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102 Stocken
v/i1. (hat gestockt) im Sprechen, Gehen etc.: falter; (zögern) hesitate; Gespräch: falter, flag; WIRTS., Geschäfte: flag, slacken; (plötzlich aufhören) stop short; Fahrt: be interrupted; Motor: cut out; Verhandlungen etc.: break down, come to a standstill; Verkehr: be held up; immer wieder: be subject to hold-ups, proceed in fits and starts; ihm stockte das Herz fig. his heart missed a beat; ihm stockte der Atem he caught his breath; ihr stockte das Blut in den Adern her blood froze4. (hat) (stockig werden) Papier etc.: get mildew spots* * *to falter* * *stọ|cken ['ʃtɔkn]vi1) (Herz, Puls) to miss or skip a beat; (Gedanken, Worte) to falter; (= nicht vorangehen) (Arbeit, Entwicklung) to make no progress; (Unterhaltung, Gespräch) to flag; (Verhandlungen) to grind to a halt; (Konjunktur, Geschäfte, Handel) to stagnate; (Verkehr) to be held up or haltedihm stockte das Herz/der Puls — his heart/pulse missed or skipped a beat
ins Stocken geraten or kommen (Unterhaltung, Gespräch) — to begin to flag; (Entwicklung) to make no progress; (Verhandlungen) to grind to a halt; (Konjunktur etc) to stagnate
2) (= innehalten) (in der Rede) to falter; (im Satz) to break off, to stop short3) (= gerinnen) (Blut) to thicken; (S Ger, Aus Milch) to curdle, to go sour4) (= stockig werden) (Wäsche, Papier, Bücher) to become mildewed, to go mouldy (Brit) or moldy (US)* * *1) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) falter2) ((of water) to be or become stagnant.) stagnate* * *sto·cken[ˈʃtɔkn̩]vi1. (innehalten)2. (zeitweilig stillstehen) to come to a [temporary] halt [or stop], to be held upimmer wieder stockte der Verkehr there were constant hold-ups in the [flow of] trafficins S\stocken geraten [o kommen] to stop, to grind to a halt* * *intransitives Verb1)ihm stockte das Herz/der Atem — his heart missed or skipped a beat/he caught his breath
2) (unterbrochen sein) < traffic> be held up, come to a halt; <conversation, production> stop; <talks negotiations, etc.> grind to a halt; < business> slacken or drop off; < journey> be interrupteddie Antwort kam stockend — he/she gave a hesitant reply
3) (innehalten) falter* * *ins Stocken geraten Sprecher: (begin to) falter; Verhandlungen: break down, come to a standstill; Geschäfte etc: begin to fall off ( oder slacken); Motor: start to miss ( oder cut out)* * *intransitives Verb1)ihm stockte das Herz/der Atem — his heart missed or skipped a beat/he caught his breath
2) (unterbrochen sein) < traffic> be held up, come to a halt; <conversation, production> stop; <talks negotiations, etc.> grind to a halt; < business> slacken or drop off; < journey> be interrupteddie Antwort kam stockend — he/she gave a hesitant reply
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103 stocken
v/i1. (hat gestockt) im Sprechen, Gehen etc.: falter; (zögern) hesitate; Gespräch: falter, flag; WIRTS., Geschäfte: flag, slacken; (plötzlich aufhören) stop short; Fahrt: be interrupted; Motor: cut out; Verhandlungen etc.: break down, come to a standstill; Verkehr: be held up; immer wieder: be subject to hold-ups, proceed in fits and starts; ihm stockte das Herz fig. his heart missed a beat; ihm stockte der Atem he caught his breath; ihr stockte das Blut in den Adern her blood froze4. (hat) (stockig werden) Papier etc.: get mildew spots* * *to falter* * *stọ|cken ['ʃtɔkn]vi1) (Herz, Puls) to miss or skip a beat; (Gedanken, Worte) to falter; (= nicht vorangehen) (Arbeit, Entwicklung) to make no progress; (Unterhaltung, Gespräch) to flag; (Verhandlungen) to grind to a halt; (Konjunktur, Geschäfte, Handel) to stagnate; (Verkehr) to be held up or haltedihm stockte das Herz/der Puls — his heart/pulse missed or skipped a beat
ins Stocken geraten or kommen (Unterhaltung, Gespräch) — to begin to flag; (Entwicklung) to make no progress; (Verhandlungen) to grind to a halt; (Konjunktur etc) to stagnate
