beck

Wink, herbeiwinkende Geste

Bewegung des Kopfes oder der Hand, mit der man jemanden herbeiruft oder zu etwas auffordert.

In einfachem Englisch: A movement of the head or hand that tells someone to come or do something.

• A beck of her hand summoned the servant.
• He obeyed every beck from his master.
• I'm tired of being at your beck and call.

So benutzt man es: at someone's beck and call (The servants were at the lord's beck and call.)

Synonyme: signal, gesture, beckoning

Häufige Wendungen: at someone's beck, beck and call, a silent beck

Bach

Kleiner Wasserlauf, besonders in Nordengland so genannt.

In einfachem Englisch: A small river, especially in northern England.

• A beck runs through the village.
• We crossed the beck on a small wooden bridge.
• Heavy rain filled the becks with muddy water.

Synonyme: stream, brook

Häufige Wendungen: cross the beck, beside the beck, a narrow beck

Bottich

Großer Behälter für Flüssigkeiten bei Arbeiten wie der Herstellung von Stoffen.

In einfachem Englisch: A large container used to hold liquids during work such as making cloth.

• The workers filled the beck with dye.
• Wool was lowered into a large wooden beck.
• Several becks stood along the workshop wall.

Synonyme: vat, tank

Häufige Wendungen: a dye beck, fill the beck, wooden beck