stauen

I v/t

1. (Wasser, Fluss) dam (up); (Blut) stop (oder stem) the flow of

2. NAUT. (Güter etc.) stow (away)

II v/refl

1. (zum Stillstand kommen) Wasser: be held back (and accumulate), back up; Blut: become congested

2. (sich ansammeln) pile up, accumulate; Menschen: gather; Verkehr: back up, be (-come) congested; fig., Wut etc.: build up; die Kinder stauten sich am Eingang the children were crowding the entrance; die Autos stauten sich vor dem Tor there was a long line of cars (oder the cars backed up) in front of the gate

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to dam

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stau|en ['ʃtauən]

1. vt

1) Wasser, Fluss to dam (up); Blut to stop or stem the flow of

2) (NAUT) to stow (away)

2. vr

(= sich anhäufen) to pile up; (= ins Stocken geraten) to get jammed; (Verkehr) to build up; (Wasser, fig) to build up; (Menschen) to form a crowd; (Blut) to accumulate; (durch Abbinden) to be cut off

die Menschen stauten sich in den Gängen — people were jamming the corridors

der Verkehr staute sich or die Autos stauten sich über eine Strecke von 2 km — there was a 2km tailback (Brit) or backup (of traffic) (US)

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(to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) dam

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stau·en

[ˈʃtauən]

I. vt

▪ etw \stauen

1. BAU to dam [up sep] sth

einen Fluss \stauen to dam [up] a river

2. NAUT to stow sth

II. vr

1. (sich anstauen)

▪ sich akk [in etw dat/hinter etw dat] \stauen to collect [or accumulate] [in/behind sth]; (von Wasser a.) to rise [in/behind sth]

2. (Schlange bilden)

▪ sich akk [vor etw dat] \stauen to pile up [or become congested] [at [the site of] sth]

vor der Unfallstelle stauten sich die Fahrzeuge auf eine Länge von acht Kilometern the accident caused an 8 km tailback

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1.

transitives Verb dam [up] <stream, river>; staunch or stem flow of <blood>

2.

reflexives Verb <water, blood, etc.> accumulate, build up; <people> form a crowd; <traffic> form a tailback/tailbacks (Brit.) or (Amer.) backup/backups; (fig.) <anger> build up

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stauen

A. v/t

1. (Wasser, Fluss) dam (up); (Blut) stop (oder stem) the flow of

2. SCHIFF (Güter etc) stow (away)

B. v/r

1. (zum Stillstand kommen) Wasser: be held back (and accumulate), back up; Blut: become congested

2. (sich ansammeln) pile up, accumulate; Menschen: gather; Verkehr: back up, be(-come) congested; fig, Wut etc: build up;

die Kinder stauten sich am Eingang the children were crowding the entrance;

die Autos stauten sich vor dem Tor there was a long line of cars (oder the cars backed up) in front of the gate

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1.

transitives Verb dam [up] <stream, river>; staunch or stem flow of <blood>

2.

reflexives Verb <water, blood, etc.> accumulate, build up; <people> form a crowd; <traffic> form a tailback/tailbacks (Brit.) or (Amer.) backup/backups; (fig.) <anger> build up

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v.

to dam v.