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1 potter about
intransitive verbherumwerkeln (ugs.) ( with an + Dat.)* * *vi BRITto \potter about around the village im Dorf umherschlendern, durchs Dorf bummelnto \potter about about [or around] [or round] in the kitchen in der Küche werkeln [o hantieren] fam* * *intransitive verbherumwerkeln (ugs.) ( with an + Dat.) -
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1) ( go unhurriedly) herumschlendern;to \potter about around the village im Dorf umherschlendern, durchs Dorf bummelnto \potter about about [or around] [or round] in the kitchen in der Küche werkeln [o hantieren] ( fam) -
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7 potter around
1) ( go unhurriedly) herumschlendern;to \potter around around the village im Dorf umherschlendern, durchs Dorf bummelnto \potter around about [or around] [or round] in the kitchen in der Küche werkeln [o hantieren] ( fam) -
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1) ( go unhurriedly) herumschlendern;to \potter round around the village im Dorf umherschlendern, durchs Dorf bummelnto \potter round about [or around] [or round] in the kitchen in der Küche werkeln [o hantieren] ( fam) -
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I nounTöpfer, der/Töpferin, dieII intransitive verb[he]rumwerkeln (ugs.)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/108229/potter_about">potter about* * *I ['potə] noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).) der/die Töpfer(in)- potteryII [potə] verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).) herumtrödeln* * *pot·ter1[ˈpɒtəʳ, AM ˈpɑ:t̬ɚ]pot·ter2[ˈpɒtəʳ, AM ˈpɑ:t̬ɚ]II. vi1. (unhurriedly) bummeln, schlendern* * *I ['pɒtə(r)]nTöpfer( in) m(f) II (US also) ['pʌtə(r)]vi(= do little jobs) herumwerkeln; (= wander aimlessly) herumschlendernto potter round the house — im Haus herumwerkeln
* * *potter1 [ˈpɒtə; US ˈpɑtər] s Töpfer(in):potter’s wheel Töpferscheibe fpotter2 [ˈpɒtə; US ˈpɑtər]1. herumwerkeln, -hantieren umg:she’s pottering about (in) the house2. herumtrödeln3. herumpfuschen umg (at an dat)4. (herum)stöbern (Hund)* * *I nounTöpfer, der/Töpferin, dieII intransitive verb[he]rumwerkeln (ugs.)Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Töpfer - m. -
10 mess about
1. intransitive verb1) (potter) herumwerken; (fool about) herumalbernmess about with cars — an Autos herumbasteln (ugs.)
2) (interfere)2. transitive verbmess about or around with — sich einmischen in (+ Akk.) [Angelegenheit]; herumspielen an (+ Dat.) [Mechanismus, Stromkabel usw.]
mess somebody about or around — mit jemandem nach Belieben umspringen (abwertend)
* * *◆ mess about, mess aroundI. vi2. (waste time) herumspielen3. (tinker)4. (be unfaithful)II. vt* * *1. intransitive verb1) (potter) herumwerken; (fool about) herumalbern2) (interfere)2. transitive verbmess about or around with — sich einmischen in (+ Akk.) [Angelegenheit]; herumspielen an (+ Dat.) [Mechanismus, Stromkabel usw.]
