slate

Schiefer

Hartes graues Gestein, das sich leicht in dünne, flache Schichten spalten lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: A hard grey rock that separates easily into thin flat layers.

• The floor is made of slate.
• Workers cut slate from the hillside.
• Dark slate gives the kitchen a simple look.

Häufige Wendungen: grey slate, slate flooring

Schieferplatte

Dünnes, flaches Stück Schiefer, das zum Decken von Dächern oder als Bodenbelag dient.

In einfachem Englisch: A thin flat piece of this rock used to cover a roof or floor.

• A slate fell from the roof.
• Several slates broke during the storm.
• The builder replaced each damaged slate.

Synonyme: tile

Häufige Wendungen: roof slate, broken slate

Schiefertafel

Kleine flache Tafel, auf die man mit Kreide schreibt und die man sauberwischen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: A small flat board that you write on with chalk and can wipe clean.

• The child wrote on a slate.
• Each pupil had a small slate.
• She wiped her slate before the next lesson.

Synonyme: writing board

Häufige Wendungen: write on slate, school slate

ansetzen, einplanen

Festlegen, dass etwas zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt stattfinden soll.

In einfachem Englisch: To arrange for something to happen at a particular time.

• The meeting is slated for Tuesday.
• They slated the launch for early spring.
• The new school is slated to open in September.

So benutzt man es: slate something for something (They slated the opening for June.); be slated to do something (Work is slated to begin next week.)

Synonyme: schedule, plan

Häufige Wendungen: slate for monday, slate for release

prognostizieren, erwarten

Angeben, dass etwas voraussichtlich geschehen oder ein bestimmtes Ergebnis haben wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To say that something is expected to happen or have a particular result.

• The team is slated to win.
• Her novel was slated to become a bestseller.
• The device is slated to be their most successful product.

So benutzt man es: be slated to do something (The film is slated to become a major hit.); be slated as something (The young runner is slated as a future champion.)

Synonyme: predict, expect

Häufige Wendungen: slate to win, slate as something