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1 fingern
v/i: fingern an (+ Dat) finger, fiddle with; suchend: fumble ( oder feel) around on; fingern nach fumble ( oder feel) for; fingern aus pull out of, extract from* * *fịn|gern ['fɪŋɐn]1. vi... als eine Hand über die Decke fingerte —... as a hand moved over the bedclothes
2. vt(= hervorholen) to fumble around and produce (inf); (= manipulieren) to fiddle (inf); (inf = bewerkstelligen) Projekt to wangle (inf)* * *fin·gern[ˈfɪŋɐn]I. viII. vt* * *intransitives Verb fiddlean etwas (Dat.) fingern — fiddle with something
nach etwas fingern — fumble [around] for something
* * *fingern v/i:fingern nach fumble ( oder feel) for;fingern aus pull out of, extract from* * *intransitives Verb fiddlean etwas (Dat.) fingern — fiddle with something
nach etwas fingern — fumble [around] for something
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2 fummeln
I v/i umg.1. mühsam: fumble around2. pej. fiddle around (an + Dat with)* * *to fumble* * *fụm|meln ['fʊmln]vi (inf)to fiddle; (= hantieren) to fumble; (erotisch) to pet, to grope (inf)or mit etw fummeln — to fiddle (about)/fumble around with sth
* * *fum·meln[ˈfʊml̩n]vi (fam)1. (hantieren)▪ [an etw dat/mit etw dat] \fummeln to fumble [around], to fiddle [about BRIT] [or fumble [around]] with sth* * *intransitives Verb1) (ugs.): (fingern) fiddlean etwas (Dat.) fummeln — fiddle [around] with something
nach etwas fummeln — grope for or feel for something
2) (ugs.): (erotisch) pet* * *A. v/i umg1. mühsam: fumble around2. pej fiddle around (an +dat with)3. sexuell: grope;mit jemandem fummeln feel sb up slB. v/tfummeln aus drag out;fummeln in (+akk) fiddle into* * *intransitives Verb1) (ugs.): (fingern) fiddlean etwas (Dat.) fummeln — fiddle [around] with something
nach etwas fummeln — grope for or feel for something
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3 nesteln
II v/t fasten* * *nẹs|teln ['nɛstln]1. vi2. vt (rare)to fasten* * *nes·teln[ˈnɛstl̩n]vi (herumzupfen) to fiddle, to fumble* * *intransitives Verb fiddle, (ungeschickt) fumble (an + Dat. with)* * *A. v/i:nesteln an (+dat) fumble (around) withB. v/t fasten* * *intransitives Verb fiddle, (ungeschickt) fumble (an + Dat. with) -
4 herumfummeln
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg.: herumfummeln an (+ Dat) fiddle ( oder mess) around with; (herumbasteln) tinker with; an Person, Kleidung, ordnend etc.: fiddle around with; sexuell: touch s.o. up, Am. diddle with* * *to fiddle about* * *he|rụm|fum|melnvi sep (inf)(an +dat with) to fiddle or fumble about; (an Auto) to mess about; (= basteln) to tinker (about)* * *(to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) fumble* * *he·rum|fum·melnvi (fam)1. (anhaltend hantieren)2. (anfassen)▪ an jdm/etw \herumfummeln to fiddle [or fumble] about with sb/sth; (mit sexueller Absicht) to touch [or feel] sb up fam, to grope sb* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1)an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln — fiddle about with something
2) (sich handwerklich beschäftigen) fiddle or mess around with something3) (betasten)* * *herumfummeln v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg:herumfummeln an (+dat) fiddle ( oder mess) around with; (herumbasteln) tinker with; an Person, Kleidung, ordnend etc: fiddle around with; sexuell: touch sb up, US diddle with* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1)an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln — fiddle about with something
2) (sich handwerklich beschäftigen) fiddle or mess around with something3) (betasten)* * *(mit) v.to fiddle around (with) v. v.to fumble around v. -
5 tasten
I v/i vorsichtig: feel; energischer: grope; ungeschickt: fumble ( nach for); nach dem Lichtschalter / seiner Brieftasche tasten feel ( oder grope) for the light-switch / one’s wallet; der Blinde tastete mit einem Stock the blind man felt (a)round ( oder his way) with a stickIII v/t1. feel, run one’s fingers over; MED. palpate* * *to fumble; to grope; to grabble* * *tạs|ten ['tastn]1. vito feelnach etw tasten (lit, fig) — to feel or grope for sth
tastende Schritte (lit, fig) — tentative steps
