touch down

landen, aufsetzen

Als Flugzeug oder Raumfahrzeug am Ende des Fluges den Boden erreichen.

In einfachem Englisch: When an aircraft or spacecraft reaches the ground at the end of its journey, it does this.

• The plane touched down safely.
• We will touch down in Paris before noon.
• The spacecraft touched down on the moon yesterday.

So benutzt man es: touch down at/in/on something (The plane touched down at the small airport.)

Synonyme: land

Gegenteile: take off

Häufige Wendungen: touch down safely, touch down at Heathrow

einen Versuch erzielen

Beim Rugby punkten, indem man den Ball hinter der gegnerischen Mallinie auf den Boden drückt.

In einfachem Englisch: To score in rugby by pressing the ball onto the ground beyond the other team’s goal line.

• The winger touched down to score.
• She touched down between the posts after a quick pass.
• He was tackled before he could touch down.

Synonyme: score a try

Häufige Wendungen: touch down between posts, touch down again

einen Touchdown erzielen

Beim American Football punkten, indem man den Ball in die Endzone des Gegners bringt.

In einfachem Englisch: To score in American football by taking the ball into the other team’s end zone.

• The receiver touched down again.
• He touched down after catching a long pass.
• Can their star player touch down before the final whistle?

Synonyme: score a touchdown

Häufige Wendungen: touch down twice, touch down again