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1 He managed it in the twinkling of an eye.
expr.Er erledigte es im Handumdrehen. ausdr.English-german dictionary > He managed it in the twinkling of an eye.
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2 in the twinkling of an eye
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3 twinkling
noun* * *twin·kling[ˈtwɪŋkl̩ɪŋ]1. (glittering) eyes, light, star glitzernd, funkelnd2. (quick) tapdancer leichtfüßigwait here a sec — I'll be back in a \twinkling warte hier einen Moment — ich bin gleich wieder zurück▶ to do sth in the \twinkling of an eye etw im Handumdrehen [o im Nu] tun* * *['twIŋklɪŋ]nin the twinkling of an eye — im Nu, im Handumdrehen
* * *1. → academic.ru/77255/twinkle">twinkle C 1, C 22. fig Augenblick m:in a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye im Nu, im Handumdrehen* * *nounin a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye — im Handumdrehen
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4 twinkling
no pl kurzer Augenblick [o Moment];wait here a sec - I'll be back in a \twinkling warte hier einen Moment - ich bin gleich wieder zurückPHRASES:to do sth in the \twinkling of an eye etw im Handumdrehen [o im Nu] tun -
5 twinkle
1. intransitive verb[Sterne, Augen:] funkeln, blitzen ( with vor + Dat.)2. noun1)in a twinkle — im Handumdrehen
2) (sparkle of the eyes) Funkeln, das‘...’, she said with a twinkle in her eye — ‘...’, sagte sie augenzwinkernd
you were just a twinkle in your father's eye then — zu der Zeit wussten deine Eltern noch nicht, dass es dich geben würde
the project is still only a twinkle in his eye — das Projekt ist bis jetzt nur eine ganz vage Idee von ihm
* * *['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) funkeln2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) blitzen2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) das Zwinkern2) (the act of twinkling.) das Blitzen* * *twin·kle[ˈtwɪŋkl̩]▶ to be just [or no more than] a \twinkle in one's father's eye noch gar nicht auf der Welt sein* * *['twɪŋkl]1. vi(stars) funkeln, flimmern, glitzern; (eyes) blitzen, funkeln2. nthere was a ( mischievous) twinkle in her eye — man sah den Schalk in ihren Augen
2)* * *twinkle [ˈtwıŋkl]A v/iwith vor dat)2. huschen3. zwinkernB v/t twinkle one’s eyes mit den Augen zwinkernC s1. Blitzen n, Funkeln n2. (Augen)Zwinkern n:with a twinkle in one’s eye augenzwinkernd;when you were just a twinkle in your father’s eye umg hum als du noch ein sündiger Gedanke deines Vaters warst3. → academic.ru/77256/twinkling">twinkling 2* * *1. intransitive verb[Sterne, Augen:] funkeln, blitzen ( with vor + Dat.)2. noun1)2) (sparkle of the eyes) Funkeln, das‘...’, she said with a twinkle in her eye — ‘...’, sagte sie augenzwinkernd
you were just a twinkle in your father's eye then — zu der Zeit wussten deine Eltern noch nicht, dass es dich geben würde
the project is still only a twinkle in his eye — das Projekt ist bis jetzt nur eine ganz vage Idee von ihm
* * *v.glitzern v.
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