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in the PONS Dictionary

shelf <pl shelves> [ʃelf] N

1. shelf:

shelf (for storage): [Regal]brett nt

shelf (for storage): Bord nt <-(e)s, -e>

shelf (set of shelves): Regal nt <-s, -e>

shelf (set of shelves): CH a. Gestell nt

to buy sth off the shelf: etw ab Lager kaufen

to buy sth off the shelf clothing: etw von der Stange kaufen

to stack [or stock] shelves: Regale einräumen

2. shelf GEOL (horizontal portion of rock):

shelf: Schelf m o nt <-s, -e>

Phrases:

to leave/put sth on the shelf: etw auf die lange Bank schieben

to be [left] on the shelf inf (worker): zum alten Eisen gehören

to be [left] on the shelf (girl): eine alte Jungfer sein fig

to be [left] on the shelf (girl): sitzengeblieben sein

OpenDict entry

shelf N

to fly off the shelf [or shelves] fig: sich verkaufen wie warme Semmeln fig

to fly off the shelf [or shelves] fig: weggehen wie geschnitten Brot fig

con·ti·nent·al ˈshelf N GEOL

continental shelf: Kontinentalsockel m <-s, -> spec

continental shelf: Festland[s]sockel m

ˈshelf life N no pl

shelf life: Haltbarkeit f <-, -en>

shelf life COMPUT: Dauer f der Lagerfähigkeit

to have a short shelf life: eine kurze Haltbarkeit haben

to have a short shelf life fig: bald wieder in Vergessenheit geraten

ˈshelf space N no pl

shelf space: Regalfläche f <-, -n>

continental shelf N

continental shelf: Kontinentalschelf

shelf area N

shelf area: Schelfgebiet

shelf life

to have a certain shelf life: begrenzt haltbar sein

off-the-shelf ˈcom·pa·ny N ECON

off-the-shelf company: schlüsselfertiges Unternehmen

Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf N

Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf: Filchner-Ronne-Schelfeis

Ross Ice Shelf N

Ross Ice Shelf: Ross-Schelfeis

OpenDict entry

extended shelf life, ESL N

extended shelf life, ESL Nahrungsmittelindustrie: längere Haltbarkeit

extended shelf life, ESL Nahrungsmittelindustrie: längere Lagerfähigkeit

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

depth of the shelf: Regaltiefe f

the bottom shelf: das unterste Regal

on the shelf: im Regal

to buy sth off the shelf: etw ab Lager kaufen

to leave/put sth on the shelf: etw auf die lange Bank schieben

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