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2 Fummelei
f; -, -en; umg., pej.; stümperhaft etc.: fumbling; knifflig: fiddling; was für eine Fummelei! what a fiddly job!* * *Fum|me|lei [fʊmə'lai]f -, -en (inf)fidgeting, fiddling; (= Petting) petting, groping (inf)* * *Fum·me·lei<-, -en>f (fam) fumbling, fiddling* * *die; Fummelei, Fummeleien (ugs.)1) twiddling2) (Petting) petting; groping (coll.)* * *was für eine Fummelei! what a fiddly job!* * *die; Fummelei, Fummeleien (ugs.)1) twiddling2) (Petting) petting; groping (coll.) -
3 Gefummel
n; -s, kein Pl.; umg., pej.1. dilettantisches: fiddling around; diese Arbeit ist ein elendes Gefummel this job is terribly fiddly2. (Betatschen) groping* * *Ge|fụm|mel [gə'fʊml]nt -s, no pl (inf)fiddling (inf); (= Hantieren) fumbling (inf); (erotisch) groping (inf)diese Arbeit ist ein furchtbares Gefummel — this work is a terrible fiddle (Brit inf), this work is very tricky
* * *Ge·fum·mel<-s>[gəˈfʊml̩]nt kein pl (fam)1. (lästiges Hantieren) fiddling, fumbling* * *1. dilettantisches: fiddling around;diese Arbeit ist ein elendes Gefummel this job is terribly fiddly2. (Betatschen) groping -
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5 tastend
I Part. Präs. tastenII Adj. groping, uncertain; tastender Versuch fig. tentative effort; tastende Schritte hesitant ( oder uncertain) steps; fig. tentative moves ( oder steps)III Adv. (mit den Fingern) by feel ( oder touch), with the fingers; (zögernd, unsicher) uncertainly, hesitantly, gropingly; etw. tastend wahrnehmen identify ( oder recognize) s.th. by feel ( oder touch oder its shape); sich tastend durch den dunklen Flur bewegen feel ( oder grope) one’s way along the (pitch-)dark corridor* * *B. adj groping, uncertain;tastender Versuch fig tentative effort;C. adv (mit den Fingern) by feel ( oder touch), with the fingers; (zögernd, unsicher) uncertainly, hesitantly, gropingly;sich tastend durch den dunklen Flur bewegen feel ( oder grope) one’s way along the (pitch-)dark corridor* * *adj.fumbling adj.groping adj.tentative adj. adv.gropingly adv. -
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7 Fummelei
Fum·me·lei <-, -en> f( fam) fumbling, fiddling -
8 schaffen
schaf·fen1. schaf·fen <schaffte, geschafft> [ʼʃafn̩]vt1) ( bewältigen)etw \schaffen to manage [to do] sth;ein Examen \schaffen to pass an exam;eine Hürde \schaffen to manage [or clear] a hurdle;einen Termin \schaffen to make a date;ich schaffe es nicht mehr I can't manage [or cope] any more, I can't go on;wie schaffst du das nur? how do you [manage to] do it [all]?;wir \schaffen das schon we'll manage;wie soll ich das bloß \schaffen? how am I supposed to do [or manage] that?;das hätten wir/das wäre geschafft! [there,] that's done;du schaffst es schon you'll do [or manage] it;schaffst du es noch? can you manage?;es ist geschafft it's donees \schaffen, etw zu tun to manage to do sth;das hast du wieder mal geschafft you've [gone and] done it again;ich habe es nicht mehr geschafft, dich anzurufen I didn't get round to calling you3) ( gelangen)wie sollen wir das auf den Berg \schaffen? how are we supposed [or will we manage] to get that up the mountain?;wir müssen es bis zur Grenze \schaffen we've got to get to the border;schaffe ich es bis zum Flughafen? will I get to the airport on time [or in good time] ?etw \schaffen to manage sth ( fam)ich habe es nicht geschafft I couldn't manage it all5) ( bringen)etw in etw \schaffen to put sth in sthvtetw \schaffen1) ( herstellen) to create sth;dafür bist du wie ge\schaffen you're just made for it2) (geh: er\schaffen) to create sthFrieden \schaffen to make peace;Versöhnung [zwischen ihnen] \schaffen to bring about reconciliation [between them], to reconciliate them3. schaf·fen schaffte, geschafft> [ʼʃafn̩]vi(südd, österr, schweiz) ( arbeiten)irgendwo/bei jdm \schaffen [gehen] [to go] to work somewhere/for sb;nichts mit jdm/etw zu \schaffen haben to have nothing to do with sb/sth;ich habe damit nichts zu \schaffen that has nothing to do with me;was hast du mit ihm zu \schaffen? what got you mixed up with him?;was hast du/haben Sie da zu \schaffen? what do you think you're doing there?, lost something? ( iron)daran hast du/haben Sie nichts zu \schaffen! ( fam) there's nothing for you there, you'll find nothing of interest there;jd macht jdm [mit etw] zu \schaffen sb annoys [or irritates] sb [with sth], sb['s sth] gets on sb's wick ( Brit) ( fam)4. Schaf·fen -s> [ʼʃafn̩] nt -
9 tastend
1. fumbling2. groping3. gropingly4. tentative
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