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U <pl -'s> [ju:], u [ju:] N

1. U (letter):

U
U nt <-, ->
U
u <-(s), -(s)>
U for [or Am as in] Uncle

2. U sl (you):

U
du <deiner, dir, dich>
See also

A5 N INV-FIN

A nt <-(s), -(s)>

A lev·el [ˈeɪlevəl] N Brit

≈ das Abitur kein pl
≈ die Matur[a] CH
≈ die Matura A

A4 N Brit

A abbreviation of A level

A3 N

A abbreviation of answer

A2 N

A abbreviation of ampere

A <-(s), -(s)>

A1 <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N

1. A (hypothetical person, thing):

A <-(s), -(s)>

2. A (blood type):

A <-(s), -(s)>

Phrases:

A <pl -s [or -'s]>, a <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N

1. A (letter):

a nt <-(s), -(s)>
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
A for Andrew [or Am as in Abel]

2. A MUS:

A nt <-(s), -(s)>
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
As nt <-ses, -se>
as nt
Ais nt <-, ->
ais nt
A-Dur nt
a-Moll nt <->
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
A-Dur nt

3. A (school mark):

≈ Eins f
≈ Einser m A
≈ Sechs f CH
≈ sehr gut
to give sb an A

U1 [ju:] N Brit (for general audience)

U2 [ju:] N

U CHEM abbreviation of uranium

U
U <-, ->
See also

ura·nium [jʊəˈreɪniəm, Am jʊˈ-] N no pl CHEM, PHYS

Uran nt <-s>

U3 [ju:] Am, Aus inf

U abbreviation of university

U
Uni f <-, -s> inf
See also

I. uni·ver·sity [ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:səti, Am -nəvɜ:rsət̬i] N

II. uni·ver·sity [ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:səti, Am -nəvɜ:rsət̬i] N modifier

university (campus, lecturer, library, professor, student, town):

Akademiker(in) m (f) <-s, ->
Student(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

U4 [ju:] ADJ inv Brit, Aus dated

I. UHT [ˌju:eɪtʃˈti:] ADJ inv

U → ultra-heat-treated

UHT-Milch f CH

II. UHT [ˌju:eɪtʃˈti:] N

U
U
UHT-Milch f CH

non-U [ˌnɒnˈju:] ADJ inv Brit, Aus dated

U-bend [ˈju:bend] N

1. U-bend (of a pipe):

U-Rohr nt <-(e)s, -e>
Knie nt <-s, ->

2. U-bend (of a street):

Haarnadelkurve f <-, -n>

U-boat [ˈju:bəʊt, Am -boʊt] N

U-Boot nt

U-turn [ˈju:tɜ:n, Am -tɜ:rn] N

1. U-turn (of a car):

Wende f <-, -n>
CH a. Kehre f
to do [or make] a U-turn
wenden <wendet, wendete, gewendetwendet, wendete [o. wandte], gewendet [o. gewandt]>
to do [or make] a U-turn
CH a. kehren

2. U-turn fig (change plan):

Kehrtwendung f <-, -en>
sich acc um 180 Grad drehen

U-shaped ADJ

U-shaped valley, trough

U- or J-shaped-burrow N

pyrimidine (C, T, U) [pɪˈrɪmɪdiːn] N

pyrimidine (C, T, U)
Pyrimidin (C, T, U)
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