mess somebody about or around — mit jemandem nach Belieben umspringen (abwertend)
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11 wheel
1. noun1) Rad, das[potter's] wheel — Töpferscheibe, die
[roulette] wheel — Roulett, das
put or set the wheels in motion — (fig.) die Sache in Gang setzen
the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly — (fig.) die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen langsam
2. transitive verbleft/right wheel — Links-/Rechtsschwenkung, die
1) (turn round) wenden2) (push) schieben3. intransitive verbwheel oneself — (in a wheelchair) fahren
1) kehrtmachen2)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/81903/wheel_about">wheel about- wheel in- wheel out- wheel round* * *[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) das Rad2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) die Scheibe, das Steuer2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) schieben, rollen3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) kreisen•- wheeled- -wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright* * *[wi:l]I. nfront/rear \wheel Vorder-/Hinterrad nt▪ to be on \wheels Rollen habenkeep your hands on the \wheel! lass die Hände am Steuer!3. (vehicle)set of \wheels Schlitten m slthe \wheel of fortune das Glücksradthe \wheel of life der Kreis des Lebens5. ( fig)the \wheels of bureaucracy move very slowly die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen sehr langsamto set the \wheels in motion die Sache in Gang bringen6. (at fairground)the [big] \wheel das Riesenrad7. (shape)a \wheel of cheese ein Laib m Käse8.▶ to spin one's \wheels AM Däumchen drehenII. vtto \wheel a pram along einen Kinderwagen schieben▪ to \wheel in sth etw hereinrollenIII. vi kreisen* * *[wiːl]1. n1) Rad nt; (= steering wheel) Lenkrad nt; (NAUT) Steuer(rad) nt; (= roulette wheel) Drehscheibe f; (= paddle wheel) Schaufelrad nt; (= potter's wheel) (Töpfer)scheibe fat the wheel (lit) — am Steuer; (fig also) am Ruder
the wheels of progress — der Fortschritt; (in history) die Weiterentwicklung
the wheels of government/justice — die Mühlen der Regierung/der Gerechtigkeit
wheels within wheels — gewisse Verbindungen or Beziehungen
a wheel to the right, a right wheel — eine Schwenkung nach rechts, eine Rechtsschwenkung
3) pl (inf: car) fahrbare(r) Untersatz (hum inf)do you have wheels? — bist du motorisiert? (inf)
2. vtthe cripple wheeled himself into the room/along — der Krüppel fuhr mit seinem Rollstuhl ins Zimmer/fuhr in seinem Rollstuhl
2) (= cause to turn) drehen3. vi(= turn) drehen; (birds, planes) kreisen; (MIL) schwenkento wheel left — nach links schwenken
* * *wheel [wiːl; hwiːl]A s3. SCHIFF Steuer-, Ruderrad na) am Steuer (of von oder gen),b) fig am Ruder;take the wheel fahren5. umgb) pl AUTO Wagen m, fahrbarer Untersatz umg6. HIST Rad n (Folterinstrument):break sb on the wheel jemanden rädern oder aufs Rad flechten;7. fig (Glücks) Rad n:a sudden turn of the wheel eine plötzliche (Schicksals)Wende8. fig Rad n, treibende Kraft, pl Räder(werk) pl(n), Getriebe n:the wheels of government die Regierungsmaschinerie;the wheels of history were beginning to turn das Rad der Geschichte begann sich zu drehen;wheels within wheels ein kompliziertes Räderwerk;a) die wahren Gründe etc sind nur schwer zu durchschauen,b) die Dinge sind komplizierter, als sie aussehen9. Drehung f, Kreis(bewegung) m(f)10. MIL Schwenkung f:right (left) wheel! rechts (links) schwenkt!B v/t1. drehen, im Kreis bewegen2. MIL eine Schwenkung ausführen lassen3. ein Fahrrad, einen Kinderwagen, einen Patienten im Rollstuhl etc schieben, einen Servierwagen etc auch rollenC v/i1. sich (im Kreis) drehen, (Vögel, Flugzeug) kreisen2. MIL schwenken:wheel to the right (left) eine Rechts-(Links)schwenkung machen3. rollen, fahren4. besonders US umg radeln* * *1. noun1) Rad, das[potter's] wheel — Töpferscheibe, die
[roulette] wheel — Roulett, das
reinvent the wheel — (fig.) sich mit Problemen aufhalten, die längst gelöst sind
put or set the wheels in motion — (fig.) die Sache in Gang setzen
the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly — (fig.) die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen langsam
2. transitive verbleft/right wheel — Links-/Rechtsschwenkung, die
1) (turn round) wenden2) (push) schieben3. intransitive verbwheel oneself — (in a wheelchair) fahren
1) kehrtmachen2)Phrasal Verbs:- wheel in* * *n.Laufrad -¨er n.Rad ¨-er n.
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