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1 uptight
adjective* * *up·tight[ʌpˈtaɪt]to be/get \uptight [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] nervös sein/werden2. (stiff in outlook) verklemmt, verkrampftthere's no need to be so \uptight all the time! sieh doch nicht immer alles so furchtbar eng!* * *['ʌp'taɪt]adj(inf: nervous) nervös; (= inhibited) verklemmt (inf); (= angry) sauer (inf); voice gepresst; expression verkrampft, verkniffento get uptight (about sth) — sich (wegen etw) aufregen; (auf etw acc ) verklemmt reagieren (inf); (wegen etw) sauer werden (inf)
he's pretty uptight about these things — der sieht so was ziemlich eng
no need to get uptight about it! — nun krieg dich mal wieder ein (inf)
* * *uptight adj sl1. (über)ängstlich2. reizbar, nervös3. a) steif, förmlichb) puritanisch, sittenstrengc) verklemmt:uptight about sex sexuell verklemmt* * *adjective -
2 uptight
( fam)1) ( nervous) nervös;( anxious) ängstlich;don't get \uptight about the exam mach dich wegen der Prüfung nicht verrückt ( fam)2) ( stiff in outlook) verklemmt, verkrampft;there's no need to be so \uptight all the time! sieh doch nicht immer alles so furchtbar eng! -
3 screw up
transitive verb1) (crumple up) zusammenknüllen [Blatt Papier]2) verziehen [Gesicht]; zusammenkneifen [Augen, Mund]screw it/things up — Mist bauen (salopp)
4)screw up one's courage — sich (Dat.) ein Herz fassen
* * *1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) verziehen2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) zerknüllen3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.)* * *◆ screw upI. vt1. (with screws)▪ to \screw up up ⇆ sth etw zuschrauben2. (by turning)▪ to \screw up up ⇆ sth etw zudrehento \screw up sth up tight etw fest zudrehento \screw up a nut/screw up tightly eine Mutter/Schraube anziehen3. (twist and crush)▪ to \screw up up ⇆ sth etw zusammenknüllento \screw up sth up in[to] a ball etw zu einem Knäuel [zusammen]knüllen4. (twist into a shape)to \screw up up one's eyes blinzelnto \screw up up one's face/mouth das Gesicht/den Mund verziehenshe \screw uped up her mouth into a pout sie zog einen Schmollmund5. (sl)▪ to \screw up up ⇆ sth (spoil) etw vermasseln fam; (fail, do badly) etw verpatzen [o vermasseln] [o verhauen] famto \screw up it/things up Mist bauen fam6. (sl: make anxious, neurotic)his mother's death has really \screw uped him up der Tod seiner Mutter hat ihn ganz aus der Bahn geworfenII. vi2. (sl: fail, make a mess)* * *1. vt sep1) screw, nut anziehen2) (= crush) paper, material zusammenknüllen, zerknüllento screw oneself up to do sth — sich aufraffen, etw zu tun
4) (inf: spoil) vermasseln (inf)he's really screwed things up — er hat da wirklich Scheiße gebaut (inf)
5) (inf: make uptight) sb neurotisch machento get screwed up about sth — sich in etw (acc) hineinsteigern
2. vi(inf: make a mess) Scheiße bauen (inf) (on sth bei etw)* * *transitive verb1) (crumple up) zusammenknüllen [Blatt Papier]2) verziehen [Gesicht]; zusammenkneifen [Augen, Mund]screw it/things up — Mist bauen (salopp)
4)screw up one's courage — sich (Dat.) ein Herz fassen
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