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1 jdm. Zunder geben
to give sb. hell -
2 Zunder
m; -s, -1. tinder; brennen wie Zunder burn like tinder2. umg., fig.: jemandem Zunder geben give s.o. (merry) hell; es gibt Zunder oder er etc. bekommt Zunder he’s etc. in for it* * *der Zundertinder; punk* * *Zụn|der ['tsʊndɐ]m -s, -tinder; (= Schicht auf Metall) scale (oxide); (inf = Prügel) good hiding (inf), thrashingZunder kriegen (inf) — to get a good hiding (inf) or thrashing
jdm Zunder geben (inf) — to give sb a good hiding (inf) or thrashing
* * *(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) fuse* * *Zun·der[ˈtsʊndɐ]m tinder no art, no plwie \Zunder brennen to burn like tinder* * *der; Zunders1) tindertrocken wie Zunder — dry as tinder; tinder-dry
2) (fig. ugs.)jemandem Zunder geben — lay into somebody (coll.)
Zunder kriegen — get it in the neck (coll.)
* * *1. tinder;brennen wie Zunder burn like tinder2. umg, fig:jemandem Zunder geben give sb (merry) hell;er etcbekommt Zunder he’s etc in for it* * *der; Zunders1) tindertrocken wie Zunder — dry as tinder; tinder-dry
2) (fig. ugs.)jemandem Zunder geben — lay into somebody (coll.)
Zunder kriegen — get it in the neck (coll.)
* * *- m.tinder n. -
3 Zünder
m; -s, -1. tinder; brennen wie Zunder burn like tinder2. umg., fig.: jemandem Zunder geben give s.o. (merry) hell; es gibt Zunder oder er etc. bekommt Zunder he’s etc. in for it* * *der Zundertinder; punk* * *Zụn|der ['tsʊndɐ]m -s, -tinder; (= Schicht auf Metall) scale (oxide); (inf = Prügel) good hiding (inf), thrashingZunder kriegen (inf) — to get a good hiding (inf) or thrashing
jdm Zunder geben (inf) — to give sb a good hiding (inf) or thrashing
* * *(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) fuse* * *Zun·der[ˈtsʊndɐ]m tinder no art, no plwie \Zunder brennen to burn like tinder* * *der; Zunders1) tindertrocken wie Zunder — dry as tinder; tinder-dry
2) (fig. ugs.)jemandem Zunder geben — lay into somebody (coll.)
Zunder kriegen — get it in the neck (coll.)
* * ** * *der; Zunders1) tindertrocken wie Zunder — dry as tinder; tinder-dry
2) (fig. ugs.)jemandem Zunder geben — lay into somebody (coll.)
Zunder kriegen — get it in the neck (coll.)
* * *- m.tinder n.