2) (= innehalten) (in der Rede) to falter; (im Satz) to break off, to stop short3) (= gerinnen) (Blut) to thicken; (S Ger, Aus Milch) to curdle, to go sour4) (= stockig werden) (Wäsche, Papier, Bücher) to become mildewed, to go mouldy (Brit) or moldy (US)* * *1) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) falter2) ((of water) to be or become stagnant.) stagnate* * *sto·cken[ˈʃtɔkn̩]vi1. (innehalten)2. (zeitweilig stillstehen) to come to a [temporary] halt [or stop], to be held upimmer wieder stockte der Verkehr there were constant hold-ups in the [flow of] trafficins S\stocken geraten [o kommen] to stop, to grind to a halt* * *intransitives Verb1)ihm stockte das Herz/der Atem — his heart missed or skipped a beat/he caught his breath
2) (unterbrochen sein) < traffic> be held up, come to a halt; <conversation, production> stop; <talks negotiations, etc.> grind to a halt; < business> slacken or drop off; < journey> be interrupteddie Antwort kam stockend — he/she gave a hesitant reply
3) (innehalten) falter* * *stocken v/i1. (hat gestockt) im Sprechen, Gehen etc: falter; (zögern) hesitate; Gespräch: falter, flag; WIRTSCH, Geschäfte: flag, slacken; (plötzlich aufhören) stop short; Fahrt: be interrupted; Motor: cut out; Verhandlungen etc: break down, come to a standstill; Verkehr: be held up; immer wieder: be subject to hold-ups, proceed in fits and starts;ihm stockte das Herz fig his heart missed a beat;ihm stockte der Atem he caught his breath;ihr stockte das Blut in den Adern her blood froze4. (hat) (stockig werden) Papier etc: get mildew spots* * *intransitives Verb1)ihm stockte das Herz/der Atem — his heart missed or skipped a beat/he caught his breath
2) (unterbrochen sein) < traffic> be held up, come to a halt; <conversation, production> stop; <talks negotiations, etc.> grind to a halt; < business> slacken or drop off; < journey> be interrupteddie Antwort kam stockend — he/she gave a hesitant reply
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104 stottern
I v/i stammer, stutter; krankhaft: auch have a stammer; MOT. splutter; er stottert stark / leicht he has a pronounced / light stammer* * *to stammer; to stutter; to splutter; to sputter* * *stọt|tern ['ʃtɔtɐn]vtito stutter; (Motor) to splutterleicht/stark stottern — to have a slight/bad stutter, to stutter slightly/badly
* * *das1) (the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) stammer2) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) stumble3) (to stammer: He stutters sometimes when he's excited; `I've s-s-seen a gh-gh-ghost,' he stuttered.) stutter4) (a stammer: He has a stutter.) stutter* * *stot·tern[ˈʃtɔtɐn]I. viins S\stottern geraten [o kommen] to start [or begin] stuttering/stammeringII. vt* * *1.intransitives Verb stutter; stammersie stottert stark — she has a strong or bad stutter or stammer
2.ins Stottern kommen od. geraten — start stuttering or stammering
transitives Verb stutter [out]; stammer [out]* * *A. v/i stammer, stutter; krankhaft: auch have a stammer; AUTO splutter;er stottert stark/leicht he has a pronounced/light stammerB. v/t stammer, stutter;eine Antwort stottern stammer out a reply* * *1.intransitives Verb stutter; stammersie stottert stark — she has a strong or bad stutter or stammer
2.ins Stottern kommen od. geraten — start stuttering or stammering
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105 Treppenwitz
m the witty reply you think of when it’s too late; ein Treppenwitz der Weltgeschichte one of history’s ironies* * *Trẹp|pen|witzm* * *Trep·pen·witzm▶ \Treppenwitz der [Welt]Geschichte cruel irony of [global [or world]] history* * *Treppenwitz m the witty reply you think of when it’s too late;ein Treppenwitz der Weltgeschichte one of history’s ironies -
106 trotzig
