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land with

(tr, preposition) to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with: why did you land me with this extra work?.

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Translations

يُحَمِّل شخصا مُهِمَّةً غَيْر مُريحَه

pověřituložit

pålægge

jemandem etwas aufhalsen

neki jutott

koma yfir á (e-n

belemre

dostať za úlohu

başına belâ etmekyüklemek

使背上包袱使负重担

land

(lӕnd) noun

1. the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea. We had been at sea a week before we saw land.

2. a country. foreign lands.

3. the ground or soil. He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.

4. an estate. He owns land/lands in Scotland.

verb

1. to come or bring down from the air upon the land. The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.

2. to come or bring from the sea on to the land. After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.

3. to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation. Don't drive so fast – you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!

ˈlanding noun

1. (an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground. an emergency landing; (also adjective) a landing place.

2. a place for coming ashore.

3. the level part of a staircase between flights of steps. Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.

ˈlanding-gear noun

the parts of an aircraft that carry the load when it lands. The accident was caused by the failure of the plane's landing-gear.

ˈlanding-stage noun

a platform, fixed or floating, on which to land passengers or goods from a boat.

ˈlandlocked adjective

enclosed by land. a landlocked country; That area is completely landlocked.

ˈlandlord – feminine ˈlandlady (plural ˈlandladies) – noun

1. a person who has tenants or lodgers. My landlady has just put up my rent.

2. a person who keeps a public house. The landlord of the `Swan' is Mr Smith.

ˈlandmark noun

1. an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others. The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.

2. an event of great importance.

land mine

a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.

ˈlandowner noun

a person who owns land, especially a lot of land.

ˈLandrover^® (-rouvə) noun

a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.

ˈlandslide noun

a piece of land that falls down from the side of a hill. His car was buried in the landslide.

ˈlandslide (victory) noun

a clear victory in an election. Their political party won a landslide victory.

ˈlandslide defeat noun

a clear defeat in an election.

land up

to get into a particular, usually unfortunate, situation, especially through one's own fault. If you go on like that, you'll land up in jail.

land with

to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task). She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.

see how the land lies

to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.

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