static

statisch, unverändert

Gleich bleibend, ohne sich zu verändern oder weiterzuentwickeln.

In einfachem Englisch: Staying the same instead of changing or developing.

• Prices have remained static.
• The town's population was static for years.
• This is a static website with no changing content.

Synonyme: unchanging, fixed, constant

Gegenteile: changing, dynamic

Häufige Wendungen: remain static, static prices, static website

unbeweglich, statisch

An derselben Stelle bleibend, ohne sich zu bewegen.

In einfachem Englisch: Staying in one position without moving.

• The camera stays static throughout the scene.
• Hold your legs in a static position.
• The aircraft are part of a static display.

Synonyme: stationary, motionless, still

Gegenteile: moving

Häufige Wendungen: static position, static display, static stretch

Rauschen, Störgeräusche

Knisternde Radiogeräusche oder Punkte im Fernsehbild, die durch ein gestörtes Signal entstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Unwanted crackling sounds on a radio or dots on a television picture caused by a disturbed signal.

• I could hear only static.
• The radio hissed with static during the storm.
• Static covered the television picture.

Synonyme: interference, noise

Häufige Wendungen: radio static, burst of static, static on television

Widerstand, Ärger

Beschwerden oder Gegenwehr anderer Menschen, die etwas erschweren.

In einfachem Englisch: Complaints or opposition from people that make something harder to do.

• I got some static from my boss.
• They gave us static about the cost.
• She faced plenty of static when she proposed the change.

So benutzt man es: get static from someone (We got static from management about the new schedule.); give someone static about something (My boss gave me static about taking Friday off.)

Synonyme: opposition, resistance, complaints

Gegenteile: support

Häufige Wendungen: get static, give someone static, static from someone