Nouns | |||||||
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| brain waves pl. [MED.] | die Gehirnströme | ||||||
| brain waves pl. [MED.] | die Hirnströme | ||||||
| capital account flows [FINAN.] | die Kapitalbilanzströme | ||||||
| electricity [ELEC.] | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| river [GEOG.] | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| power - from the grid [ELEC.] | der Strom pl.: die Ströme - vom Netz | ||||||
| current also [ELEC.] | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| stream - of people, blood, tears | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| stream - current | der Strom pl.: die Ströme - Strömung | ||||||
| tide [fig.] | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| flow | der Strom pl.: die Ströme [fig.] | ||||||
| gush | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| flux | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
| electric current [ELEC.] | der Strom pl.: die Ströme | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| hyped up (or: hyped-up) [coll.] adj. | unter Strom [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| live adj. [ELEC.] | stromführend or: Strom führend | ||||||
| current-carrying adj. [ELEC.] | stromführend or: Strom führend | ||||||
| conducting adj. [ELEC.] | stromführend or: Strom führend | ||||||
| dead adj. [ELEC.] | nicht stromführend (or: Strom führend) | ||||||
| extremely energy-efficient [TECH.] | extrem stromsparend (or: Strom sparend) | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| against the current | gegen den Strom | ||||||
| to float with the current | mit dem Strom schwimmen | ||||||
| to go with the tide [fig.] | mit dem Strom schwimmen [fig.] | ||||||
| to go with the flow [fig.] | mit dem Strom schwimmen [fig.] | ||||||
| to go against the tide | gegen den Strom schwimmen [fig.] | ||||||
| It's raining cats and dogs. | Es regnet in Strömen. | ||||||
| to rain cats and dogs [coll.] | in Strömen regnen | ||||||
| The rain came down in sheets. | Es goss in Strömen. | ||||||
| The rain fell in sheets. | Es goss in Strömen. | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| The power went off this afternoon. | Heute Nachmittag fiel der Strom aus. | ||||||
| that's a live wire | der Draht steht unter Strom | ||||||
| It's pouring. | Es regnet in Strömen. | ||||||
| It's pouring with rain. | Es gießt in Strömen. | ||||||
| It comes pouring down | Es kommt in Strömen | ||||||
| It's tipping down. [coll.] (Brit.) | Es regnet in Strömen. | ||||||
| It's tipping it down. [coll.] (Brit.) | Es regnet in Strömen. | ||||||
| The wine flowed like water. | Der Wein floss in Strömen. | ||||||
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