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1 lurch
I noun II 1. nounRucken, das; (of ship) Schlingern, das2. intransitive verbrucken; [Betrunkener:] torkeln; [Schiff:] schlingern* * *[lə: ] 1. verb(to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.) taumeln2. noun(such a movement: The train gave a lurch and started off.) der Ruck, das Taumeln- academic.ru/117141/leave_in_the_lurch">leave in the lurch* * *lurch1[lɜ:tʃ, AM lɜ:rtʃ]nto leave sb in the \lurch jdn im Stich lassen [o fam hängen lassen]lurch2[lɜ:tʃ, AM lɜ:rtʃ]I. n<pl -es>the party's \lurch to the left der Linksruck der Parteito give a \lurch einen [plötzlichen] Ruck machenwith a \lurch mit einem Ruckthe car \lurched to a sudden halt das Auto kam ruckartig zum Stehenthe train \lurched forward der Zug fuhr mit einem Ruck an; ( fig)she \lurches from one bad relationship to another sie schlittert von einer Katastrophenbeziehung in die nächstethe speaker kept \lurching from one topic to another der Sprecher sprang dauernd von einem Thema zum nächsten* * *I [lɜːtʃ]nIIto leave sb in the lurch (inf) — jdn im Stich lassen, jdn hängen lassen (inf)
1. nRuck m; (of boat) Schlingern ntwith a drunken lurch he started off down the road — betrunken taumelte er die Straße hinunter
to give a lurch — einen Ruck machen; (boat) schlingern
my heart gave a lurch — mein Herz stand still
a lurch into recession — ein Schlittern nt in die Rezession
2. vi2) (= move with lurches) ruckeln, sich ruckartig bewegen; (boat) schlingern; (person) taumeln, torkelnto lurch about — hin und her schlingern/taumeln or torkeln
the bus lurched off down the bumpy track — der Bus ruckelte den holprigen Weg hinunter
to lurch in/out (person) — herein-/hinaustaumeln
to lurch along — dahinruckeln/entlangtorkeln or -taumeln
the government lurches from one crisis to the next — die Regierung schlittert von einer Krise in die andere
* * *lurch1 [lɜːtʃ; US lɜrtʃ]A s1. Taumeln n, Torkeln n2. SCHIFF Schlingern n3. Ruck m:give a lurch → B 3toward zu)B v/i1. taumeln, torkeln2. SCHIFF schlingern3. rucken, einen Ruck machenlurch2 [lɜːtʃ; US lɜrtʃ] s:leave sb in the lurch jemanden im Stich lassen, jemanden sitzen lassen umg* * *I nounII 1. nounleave somebody in the lurch — jemanden im Stich lassen; jemanden hängen lassen (ugs.)
Rucken, das; (of ship) Schlingern, das2. intransitive verbrucken; [Betrunkener:] torkeln; [Schiff:] schlingern* * *v.taumeln v.torkeln v. -
2 lurch
2. lurch [lɜ:tʃ, Am lɜ:rtʃ] n <pl - es> Ruck m (a. fig) of ship Schlingern nt; of person Torkeln nt, Taumeln nt; of train Ruckeln nt;the party's \lurch to the left der Linksruck der Partei;to give a \lurch einen [plötzlichen] Ruck machen;with a \lurch mit einem Ruck vi crowd, person torkeln, schwanken; car, ship schlingern; train ruckeln;the car \lurched to a sudden halt das Auto kam ruckartig zum Stehen;the train \lurched forward der Zug fuhr mit einem Ruck an; ( fig)she \lurches from one bad relationship to another sie schlittert von einer Katastrophenbeziehung in die nächste;the speaker kept \lurching from one topic to another der Sprecher sprang dauernd von einem Thema zum nächsten
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