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41 fiddle about
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42 root about
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43 bring about
vtto \bring about about <-> sth2) ( achieve)to have been brought about by sth durch etw akk zustande gekommen sein -
44 mess about
1. intransitive verb1) (potter) herumwerken; (fool about) herumalbernmess about with cars — an Autos herumbasteln (ugs.)
2) (interfere)2. transitive verbmess about or around with — sich einmischen in (+ Akk.) [Angelegenheit]; herumspielen an (+ Dat.) [Mechanismus, Stromkabel usw.]
mess somebody about or around — mit jemandem nach Belieben umspringen (abwertend)
* * *◆ mess about, mess aroundI. vi2. (waste time) herumspielen3. (tinker)4. (be unfaithful)II. vt* * *1. intransitive verb1) (potter) herumwerken; (fool about) herumalbern2) (interfere)2. transitive verbmess about or around with — sich einmischen in (+ Akk.) [Angelegenheit]; herumspielen an (+ Dat.) [Mechanismus, Stromkabel usw.]
mess somebody about or around — mit jemandem nach Belieben umspringen (abwertend)
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45 push about
transitive verbherumschieben; (bully) herumkommandieren* * *vt1. (move around)▪ to \push about about ⇆ sth etw herumschieben [o herumstoßen]▪ to \push about sb about jdn herumkommandieren; (violently) jdn herumstoßen [o fam herumschubsen]; ( fig)you can't \push about me about like that so kannst du mit mir nicht umspringen* * *vt sep (Brit)See:= academic.ru/59211/push_around">push around* * ** * *transitive verbherumschieben; (bully) herumkommandieren -
46 cast about
intransitive verb* * *◆ cast about, cast aroundvi1. (search)2. HUNT* * *2. SCHIFF umherlavieren* * *intransitive verbcast about or around [to find or for something] — sich [nach etwas] umsehen
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47 muck about
1.(Brit. coll.)intransitive verb1) herumalbern (ugs.)2. transitive verbmuck somebody about or around — jemanden verarschen (derb)
* * *◆ muck about, muck around( fam)I. vi Unfug treibenII. vtstop \muck abouting me about! sag mir endlich, was Sache ist!I'm tired of their \muck abouting me about ich bin es leid, wie sie mit mir umspringen* * *1.(Brit. coll.)intransitive verb1) herumalbern (ugs.)2. transitive verbmuck somebody about or around — jemanden verarschen (derb)
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48 muck about or around
(Brit inf)1. vt sep1)to muck sb about — mit jdm machen, was man will, jdn verarschen (inf); (by not committing oneself) jdn hinhalten
the travel agents really mucked us about — das war ein ewiges Hin und Her mit dem Reisebüro (inf)
stop mucking me about! — sag mir endlich, woran ich bin or was los ist!
2. vito muck around ( at) doing sth — Zeit damit vertrödeln, etw zu tun (inf)
3)to muck about or around with sb — jdn an der Nase herumführen (inf)
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49 mess about
2) ( waste time) herumspielen3) ( tinker)4) ( be unfaithful)to \mess about about with sb sich akk mit jdm einlassen -
50 muck about
( fam) vi Unfug treiben;stop \muck abouting me about! sag mir endlich, was Sache ist!;I'm tired of their \muck abouting me about ich bin es leid, wie sie mit mir umspringen -
51 push about
vt1) ( move around)to \push about about <-> sth etw herumschieben [o herumstoßen];to \push about sb about ( in a wheelchair) jdn herumfahren;to \push about sb about jdn herumkommandieren;you can't \push about me about like that so kannst du mit mir nicht umspringen -
52 be at variance with sb about sth
be v at variance with sb about sth GEN mit jmdm. über etw. streiten, mit jmdm. über etw. uneins sein, zu jmdm. wegen etw. im Widerspruch stehenEnglisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > be at variance with sb about sth
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53 bring sb up to date about sth
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > bring sb up to date about sth
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54 have a word with sb about sth
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > have a word with sb about sth
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55 toss about
1. intransitive verb1) (be restless in bed) sich [schlaflos] im Bett wälzen2) see academic.ru/75745/toss">toss 2. 2)2. transitive verbtoss something around or about — etwas herumwerfen; (fig.) etwas in die Debatte werfen
* * *◆ toss about, toss aroundvt▪ to \toss about around [or about] ⇆ sth etw hin und her werfen [o schleudern]* * *1. intransitive verb1) (be restless in bed) sich [schlaflos] im Bett wälzen2. transitive verbtoss something around or about — etwas herumwerfen; (fig.) etwas in die Debatte werfen
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56 hunt about
intransitive verb* * *◆ hunt about, hunt aroundvt▪ to \hunt about about ⇆ sb/sth überall nach jdm/etw suchen* * *intransitive verbhunt about or around for somebody/something — [überall] nach jemandem/etwas suchen
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57 rake about
◆ rake about, rake aroundvito \rake about about [or around] in a drawer eine Schublade durchwühlen -
58 scour about
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59 rake about
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60 scour about
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