lug

schleppen, schleifen

Etwas Schweres mit Mühe tragen oder ziehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To carry or pull something heavy with difficulty.

• Can you lug this bag upstairs?
• We lugged our equipment across the field.
• She's tired of lugging heavy books around.

So benutzt man es: lug something around (I hate lugging these bags around.); lug something to somewhere (We lugged the boxes to the car.)

Synonyme: haul, drag, carry

Häufige Wendungen: lug something around, lug something upstairs, lug a suitcase

untertourig fahren

Einen Motor belasten, indem man ihn für den eingelegten Gang mit zu niedriger Drehzahl laufen lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: To make an engine work too hard by running it too slowly for the gear being used.

• Don't lug the engine uphill.
• The engine lugged when I stayed in fifth gear.
• Choose a lower gear to avoid lugging the motor.

Häufige Wendungen: lug the engine, lug in gear

zu viel Segel führen

Mit mehr gesetzten Segeln fahren, als Wind und Wetter erlauben.

In einfachem Englisch: To sail with too much sail raised for the wind and weather.

• The yacht began to lug sail.
• They lugged too much canvas in the strong wind.
• The skipper avoided lugging sail as the storm approached.

Synonyme: overcanvass

Häufige Wendungen: lug sail, lug too much

nach innen ziehen, nach außen ziehen

Bei einem Rennpferd: während des Rennens zum inneren oder äußeren Rand der Bahn ziehen.

In einfachem Englisch: If a racing horse does this, it pulls toward the inner or outer edge of the track.

• The horse started to lug in.
• She lugged out as the jockey urged her forward.
• A horse lugging toward the rail can interfere with other runners.

So benutzt man es: lug in/out (The horse began to lug out near the finish.)

Synonyme: veer, swerve

Häufige Wendungen: lug in, lug out

Ohr, Ohrläppchen

Umgangssprachliches Wort für ein Ohr oder dessen weichen unteren Teil.

In einfachem Englisch: An informal word for an ear or the soft lower part of an ear.

• My left lug is sore.
• Pull your hat down over your lugs.
• He caught his lug while shaving.

Synonyme: ear, earlobe

Häufige Wendungen: left lug, cold lug, pierced lug

Schleppen, Zug

Das mühsame Ziehen oder Tragen eines schweren Gegenstands.

In einfachem Englisch: An act of pulling or carrying something heavy with effort.

• It was a hard lug uphill.
• One final lug brought the sack through the door.
• The long lug across the field exhausted us.

Synonyme: haul, pull

Häufige Wendungen: hard lug, long lug, heavy lug

Last, Bürde

Etwas Schweres, das getragen oder gezogen werden muss.

In einfachem Englisch: Something heavy that has to be carried or pulled.

• That pack is a heavy lug.
• He dropped his awkward lug beside the door.
• We each carried a lug up the steep path.

Synonyme: load, burden

Häufige Wendungen: heavy lug, awkward lug

Geldforderung, Spendenaufforderung

Aufforderung, Geld zu geben, besonders für ein politisches Anliegen.

In einfachem Englisch: A demand for money, especially for a political cause.

• They put the lug on him for campaign money.
• The political lug annoyed several business owners.
• She resisted when fundraisers put the lug on her again.

So benutzt man es: put the lug on someone (Party officials put the lug on local business owners.)

Synonyme: demand, solicitation

Häufige Wendungen: put the lug, political lug