- Ufer
- n; -s, -; (Meeresufer) shore; (Seeufer) shores Pl.; (Flussufer) bank; ans Ufer ashore; am Ufer on the shore; eines Sees: on the edge of the lake; eines Flusses: on the banks of the river; über die Ufer treten overflow (its banks); am sicheren Ufer fig. on terra firma; das sichere Ufer erreichen reach dry land; fig. reach terra firma; zu neuen Ufern aufbrechen fig. head in a new direction; vom andern Ufer umg. (homosexuell) gay; pej. queer* * *das Ufer(Fluss) bank; side;(Meer) shore; strand* * *['uːfɐ]nt -s, -(= Flussufer) bank; (= Seeufer) shore; (= Küstenlinie) shoreline
direkt am Úfer gelegen — right on the water's edge or waterfront
etw ans Úfer spülen — to wash sth ashore
der Fluss trat über die Úfer — the river broke or burst its banks
das sichere or rettende Úfer erreichen — to reach dry land or terra firma
zu neuen Úfern aufbrechen (fig) — to try something completely new
auf zu neuen Úfern! — on to pastures new!
* * *das1) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) bank2) (land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water: a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore.) shore* * *Ufer<-s, ->[ˈu:fɐ]nt (Flussufer) bank; (Seeufer) shore, strand literdas rettende [o sichere] \Ufer erreichen to reach dry land [or the shore in safety]an das [o ans] \Ufer schwimmen to swim ashore/to the banküber die \Ufer treten to break [or burst] its banksan das [o ans] \Ufer to the bank/shorean dem [o am] \Ufer on the waterfront, on [or at] the water's edge* * *das; Ufers, Ufer: bank; (des Meers) shoreans Ufer gespült werden — be washed ashore
der Fluss trat über die Ufer — the river burst its banks
* * *Ufer n; -s, -; (Meeresufer) shore; (Seeufer) shores pl; (Flussufer) bank;ans Ufer ashore;am Ufer on the shore; eines Sees: on the edge of the lake; eines Flusses: on the banks of the river;über die Ufer treten overflow (its banks);am sicheren Ufer fig on terra firma;das sichere Ufer erreichen reach dry land; fig reach terra firma;zu neuen Ufern aufbrechen fig head in a new direction;vom andern Ufer umg (homosexuell) gay; pej queer* * *das; Ufers, Ufer: bank; (des Meers) shoreans Ufer gespült werden — be washed ashore
der Fluss trat über die Ufer — the river burst its banks
* * *-- n.river bank n.shore n.waterside n.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.