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1 jockey
1. nounJockei, der; Jockey, der2. intransitive verbjockey for position — (lit. or fig.) alles daransetzen, eine möglichst gute Position zu erringen
* * *['‹oki](a person employed to ride horses in races.) der Jockei* * *jock·ey[ˈʤɒki, AM ˈʤɑ:ki]I. n Jockey mII. vithe major oil companies were \jockeying to appear environmentally concerned die großen Ölkonzerne rangelten darum, als jeweils besonders umweltbewusst dazustehenIII. vt▪ to \jockey sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun* * *['dZɒkɪ]1. nJockey m, Jockei m, Rennreiter(in) m(f)2. vito jockey for position (lit) — sich in eine gute Position zu drängeln versuchen, sich gut platzieren wollen; (fig) rangeln
they were all jockeying for office in the new government — sie rangelten alle um ein Amt in der neuen Regierung
3. vt(= force by crafty manoeuvres)to jockey sb into doing sth — jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
he felt he had been jockeyed into it — er hatte das Gefühl, dass man ihn da reinbugsiert hatte (inf)
* * *A s2. US umga) Fahrer m:b) Bedienungsmann m:elevator jockey Aufzug-, Fahrstuhlführer mB v/t1. ein Pferd (als Jockey) reiten2. US umga) einen Lastwagen etc fahrenb) einen Aufzug etc bedienen3. manövrieren (auch fig):jockey sb away jemanden weglotsen;jockey sb into sth jemanden in etwas hineinmanövrieren;jockey sb into a position jemandem eine Stellung zuschanzen;b) jemanden betrügen umC v/i1. als Jockey reiten:he has jockeyed in many races er ist schon in vielen Rennen geritten* * *1. nounJockei, der; Jockey, der2. intransitive verbjockey for position — (lit. or fig.) alles daransetzen, eine möglichst gute Position zu erringen
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