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sheet (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “sheet”

Sg. sheet, Pl. sheets od. unz.
  1. Blatt
    Please hand out these sheets of paper to the class.
  2. Bettlaken
    She washed the sheets and hung them out to dry.
  3. Platte
    The mechanic used a sheet of metal to repair the car.
  4. Schicht
    The lake was covered with a thin sheet of ice.
  5. Vorhang (aus Regen oder Schnee)
    The rain was coming down in sheets, soaking everyone outside.
  6. Schot (nautisch: ein Seil, das verwendet wird, um den Winkel eines Segels zum Wind zu steuern)
    He pulled on the sheet to adjust the sail.
  7. Spielfläche (beim Curling)
    The teams stepped onto the curling sheet for their match.
  8. Fläche (aus Gestein oder Eis)
    Scientists studied the ice sheet covering Greenland.

Verb “sheet”

Infinitiv sheet; er sheets; Prät. sheeted; Part. sheeted; Ger. sheeting
  1. strömen
    The rain sheeted down, flooding the streets.
  2. einhüllen
    They sheeted the furniture before painting the walls.
  3. in Platten formen
    The factory sheets metal into thin panels.
  4. ein Segel mit einer Schot (Seil) trimmen
    The crew sheeted the sails to navigate the wind.