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in the PONS Dictionary

pelt1 [pelt] N

pelt (animal skin)
Fell nt <-(e)s, -e>
pelt (fur)
Pelz m <-es, -e>

I. pelt2 [pelt] VB trans

1. pelt (bombard):

to pelt sb with sth
jdn mit etw dat bewerfen
a meteorite shower pelted the Earth yesterday
gestern prasselte ein Meteoritenschauer auf die Erde nieder

2. pelt fig (assail):

to pelt sb with sth
jdn mit etw dat bombardieren
to pelt sb with insults
jdm Beleidigungen ins Gesicht schleudern

II. pelt2 [pelt] VB intr

1. pelt impers (rain heavily):

it's pelting
es schüttet inf [o. gießt]

2. pelt (run):

pelt
umhertollen
to pelt across the yard/into the room
über den Hof/in das Zimmer rennen
to pelt through a book
durch ein Buch rasen inf
to pelt through one's homework
seine Hausarbeiten runterrasseln inf
to pelt after sth
etw dat hinterherjagen

III. pelt2 [pelt] N no pl

to drive at full pelt
mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit fahren
to run at full pelt
volle Pulle rennen inf

pelt down VB intr

pelt down rain, hail:

pelt down
niederprasseln
it's pelting down with rain
es gießt in Strömen inf
Present
Ipelt
youpelt
he/she/itpelts
wepelt
youpelt
theypelt
Past
Ipelted
youpelted
he/she/itpelted
wepelted
youpelted
theypelted
Present Perfect
Ihavepelted
youhavepelted
he/she/ithaspelted
wehavepelted
youhavepelted
theyhavepelted
Past Perfect
Ihadpelted
youhadpelted
he/she/ithadpelted
wehadpelted
youhadpelted
theyhadpelted
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