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nounDrahtseil, das; attrib.* * *noun (a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance.) das Drahtseil* * *ˈtight·ropen Drahtseil nt▪ on a \tightrope auf einem Seilto walk the \tightrope auf dem Drahtseil tanzendiplomatic/legal \tightrope ( fig) diplomatischer/rechtlicher Drahtseilakt* * *['taɪtrəʊp]nSeil nt* * *A s (Draht)Seil n (der Artisten):walk a tightrope fig sich auf einer Gratwanderung befindenB adj (Draht-)Seil…:* * *nounDrahtseil, das; attrib.tightrope walker — Seiltänzer, der/-tänzerin, die
* * *(circus) n.Drahtseil (Zirkus) n. (for high wire artists) n.Seil -e n. -
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intransitive verb1) (rock) wackeln; [Kompassnadel:] zittern2) (go unsteadily) wackeln (ugs.)* * *['wobl] 1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) wackeln2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) das Wackeln- academic.ru/82721/wobbly">wobbly- wobbliness* * *wob·ble[ˈwɒbl̩, AM ˈwɑ:-]I. vi1. (move) wackeln; wheel eiern fam; double chin, jelly, fat schwabbeln fam; legs zittern, schlottern▪ to \wobble off davonwackeln2. (tremble) voice zitternII. vtIII. nthere's a slight \wobble in the front wheel das Vorderrad eiert etwasto have a \wobble chair wackeln* * *['wɒbl]1. nWackeln nt2. viwackeln; (tightrope walker, dancer also, cyclist) schwanken; (voice, hand, compass needle) zittern; (wheel) eiern (inf), einen Schlag haben; (chin, jelly etc) schwabbelnhe wobbled about on his new bike — er wackelte auf seinem neuen Fahrrad durch die Gegend
his massive stomach was wobbling like a jelly (Brit) — sein rieseger Bauch wabbelte wie ein Wackelpudding (inf)
3. vtrütteln an (+dat), ruckeln an (+dat), wackeln an (+dat)* * *A v/i1. wackeln (Tisch etc), schwanken (auch Stimme und fig:2. TECHa) flattern (Rad)b) eiern umg (Schallplatte)B v/t wackeln an (dat) oder mit:C s1. Wackeln n, Schwanken n (auch fig)2. TECHa) Flattern nb) Eiern n umg* * *intransitive verb1) (rock) wackeln; [Kompassnadel:] zittern2) (go unsteadily) wackeln (ugs.)* * *v.schwabbeln v.schwanken v. -
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aer·ial·ist [ʼeriəlɪst] n
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tightrope walker — noun an acrobat who practices tightrope walking … Wiktionary
tightrope-walker — /ˈtaɪtroʊp wɔkə/ (say tuytrohp wawkuh) noun an acrobat or stuntman who balances on a tightrope …
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tightrope — UK [ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp] / US [ˈtaɪtˌroʊp] noun [countable] Word forms tightrope : singular tightrope plural tightropes a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a circus. Someone who walks on a tightrope is called a… … English dictionary
walker — n. a tightrope walker * * * [ wɔːkə] a tightrope walker … Combinatory dictionary
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tightrope walking — noun the acrobatic feat of walking on a tightrope See Also: tightrope walker … Wiktionary
rope-walker — noun dated a performer on a tightrope. Derivatives rope walking noun … English new terms dictionary
wire-walker — noun an acrobat who walks along and performs feats on a tightrope … English new terms dictionary