Schlag-

Schlag-:

Schlag|ab|tausch

m (Boxen) → exchange of blows; (fig) → (verbal) exchange; offener Schlag- → public exchange (of views)

Schlag|ader

f → artery

Schlag|an|fall

m → stroke

schlag|ar|tig

adj → sudden, abrupt

adv → suddenly

Schlag|ball

m (Spiel) → rounders sing; (Ball) → rounders ball

schlag|bar

adj → beatable; diese Mannschaft ist durchaus Schlag- → this team is by no means invincible or unbeatable

Schlag|baum

m → barrier

Schlag|boh|rer

m, Schlag|bohr|ma|schi|ne

f → hammer drill

Schlag|bol|zen

m → firing pin

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Schlag-:

schlag|fer|tig

adj Antwort → quick and clever; er ist ein Schlag-er Mensch → he is always ready with a quick (-witted) reply

adv Schlag- reagieren → to give a quick-witted reply; Schlag- antworten → to be quick with an answer; … bemerkte sie Schlag- → … she said smartly

Schlag|fer|tig|keit

f, no pl (von Mensch) → quick-wittedness; (von Antwort) → cleverness

Schlag|ho|se

f → flared trousers pl (esp Brit) → or pants pl (esp US), → flares pl (inf)

Schlag|in|stru|ment

nt → percussion instrument

Schlag|kraft

f (lit, fig) → power; (Boxen) → punch(ing power); (Mil) → strike power

schlag|kräf|tig

adj Boxer, Armee, Argumente → powerful; Beweise → clear-cut

Schlag|licht

nt (Art, Phot) → highlight; ein Schlag- auf etw (acc) werfen (lit, fig) → to highlight sth

schlag|licht|ar|tig

adv etw Schlag- beleuchten → to give a sudden insight into sth; Schlag- deutlich werden → to become clear at a stroke

Schlag|loch

nt → pothole

Schlag|mann

m pl <-männer> (Rudern) → stroke; (Kricket) → batsman; (Baseball) → batter

Schlag|obers

nt <-, -> (Aus), Schlag|rahm

m (S Ger) → (whipping) cream; (geschlagen) → whipped cream

Schlag|ring

m

→ knuckle-duster

(Mus) → plectrum

Schlag|sah|ne

f → (whipping) cream; (geschlagen) → whipped cream

Schlag|schat|ten

m (Art, Phot) → shadow (of person or object)

Schlag|sei|te

f (Naut) → list; Schlag- haben (Naut) → to be listing, to have a list; (fig) → to be one-sided; (hum inf: = betrunken sein) → to be half seas over (Brit inf), → to be three sheets to the wind (inf)

Schlag|stock

m (form) → truncheon, baton, nightstick (US); Schlagstöcke einsetzen → to charge with batons

Schlag|stock|ein|satz

m (form) → baton charge

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Schlag-:

Schlag|werk

nt → striking mechanism (of a clock)

Schlag|wet|ter

nt (Min) → firedamp

Schlag|wort

nt

pl <-wörter> (= Stichwort) → headword

pl <-worte> (= Parole) → catchword, slogan

Schlag|wort|ka|ta|log

m → subject catalogue (Brit) → or catalog (US)

Schlag|zei|le

f → headline; Schlag-n machen (inf) → to hit the headlines; in die Schlag-n geraten → to make the headlines; für Schlag-n sorgen → to make headlines; etw/jdn aus den Schlag-n bringen → to get sth/sb out of the media spotlight; aus den Schlag-n verschwinden → not to be big news anymore

schlag|zei|len

vt → to headline

Schlag|zeug

nt pl <-zeuge> → drums pl; (in Orchester) → percussion no pl

Schlag|zeu|ger

m <-s, ->, Schlag|zeu|ge|rin

f <-, -nen> → drummer; (inf: in Orchester) → percussionist

Schlag|zeug|spie|ler(in)

m(f) → percussionist