I Adj. defiant; (eigensinnig) stubborn, pigheaded; eine trotzige Antwort a defiant reply; ein trotziges Gesicht machen pull a stubborn face* * *defiant* * *trọt|zig ['trɔtsɪç]1. adjdefiant; Kind etc difficult, awkward; (= widerspenstig) contrary2. advdefiantly* * *1) (hostile; showing or feeling defiance: a defiant attitude.) defiant2) defiantly* * *trot·zig[ˈtrɔtsɪç]adj difficult, awkward* * *1. 2.adverbial defiantly* * *eine trotzige Antwort a defiant reply;ein trotziges Gesicht machen pull a stubborn faceB. adv:trotzig schweigen remain defiantly silent;trotzig lachen laugh defiantly* * *1. 2.adverbial defiantly* * *adj.defiant adj. adv.defiantly adv. -
107 umfassend
I Part. Präs. umfassen2II Adj. comprehensive, extensive; (vollständig) complete, full; (durchgreifend) sweeping, drastic; umfassendes Geständnis full confessionIII Adv. informieren etc.: comprehensively; (vollständig) completely, fully; (durchgreifend) drastically* * *global; extensive; comprehensive; sweeping; large; capacious* * *um|fạs|send1. adj(= umfangreich, weitreichend) extensive; (= vieles enthaltend) comprehensive; Vollmachten, Maßnahmen sweeping, extensive; Vorbereitung thorough; Geständnis full, complete2. advcomprehensively* * *1) (covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) blanket2) (including many things: The school curriculum is very comprehensive.) comprehensive* * *um·fas·send[ʊmˈfasn̩t]I. adj1. (weitgehend) extensive\umfassende Vollmachten/Maßnahmen sweeping [or extensive] powers/measures2. (alles enthaltend) fullein \umfassender Bericht/ein \umfassendes Geständnis a full report/confessionII. advetw \umfassend berichten to report all the details of sth, to cover sth thoroughly\umfassend gestehen to admit to everythingjdn \umfassend informieren to keep sb informed of everything* * *1.Adjektiv full <reply, information, survey, confession>; extensive, wide, comprehensive <knowledge, powers>; broad < education>; extensive <preparations, measures>2.* * *umfassendes Geständnis full confessionC. adv informieren etc: comprehensively; (vollständig) completely, fully; (durchgreifend) drastically* * *1.Adjektiv full <reply, information, survey, confession>; extensive, wide, comprehensive <knowledge, powers>; broad < education>; extensive <preparations, measures>2.* * *adj.capacious adj.comprehensive adj.encyclopedic adj.extensive adj.global adj. adv.capaciously adv.comprehensively adv.encyclopedically adv.explicitly adv. -
108 ungehalten
* * *displeased; indignant* * *ụn|ge|hal|ten1. adjindignant ( über +acc about)2. advindignantly* * *un·ge·hal·ten[ˈʊngəhaltn̩]* * *1. 2.adverbial indignantly; <reply, say> in an aggrieved tone* * *A. adj (unwillig) annoyed (* * *1. 2.adverbial indignantly; <reply, say> in an aggrieved tone* * *(über) adj.impatient (for) adj. adj.indignant adj. adv.indignantly adv. -
109 Weidmannsdank
Interj. Jägerspr.: Weidmannsdank! customary reply to Weidmannsheil! and good hunting to you too!* * *Weid|manns|dạnkinterj (HUNT)thank you (as answer to Weidmannsheil)* * *Weid·manns·dank[vaitmansˈdaŋk]interj an acknowledgement to the expression “good hunting”„Weidmannsheil!“ — „\Weidmannsdank!“ “good hunting!” — “thank you!”* * *Weidmannsdank! customary reply to Weidmannsheil! and good hunting to you too! -
110 würdigen
v/t1. (lobend erwähnen) acknowledge; (preisen) pay tribute to; (schätzen) appreciate; zu würdigen wissen appreciate2. geh.: jemanden keines Blickes / keiner Antwort würdigen not deign to look at s.o. / reply to s.o.* * *to appreciate* * *wụ̈r|di|gen ['vʏrdɪgn]vt1) (= anerkennen) to appreciate; (= lobend erwähnen) to acknowledge; (= respektieren) to respect; (= ehren) to pay tribute toetw gebührend or nach Gebühr/richtig würdigen — to appreciate sth properly/fully
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geh: = für würdig befinden) würdigen — to deem sb worthy of sthjdn eines/keines Blickes/Grußes etc würdigen — to deign/not to deign to look at/greet etc sb
* * *wür·di·gen[ˈvʏrdɪgn̩]vt▪ etw/jdn \würdigen to acknowledge sth/sbihre Leistung wurde in vielen Artikeln gewürdigt her performance was acknowledged in many articles2. (schätzen)▪ etw \würdigen to appreciate sthetw zu \würdigen wissen to appreciate sth3. (geh)sie würdigte ihn keines Blickes she didn't deign to look at him* * *transitives Verb2)jemanden keines Blickes/keiner Antwort würdigen — not deign to look at/answer somebody
