vi |
| | Audrey turned red when her 3-year-old son vomited over the bus driver. |
| | His compliments made her face turn red. |
| | Audrey wurde rot, als ihr 3-jähriger Sohn sich über dem Busfahrer übergab. |
| | Seine Komplimente ließen sie erröten. |
| turn red vi | informal (go red in the face) | vor [etw]. rot anlaufen Rdw |
| | Harry turned red with anger when he saw the scratch down the side of his new car. |