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21 buzz about (Brit) or around
vi (inf)herumschwirren -
22 cast about (Brit) or around for
vi +prep objzu finden versuchen; for new job etc also sich umsehen nachhe was casting about or around ( in his mind) for something to say/for an excuse — er suchte nach Worten/nach einer Ausrede
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23 chuck about (Brit) or around
vt sep (inf)rumschmeißen ( mit) (inf) -
24 fart about (Brit) or around
vi1) (= rush around) hin und her sausen (inf)2) (= loaf around) herumbummeln (inf)stop farting about or around and do some work — jetzt halte dich nicht länger auf und arbeite mal was (inf)
to fart about or around with sth — an etw (dat) herumfummeln (inf)
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25 feel about (Brit) or around
viumhertasten; (in drawer, bag etc) herumsuchen, herumtasten -
26 fiddle about (Brit) or around
vito fiddle about or around with sth — an etw (dat) herumspielen or herumfummeln (inf)
he dived under the bonnet and fiddled about or around for a while — er verschwand unter der Kühlerhaube und fummelte eine Weile herum (inf)
I'm not spending all day just fiddling around with this one little job! — ich werde doch nicht den ganzen Tag damit zubringen, an dieser einen Kleinigkeit rumzufummeln! (inf)
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27 fool about (Brit) or fool around
vi1) (= waste time) herumtrödelnhe spends his time fooling about or around with his friends — er verschwendet seine ganze Zeit mit seinen Freunden
2) (= play the fool) herumalbern3)4)(sexually)
he's fooling around with my wife — er treibt seine Spielchen mit meiner Fraushe was fooling around — sie hat sich mit anderen eingelassen
English-german dictionary > fool about (Brit) or fool around
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28 fuss about (Brit) or around
viherumfuhrwerken (inf) -
29 gad about (Brit) or around
viherumziehen ( prep obj in +dat)he's always gadding about — er ist ständig auf Achse (inf)
to gad about the country — im Land herumziehen or -reisen
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30 gaze about (Brit) or around
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31 hedge about (Brit) or around
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32 hedge in or (esp Brit) round
vt septo hedge sb in — jdn in seiner Freiheit einengen or beschränken
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33 hem about (Brit) or around
vt sepumgeben -
34 horse about (Brit) or around
vi (inf)herumalbern (inf) -
35 hover about (Brit) or around
1. vi(person) herumlungern, herumhängen; (helicopter, bird etc) (in der Luft) kreisenhe was hovering around, waiting to speak to us — er strich um uns herum und wartete auf eine Gelegenheit, mit uns zu sprechen
2. vi +prep objto hover around sb/sth — um jdn/etw herumschleichen or -streichen, sich um jdn/etw herumdrücken
the hostess hovered around her guests — die Gastgeberin umsorgte ihre Gäste mit (über)großer Aufmerksamkeit
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36 hunt about (Brit) or around
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37 idle about (Brit) or around
viherumtrödeln, bummeln; (= loiter) herumlungernwe were idling about or around on the beach — wir faulenzten am Strand herum
don't idle about or around — trödle nicht herum!, bummle nicht!
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38 jog about (Brit) or around
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39 jump about (Brit) or around
viherumhüpfen or -springen -
40 kick about (Brit) or around
1. vi (inf)person rumhängen (inf) (prep obj in +dat); (thing) rumliegen (inf) (prep obj in +dat)2. vt septo kick a ball about or around — (herum)bolzen (inf), den Ball herumkicken (inf)
you shouldn't let them kick you about or around — Sie sollten sich nicht so herumschubsen lassen
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brit — brit·ain; brit·i·cism; brit·ish·er; brit·ish·ism; brit·ish·ly; brit·on; brit·ta·ny; brit·ton·ic; brit; brit·ish; brit·tle; brit·ish·ness; brit·tle·ly; brit·tle·ness; brit·tly; ca·brit; em·brit·tle·ment; … English syllables
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brit — [brit] pl.n. sing. brit [Cornish < OCelt brith, varicolored; akin to Cornish bruit, speckled] 1. the young of the herring and some other fishes 2. small sea animals, esp. certain crustaceans, as copepods, eaten by the baleen whales and many… … English World dictionary
Brit — Brit, Britt Britt, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat. (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brit — [brıt] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: British] informal someone from Britain … Dictionary of contemporary English
Brit — [ brıt ] noun count INFORMAL someone who comes from the U.K … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Brit — Brit1 [brit] Informal adj. British n. Britisher Brit2 abbrev. British … English World dictionary
Brit — Brit, Küstenfluß im südlichen England, mündet 3 km unterhalb Bridport (s.d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
brit — /brit/, n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of herring and sprat. Also, britt. [1595 1605; perh. < Cornish brythel mackerel; akin to Old Cornish bryth, Welsh brith speckled] * * * … Universalium