2. vrto feel or grope one's way3. vt(= drücken) to press, to punch; Nummer auch to punch out; Telex etc to key; (TYP = setzen) to key(board)* * *1) (to search for something by feeling with one's hands: He groped his way through the smoke; He groped for the door.) grope2) (the keys in a piano, typewriter etc arranged along or on a flat board: The pianist sat down at the keyboard and began to play; A computer keyboard looks like that of a typewriter; ( also adjective) harpsichords and other early keyboard instruments.) keyboard* * *tas·ten[ˈtastn̩]\tastende Fragen tentative questionsein erster \tastender Versuch a first tentative attemptIII. vt▪ etw \tasten to feel sth▪ etw \tasten to enter sthtaste eine 9 press 9* * *1.intransitives Verb grope, feel ( nach for)2.tastende Fragen — (fig.) tentative questions
reflexives Verb grope or feel one's way* * *nach for);nach dem Lichtschalter/seiner Brieftasche tasten feel ( oder grope) for the light-switch/one’s wallet;der Blinde tastete mit einem Stock the blind man felt (a)round ( oder his way) with a stickC. v/t1. feel, run one’s fingers over; MED palpate2. (eingeben) enter, key in;* * *1.intransitives Verb grope, feel ( nach for)2.tastende Fragen — (fig.) tentative questions
reflexives Verb grope or feel one's way* * *v.to fumble v.to grope v. -
6 umhertasten
to fumble* * *v.to fumble v. -
7 fummeln
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8 abstürzen
v/i (trennb., ist -ge-)2. Computer: crash* * *(Flugzeug) to crash;(herunterfallen) to plunge* * *ạb|stür|zenvi sep aux sein1) (Flugzeug) to crash; (Bergsteiger) to fall6) (sl)mit jdm abstürzen (sich sexuell betätigen) — to have a fumble with sb (inf)
* * *((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) crash* * *ab|stür·zenvi Hilfsverb: sein1. (in die Tiefe stürzen)2. INFORM to crashwer hätte geahnt, dass eine so solide Firma je \abstürzen würde? who would have thought that such a secure company would fold [or fam! go bust6. (den inneren Halt verlieren) to lose control7. (steil abfallen) to fall away [steeply]die Klippen stürzen steil ins Meer ab there's a sharp drop from the cliffs to the sea [or the cliffs fall away steeply into the sea]* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fall; <aircraft, pilot, passenger> crash* * *abstürzen v/i (trennb, ist -ge-)2. COMPUT crash* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fall; <aircraft, pilot, passenger> crash* * *v.to crash v.to plummet v. -
9 herumtasten
to grabble* * *he|rụm|tas|tenvi sep2) aux sein inf = tastend gehen) to grope about (Brit) or around* * *herumtappen v/i (trennb, ist -ge-), herumtasten v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg grope ( oder feel) around (nach for)* * *v.to fumble around v. -
10 tappen
v/i1. (gehen) pad ( oder step) (hesitantly); durchs Zimmer etc. tappen make ( oder feel) one’s way through the room etc.; in eine Falle tappen walk (right) into a trap2. Schritte: sound, be audible* * *to grabble* * *tạp|pen ['tapn]vi1) aux sein (= tapsen) to go falteringly; (Bär) to lumber, to lollop (Brit infdial = gehen) to wanderer ist in eine Pfütze getappt (inf) — he walked smack into a puddle (inf)
2)(= tasten)
nach etw tappen — to grope for sth* * *tap·pen[ˈtapn̩]vi1. Hilfsverb: sein (schwerfällig gehen)▪ [irgendwohin] \tappen to walk hesitantlyschlaftrunken tappte er zum Telefon he shuffled drowsily to the phone2. Hilfsverb: haben (tasten)* * *intransitives Verb1) mit sein patterin eine Falle tappen — (fig.) stumble into a trap
2) (tastend greifen) grope ( nach for)* * *tappen v/idurchs Zimmer etcin eine Falle tappen walk (right) into a trap2. Schritte: sound, be audiblenach for);im Dunkeln tappen fig grope in the dark* * *intransitives Verb1) mit sein patterin eine Falle tappen — (fig.) stumble into a trap
2) (tastend greifen) grope ( nach for)* * *v.to toddle v. -
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12 herumfummeln
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13 nesteln
nes·teln [ʼnɛstl̩n]vi( herumzupfen) to fiddle, to fumble;an etw \nesteln dat to fiddle around with sth -
14 tappen
tap·pen [ʼtapn̩]vi[irgendwohin] \tappen to walk hesitantly;schlaftrunken tappte er zum Telefon he shuffled drowsily to the phone[nach etw] \tappen to grope [or fumble] [for sth]; s. a. dunkel, Falle -
15 an etw. nesteln
1. to fiddle (around) with sth.2. to fumble (around) with sth. -
16 fummeln
1. to fiddle2. to fumble [football]3. to have a grope(ugs.: Petting)to pet(ugs. Petting)to grope coll. -
17 herumfummeln
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18 herumtasten
to fumble around(nach etw.)to grope about [for sth.] -
19 tasten
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