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1 hitch one's wagon to a star
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2 hitch
1. transitive verb1) (move by a jerk) rücken2) (fasten) [fest]binden [Tier] (to an + Akk.); binden [Seil] ( round um + Akk.); [an]koppeln [Anhänger usw.] (to an + Akk.); spannen [Zugtier, -maschine usw.] (to vor + Akk.)2. intransitive verbsee academic.ru/102949/hitch-hike">hitch-hike 1.3. noun1) (stoppage) Unterbrechung, diehave one hitch — einen Haken haben (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:- hitch up* * *[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) festmachen2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) trampen2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) die Schwierigkeit2) (a kind of knot.) der Knoten3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) der Ruck•- hitch-hike- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *[hɪtʃ]I. n<pl -es>but there is a \hitch aber die Sache hat einen Hakena technical \hitch ein technisches Problemto go off without a \hitch reibungslos ablaufenshe gave her stockings a quick \hitch sie zog schnell ihre Strümpfe hochII. vt1. (fasten)to \hitch a horse to a cart ein Pferd vor einen Wagen spannento \hitch a trailer to a car einen Anhänger an einem Auto anhängento \hitch a lift [or ride] trampen, per Anhalter fahren* * *[hɪtʃ]1. nwithout a hitch — reibungslos, ohne Schwierigkeiten
there's been a hitch — es haben sich Schwierigkeiten ergeben, da ist ein Problem aufgetaucht
2) (= quick pull) Ruck mshe gave her skirt a quick hitch — sie zog schnell ihren Rock am Bund zurecht
3) (= knot) Knoten m; (NAUT) Stek m4) (inf= lift)
I got a hitch all the way to London — ich bin in einem Rutsch bis London (durch)getrampt (inf)2. vt1) (= fasten) festmachen, anbinden (sth to sth etw an etw dat)to hitch one's wagon to a star ( dated US ) — sich (dat) ein hohes Ziel setzen, nach den Sternen greifen (geh)
to hitch one's wagon to sb ( dated US ) — sich mit jdm zusammentun
2) (inf)to get hitched — heiraten, vor Anker gehen (hum)
3)to hitch a lift or ride — trampen, per Anhalter fahren
3. vi (esp Brit)trampen, per Anhalter fahren → also hitchhikeSee:→ also hitchhike* * *hitch [hıtʃ]A s2. Schwierigkeit f, Problem n, Haken m umg:without a hitch glatt, reibungslos3. Ruck m, Zug m:give sth a hitch an etwas ziehen;give one’s trousers a hitch seine Hosen hochziehen4. besonders US Humpeln n, Hinken n:walk with a hitch humpeln, hinken5. TECH Verbindungshaken m, -glied n7. US sl Zeit(spanne) f, besondersa) Militärzeit fb) Knast m (Gefängnisstrafe):serve a three-year hitch in prison eine dreijährige Strafe abbrummen umgB v/t1. (ruckartig) ziehen, rücken:he hitched his chair closer to the table er rückte mit seinem Stuhl näher an den Tisch heran;hitch up one’s trousers seine Hosen hochziehenC v/i1. besonders US humpeln, hinken:hitch along dahinhumpeln2. sich festhaken, sich verfangen, hängen bleiben ( alle:on an dat)* * *1. transitive verb1) (move by a jerk) rücken2) (fasten) [fest]binden [Tier] (to an + Akk.); binden [Seil] ( round um + Akk.); [an]koppeln [Anhänger usw.] (to an + Akk.); spannen [Zugtier, -maschine usw.] (to vor + Akk.)2. intransitive verbsee hitch-hike 1.3. noun1) (stoppage) Unterbrechung, diehave one hitch — einen Haken haben (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:- hitch up* * *(problem) n.(§ pl.: hitches)Knoten - m.Ruck -e m.
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