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noun* * *Dutch ˈcour·ageto give oneself \Dutch courage sich dat Mut antrinken* * *Dutch courage s umg angetrunkener Mut:he needed some Dutch courage er musste sich Mut antrinken* * *noungive oneself or get Dutch courage — sich (Dat.) Mut antrinken
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3 give oneself Dutch courage
English-German idiom dictionary > give oneself Dutch courage
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nounMut, dertake one's courage in both hands — sein Herz in beide Hände nehmen
* * *(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) der Mut- academic.ru/16750/courageous">courageous- courageously* * *cour·ageto have the \courage of one's convictions für seine Überzeugungen eintreten, Zivilcourage habento lack the \courage of one's convictions keine Zivilcourage habento show great \courage großen Mut beweisen▪ to have the \courage to do sth den Mut haben, etw zu tunto take [or summon up] [or BRIT also pluck up] [the] \courage to do sth seinen Mut zusammennehmen, um etw zu tun▶ to take one's \courage in both hands seinen ganzen Mut zusammennehmen* * *['kʌrɪdZ]nMut m, Courage f (inf)I haven't the courage to refuse take courage! (liter) — ich habe einfach nicht den Mut, nein or Nein zu sagen nur Mut!
to have/lack the courage of one's convictions — Zivilcourage/keine Zivilcourage haben
* * *have the courage of one’s (own) convictions für seine Überzeugung einstehen, Zivilcourage haben;lose courage den Mut verlieren;screw up ( oder summon up) all one’s courage, take one’s courage in both hands seinen ganzen Mut zusammennehmen, sein Herz in beide Hände nehmen;take courage from sth durch etwas ermutigt werden* * *nounMut, derhave/lack the courage to do something — den Mut haben/nicht den Mut haben, etwas zu tun
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Mut m, Tapferkeit f, Courage f;to have the \courage of one's convictions für seine Überzeugungen eintreten, Zivilcourage haben;to lack the \courage of one's convictions keine Zivilcourage haben;to show great \courage großen Mut beweisen;to have the \courage to do sth den Mut haben, etw zu tun;to take [or summon up] [or (Brit a.) pluck up] [the] \courage to do sth seinen Mut zusammennehmen, um etw zu tunPHRASES:to take one's \courage in both hands seinen ganzen Mut zusammennehmen;to get some Dutch \courage sich dat Mut antrinken -
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7 liquid courage
liq·uid ˈcour·ageto help oneself to \liquid courage sich dat Mut antrinken -
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