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I. slate [sleɪt] N

1. slate no pl (rock):

slate
Schiefer m <-s, ->

2. slate (on roof):

slate
[Dach]schindel f

3. slate dated (for writing):

slate
Schiefertafel f <-, -n>

4. slate Am, Aus POL (list of candidates):

slate
Kandidatenliste f <-, -n>

5. slate Am (of products):

slate
Auswahl f <-, -en>

6. slate (in film production):

slate
Klappe f <-, -n>

Phrases:

to have a clean slate
eine weiße Weste haben
to have a slate loose Brit
eine Schraube locker haben
to put sth on the slate Brit
etw anschreiben
to wipe the slate clean
reinen Tisch machen

II. slate [sleɪt] N modifier

slate (shingle, production):

slate
Schiefer-
slate quarry
Schieferbruch m

III. slate [sleɪt] ADJ inv

slate
Schiefer-
slate
schief[e]rig

IV. slate [sleɪt] VB trans

1. slate (cover with slates):

to slate a roof
ein Dach decken

2. slate usu passive Am, Aus (assign):

she's been slated to lose her job
sie wird wahrscheinlich ihren Job verlieren
he is slated to be the next captain of the football team
er wird aller Voraussicht nach der nächste Kapitän der Fußballmannschaft
to be slated for sth
für etw acc vorgesehen sein
to be slated for sth (schedule) event
für etw acc angesetzt sein
the election is slated for next Thursday
die Wahl ist auf nächsten Donnerstag angesetzt

3. slate Brit, Aus inf (criticize severely):

to slate sb
jdn zusammenstauchen inf
to slate a book
ein Buch verreißen inf

slate ˈblue ADJ inv

slate blue
blaugrau

ˈslate-col·oured, Am ˈslate-col·ored ADJ inv

slate-coloured
schiefergrau

I. slate ˈgrey, Am slate ˈgray N

slate grey
Schiefergrau nt

II. slate ˈgrey, Am slate ˈgray ADJ inv

slate grey
schiefergrau

slate ˈpen·cil N

slate pencil
Griffel m <-s, ->

slate ˈroof N

slate roof
Schieferdach nt <-(e)s, -dächer>

Rheinish Massif [ˈrenɪʃmæsˈiːf], Rhenish Slate Range N

Rheinish Massif
Rheinisches Schiefergebirge
OpenDict entry

slate VB

to slate a meeting Am
ein Meeting ansetzen
OpenDict entry

slate N

blank slate fig
unbeschriebenes Blatt
to start with a blank slate fig
von Null anfangen
Present
Islate
youslate
he/she/itslates
weslate
youslate
theyslate
Past
Islated
youslated
he/she/itslated
weslated
youslated
theyslated
Present Perfect
Ihaveslated
youhaveslated
he/she/ithasslated
wehaveslated
youhaveslated
theyhaveslated
Past Perfect
Ihadslated
youhadslated
he/she/ithadslated
wehadslated
youhadslated
theyhadslated
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