* * *würdigen v/tzu würdigen wissen appreciate2. geh:jemanden keines Blickes/keiner Antwort würdigen not deign to look at sb/reply to sb* * *transitives Verb2)jemanden keines Blickes/keiner Antwort würdigen — not deign to look at/answer somebody
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111 wurstig
Adj. umg., Haltung etc.: couldn’t-care-less...; er ist ziemlich wurstig he doesn’t really give a damn* * *wụrs|tig ['vʊrstɪç]adj (inf)devil-may-care attr, couldn't-care-less attr (inf)* * *wurs·tig<-er, -ste>[ˈvʊrstɪç]* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv couldn't-care-less attrib. <attitude, behaviour, reply>2.adverbial in a couldn't-care-less way* * *er ist ziemlich wurstig he doesn’t really give a damn* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv couldn't-care-less attrib. <attitude, behaviour, reply>2.adverbial in a couldn't-care-less way -
112 zurechtlegen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)1. put out; (ordnen) arrange2. fig.: sich (Dat) eine Ausrede etc. zurechtlegen have an excuse etc. ready; sich (Dat) seine Argumente zurechtlegen work out one’s arguments in advance, marshal one’s arguments* * *zu|rẹcht|le|genvt septo lay or get out readyetw zurechtlegen — to lay or get sth out ready; (fig) to work sth out
alle Argumente zurechtlegen —
das hast du dir (bloß) zurechtgelegt! (gedeutet) (erfunden) — that's just your interpretation you just made that up!
* * *zu·recht|le·genI. vtII. vr* * *transitives Verb1) lay out [ready] (Dat. for)2) (fig.) get ready; preparesich (Dat.) eine Erwiderung zurechtgelegt haben — have a reply ready
* * *zurechtlegen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)1. put out; (ordnen) arrange2. fig:sich (dat)eine Ausrede etczurechtlegen have an excuse etc ready;sich (dat)seine Argumente zurechtlegen work out one’s arguments in advance, marshal one’s arguments* * *transitives Verb1) lay out [ready] (Dat. for)2) (fig.) get ready; preparesich (Dat.) eine Erwiderung zurechtgelegt haben — have a reply ready
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113 zurückfragen
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-)1. ask in reply2. rückfragen* * *zu|rụ̈ck|fra|gen sep1. vt2. vito ask something or a question back; (wegen einer Auskunft) to check back* * *zu·rück|fra·genvi to ask a question in return* * *intransitives Verb answer with a question‘...?’ fragte er zurück — ‘...?’, he asked in return
* * *zurückfragen v/i (trennb, hat -ge-)1. ask in reply* * *intransitives Verb answer with a question‘...?’ fragte er zurück — ‘...?’, he asked in return
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114 zurückgeben
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. give back, return; (Wechselgeld) give; (Fahrkarte, Waren etc.) return; (reklamieren) take back; (Führerschein, Parteibuch etc.) hand in; (Freiheit, Selbstwertgefühl, Zuversicht etc.) give back, restore* * *to hand back; to render; to give back; to return; to restore* * *zu|rụ̈ck|ge|benvt septo give back, to return; Wechselgeld to give back; Ball, Kompliment, Beleidigung to return; (= erwidern) to retort, to rejoiner gab mir das Buch zurück — he gave the book back to me, he returned the book to me
das Geld kannst du dir von der Firma zurückgeben lassen — you can ask the firm to give you the money back
dieser Erfolg gab ihm seine Zuversicht wieder zurück —
jdm sein Wort zurückgeben (= sich entloben) — to release sb from his/her etc word to break off one's engagement
* * *1) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) hand2) (to return something: She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.) give back3) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) return* * *zu·rück|ge·ben▪ etw \zurückgeben to return sth3. (erwidern)▪ [jdm] etw \zurückgeben to return sth [to sb]ein Kompliment \zurückgeben to return a compliment▪ jdm etw \zurückgeben to give sb back sth, to restore sb's sth* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give back; return; hand in <driver's licence, membership card>; return <goods, unused ticket, etc.>; relinquish <mandate, office, etc.>; give back < freedom>jemandem etwas zurückgeben — give something back to somebody; return something to somebody
