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rime

/ɹaɪm/

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noun

Raureif

Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.

Examples :

"The trees on the mountain were covered in a thick layer of rime after the foggy night. "

Die Bäume auf dem Berg waren nach der nebligen Nacht mit einer dicken Schicht Raureif bedeckt.

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noun

Raureif

A coating or sheet of ice so formed.

Examples :

"The overnight frost left a delicate rime of ice on the car windows. "

Der nächtliche Frost hinterließ einen zarten Raureif auf den Autoscheiben.

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noun

Reif, Raureif

A film or slimy coating.

Examples :

"The old bucket, left outside, had a thin rime of algae on its inside surface. "

Der alte, draußen vergessene Eimer hatte eine dünne Reifschicht auf seiner Innenseite.

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verb

Bereifen, Reif bilden

To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.

Examples :

"The cold, damp air caused the branches to rime overnight, coating them in a delicate layer of frost. "

Die kalte, feuchte Luft ließ die Äste über Nacht bereifen und sie mit einer zarten Frostschicht überziehen.

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verb

Dichten, reimen

To compose or treat in verse; versify.

Examples :

"The student was asked to rime a short story about her summer vacation for English class. "

Die Schülerin sollte für den Englischunterricht eine Kurzgeschichte über ihre Sommerferien dichten.

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verb

Sich reimen auf

(followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.

Examples :

""Creation" rhymes with "integration" and "station"."

„Creation“ reimt sich auf „Integration“ und „Station“.

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verb

Sich reimen

Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.

Examples :

""India" and "windier" rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents."

"India" und "windier" reimen sich in nicht-rhothischen Akzenten.

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verb

Zählen, berechnen

To number; count; reckon.

Examples :

"The shepherd would rime his sheep each evening to make sure none were missing from the fold. "

Der Schäfer zählte jeden Abend seine Schafe, um sicherzustellen, dass keines aus der Herde fehlte.

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noun

Reim

Examples :

"The rime of students absent today is surprisingly high. "

Die Anzahl der heute fehlenden Schüler ist überraschend hoch.

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noun

Reim

Examples :

"Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in the 18th century."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge schrieb im 18. Jahrhundert den Reim vom alten Seemann.

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noun

Reim

The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset.

Examples :

"In the word "cat," the "at" is the rime. "

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noun

Sprosse

A step of a ladder; a rung.

Examples :

"He carefully placed his foot on each rime of the wooden ladder as he climbed to reach the roof. "

Er setzte seinen Fuß vorsichtig auf jede Sprosse der Holzleiter, als er hinaufstieg, um das Dach zu erreichen.

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noun

Riss, Spalt

A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.

Examples :

"The old wooden fence had a large rime running down one of its planks, allowing us to see into the neighbor's yard. "

Der alte Holzzaun hatte einen großen Riss, der eine seiner Bretter hinunterlief und uns erlaubte, in den Garten des Nachbarn zu sehen.