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1 knabbern
vt/i nibble (an + Dat at); daran wird er noch lang zu knabbern haben fig. that’ll keep him busy for a long time; noch lange leiden müssen: it’ll take him a long time to get over that; nichts mehr zu knabbern haben umg. have nothing (left) to live on* * *to nibble* * *knạb|bern ['knabɐn]vtito nibbledaran wirst du noch zu knabbern haben (fig inf) — it will really give you something to think about or to get your teeth into
an dieser Aufgabe habe ich lange zu knabbern gehabt (fig inf) — I spent ages puzzling over this exercise
* * ** * *knab·bern[ˈknabɐn]I. vi1. (knabbernd verzehren) to nibble [at] sth2. (etw geistig/emotional verarbeiten) to chew on sth, to mull sth overII. vt▪ etw \knabbern to nibble sthnichts zu \knabbern haben (fam) to have nothing to eat* * *1.transitives Verb nibble2.intransitives Verban etwas (Dat.) knabbern — nibble or gnaw [at] something
an etwas (Dat.) [noch lange] zu knabbern haben — (ugs.) (sich anstrengen müssen) have something to think about or chew on; (leiden müssen) take a long time to get over something
* * *knabbern v/t & v/i nibble (an +dat at);daran wird er noch lang zu knabbern haben fig that’ll keep him busy for a long time; noch lange leiden müssen: it’ll take him a long time to get over that;* * *1.transitives Verb nibble2.intransitives Verban etwas (Dat.) knabbern — nibble or gnaw [at] something
an etwas (Dat.) [noch lange] zu knabbern haben — (ugs.) (sich anstrengen müssen) have something to think about or chew on; (leiden müssen) take a long time to get over something
* * *v.to mumble v.to nibble v.
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