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I. rope [rəʊp, Am roʊp] N

1. rope (cord):

rope
Seil nt <-(e)s, -e>
rope
Strick m <-(e)s, -e>
rope NAUT
Tau nt <-(e)s, -e>
to be on the rope
angeseilt sein
to be on the rope
am Seil hängen

2. rope Am (lasso):

rope
Lasso nt <-s, -s>

3. rope (capital punishment):

the rope
der Strang

4. rope BOXING:

the ropes pl
Seile pl

5. rope (string):

rope of garlic
Knoblauchzopf m
rope of pearls
Perlenkette f <-, -n>

Phrases:

to learn the ropes
sich acc [in etw acc] einarbeiten
to be on the ropes (in boxing)
in den Seilen hängen
to be on the ropes fig
in der Klemme stecken [o. sitzen]
to show [or teach] sb the ropes
jdn [in etw acc] einweisen

II. rope [rəʊp, Am roʊp] VB trans

to rope sb
jdn anseilen
the climbers roped themselves together
die Kletterer hängten sich ans Seil
to rope sth to sth
etw an etw dat festbinden
to rope calves
Kälber mit dem Lasso [ein]fangen

ˈbell rope N

bell rope
Glockenstrang m
to pull the bell rope
den Klingelzug betätigen

ˈbun·gee rope N

bungee rope
Bungeeseil nt

guy2 [gaɪ] N, ˈguy rope N

guy
Spannseil nt
guy
Halteseil nt
guy (for tent)
Zeltschnur f

rope down VB intr

rope down
sich acc abseilen

rope in VB trans inf

to rope in ⇆ sb
jdn einspannen

rope into VB trans

to rope sb into doing sth
jdn dazu kriegen, etw zu tun inf

rope off VB trans

to rope off ⇆ an area
ein Gebiet [mit Seilen/einem Seil] absperren

rope up VB intr

1. rope up (connect):

rope up
sich acc anseilen

2. rope up (climb up):

rope up
angeseilt hinaufklettern

rope ˈbridge N

rope bridge
Seilbrücke f <-, -n>

ˈrope danc·er N THEAT

rope dancer
Seiltänzer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

rope ˈlad·der N

rope ladder
Strickleiter f <-, -n>

ˈrope line N

rope line
Absperrung f <-, -en>
to work a rope line
ein Bad in der Menge nehmen

ˈrope-walk·er N dated

rope-walker
Seiltänzer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Present
Irope
yourope
he/she/itropes
werope
yourope
theyrope
Past
Iroped
youroped
he/she/itroped
weroped
youroped
theyroped
Present Perfect
Ihaveroped
youhaveroped
he/she/ithasroped
wehaveroped
youhaveroped
theyhaveroped
Past Perfect
Ihadroped
youhadroped
he/she/ithadroped
wehadroped
youhadroped
theyhadroped
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