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I v/refl1. have too many irons in the fire, be doing too many things at the same time2. (sich mit zu viel Nebensächlichem beschäftigen) waste one’s time on ( oder get sidetracked by) little thingsII v/t1. (vertun) waste, fritter away* * *(verschwenden) to fritter* * *ver|zẹt|teln [fEɐ'tsɛtln] ptp verze\#ttelt1. vrto waste a lot of time; (bei Aufgabe, Diskussion) to get bogged down2. vt(= verschwenden) to waste; Zeit etc to waste, to fritter away* * *ver·zet·teln *I. vt▪ etw \verzetteln to waste sthEnergie \verzetteln to dissipate energyGeld \verzetteln to fritter away moneyZeit \verzetteln to waste timeII. vr▪ sich akk [bei etw dat/in etw dat/mit etw dat] \verzetteln to take on too much at once [when doing sth]wenn du keinen Plan machst, verzettelst du dich in deiner Aufgabe if you don't make a plan you'll get bogged down in your task fam* * *reflexives Verb dissipate one's energies; try to do too many things at once* * *A. v/r1. have too many irons in the fire, be doing too many things at the same time2. (sich mit zu viel Nebensächlichem beschäftigen) waste one’s time on ( oder get sidetracked by) little thingsB. v/t1. (vertun) waste, fritter away* * *reflexives Verb dissipate one's energies; try to do too many things at once* * *v.to dissipate v.to fritter v. -
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ver·zet·teln *vtetw \verzetteln to waste sth;Energie \verzetteln to dissipate energy;Geld \verzetteln to fritter away money;Zeit \verzetteln to waste timevrwenn du keinen Plan machst, verzettelst du dich in deiner Aufgabe if you don't make a plan you'll get bogged down in your task ( fam)
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