2) (erwidern) reply3) auch itr. (Ballspiele) return <ball, puck, service, pass, throw>; (nach hinten geben) pass < ball> back[den Ball] an jemanden zurückgeben — return the ball to somebody
* * *zurückgeben (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. give back, return; (Wechselgeld) give; (Fahrkarte, Waren etc) return; (reklamieren) take back; (Führerschein, Parteibuch etc) hand in; (Freiheit, Selbstwertgefühl, Zuversicht etc) give back, restoreB. v/t & v/i (Ball etc) return (the ball) (* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give back; return; hand in <driver's licence, membership card>; return <goods, unused ticket, etc.>; relinquish <mandate, office, etc.>; give back < freedom>jemandem etwas zurückgeben — give something back to somebody; return something to somebody
2) (erwidern) reply3) auch itr. (Ballspiele) return <ball, puck, service, pass, throw>; (nach hinten geben) pass < ball> back[den Ball] an jemanden zurückgeben — return the ball to somebody
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115 zurückschreiben
v/i (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) write back, reply* * *zu·rück|schrei·benvt INFORM* * *zurückschreiben v/i (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) write back, reply* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to rewrite v.(§ p.,p.p.: rewrote, rewritten)to write back v. -
116 zustimmen
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) agree (+ Dat to s.th. oder with s.o.); (einwilligen) auch consent (to s.th.); (billigen) approve (of s.th.); zustimmende Antwort affirmative reply; zustimmend nicken nod in approval, nod assent; dem kann ich nur zustimmen I quite agree, I agree with that completely; sie stimmt ihm nicht zu she doesn’t agree with him* * *to consent; to agree; to assent; to approve* * *zu|stim|menvi sepzústimmen — to agree (to sth)jdm (in einem Punkt) zústimmen — to agree with sb (on a point)
einer Politik zústimmen — to endorse a policy
dem kann man nur zústimmen — I/we etc quite agree with you/him etc
er nickte zústimmend — he nodded in agreement
eine zústimmende Antwort — an affirmative answer
* * *1) (to agree to: He acceded to my request.) accede to2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) agree3) ((with to) to agree: They assented to the proposal.) assent4) (to give permission or agree (to): I had no choice but to consent to the plan; Her father consented to her marrying me although I was just a poor student.) consent5) (to agree with (a plan, idea etc): They fell in with our suggestion.) fall in with* * *zu|stim·menvi▪ jdm \zustimmen to agree [with sb]dem kann ich \zustimmen! I'll go along with that!; (billigen) to approve [[of] sth]; (einwilligen) to consent [to sth]* * *intransitives Verb agreejemandem [in einem Punkt] zustimmen — agree with somebody [on a point]
* * *zustimmen v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) agree (+dat to sth oder with sb); (einwilligen) auch consent (to sth); (billigen) approve (of sth);zustimmende Antwort affirmative reply;zustimmend nicken nod in approval, nod assent;dem kann ich nur zustimmen I quite agree, I agree with that completely;sie stimmt ihm nicht zu she doesn’t agree with him* * *intransitives Verb agreejemandem [in einem Punkt] zustimmen — agree with somebody [on a point]
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117 Antwortbrief
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118 erwiedern
(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) reply -
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120 Recht auf Gegendarstellung
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