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51spät — 1. sich dem Ende zuneigend, in der Nacht, nachts, spätabends, weit fortgeschritten, zur Nachtzeit, zu vorgerückter Stunde; (landsch., sonst veraltet): spat. 2. fünf vor zwölf, im letzten Augenblick, in letzter Minute, überfällig, verspätet. * * * …
52spat — spat1 [spæt] the past tense and past participle of ↑spit spat 2 spat2 n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of a blow.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: spatterdash spat (17 20 centuries), from spatter + dash] 1.) …
53spat — {{11}}spat (n.1) petty quarrel, 1804, American English, of unknown origin; perhaps somehow imitative (Cf. spat smack, slap, attested from 1823). {{12}}spat (n.2) short gaiter covering the ankle, 1779, shortening of spatterdash long gaiter to keep …
54spat — [[t]spæ̱t[/t]] spats 1) Spat is the past tense and past participle of spit. 2) N COUNT A spat between people, countries, or organizations is a disagreement between them. ...a spat between America and Germany over interest rates and currencies.… …
55spat — 1. a unit of solid angle measure equal to the sphere, that is, 4(pi) steradians (see below). This usage comes from the Latin word spatium, space, since a solid angle of 1 spat covers all of space surrounding the vertex of the angle. 2. an… …
56spat — I. past and past participle of spit II. noun (plural spat or spats) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1667 a young bivalve (as an oyster) III. noun Etymology: short for spatterdash legging …
57spat — 1. noun /spæt/ a) Spawn of shellfish, especially oysters similar molluscs. b) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. Syn: fender skirt 2. verb /spæ …
58spat — spat1 [ spæt ] noun count 1. ) a short argument 2. ) usually plural a short piece of cloth or leather that men used to wear to cover the upper part of their shoes spat spat 2 the past tense and past participle of spit 2 …
59spat — I UK [spæt] / US noun [countable] Word forms spat : singular spat plural spats 1) a short argument 2) [usually plural] a short piece of cloth or leather that men used to wear to cover the upper part of their shoes II UK / US a past tense and past …
60spät — da is oiss z spat [oissdschbà:d] = alles zu spät; da ist nichts mehr zu machen; vergiss es …
