fleece

Fleece, Fleecestoff

Ein weicher, warmer Stoff mit einer dicken, leicht flauschigen Oberfläche.

In einfachem Englisch: A soft, warm cloth with a thick, slightly fluffy surface.

• This blanket is made of fleece.
• She wore a warm fleece jacket.
• The gloves have a soft fleece lining.

Häufige Wendungen: fleece jacket, fleece blanket, fleece lining

Vlies, Schafwolle

Die dichte Wolle eines Schafs oder ähnlichen Tiers, auch nachdem sie abgeschoren wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: The thick wool covering a sheep or similar animal, or that wool after it is cut off.

• The sheep has a thick fleece.
• The farmer washed the fleece after shearing.
• They sold several fleeces at the market.

Synonyme: wool

Häufige Wendungen: sheep's fleece, thick fleece, white fleece

abzocken, ausnehmen

Jemandem durch Täuschung Geld abnehmen oder einen viel zu hohen Preis berechnen.

In einfachem Englisch: To trick someone into giving you money, or charge them far too much.

• That taxi driver tried to fleece us.
• The fake charity fleeced people out of thousands of pounds.
• Tourists are often fleeced by dishonest sellers.

So benutzt man es: fleece someone out of something (The caller fleeced him out of his savings.)

Synonyme: rip off, swindle, cheat

Häufige Wendungen: fleece someone, fleece tourists

scheren

Die Wolle eines Schafs oder ähnlichen Tiers abschneiden.

In einfachem Englisch: To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

• They fleece the sheep in spring.
• The farmer fleeced the whole flock in two days.
• These animals have not been fleeced yet.

Synonyme: shear

Häufige Wendungen: fleece a sheep, fleece the flock