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1 rummage
1. intransitive verbwühlen (ugs.); kramen (ugs.)2. nounhave a rummage through something — etwas durchwühlen od. durchstöbern
* * *1. verb(to search by turning things out or over: He rummaged in the drawer for a clean shirt.) herumwühlen2. noun(a thorough search.) die Durchsuchung* * *rum·mage[ˈrʌmɪʤ]I. vi▪ to \rummage through [or in] sth etw durchstöbernto \rummage through a drawer/sb's pockets eine Schublade/jds Taschen durchwühlenII. n Durchstöbern ntto have a \rummage around [or about] [sth] etw durchstöbern* * *['rʌmɪdZ]1. n1)to have a good rummage in sth — etw gründlich durchstöbern or durchwühlen
to have a good rummage around — gründlich herumstöbern or herumwühlen
2) (= jumble) Ramsch m2. viherumstöbern, herumwühlen (among, in in +dat, for nach)* * *rummage [ˈrʌmıdʒ]A v/tB v/i auch rummage about ( oder around) (herum)stöbern oder (-)wühlen oder (-)kramen (among, in in dat):rummage through → A 1C s3. obs Wirrwarr m* * *1. intransitive verbwühlen (ugs.); kramen (ugs.)2. nounrummage about or around — herumkramen (ugs.)
have a rummage through something — etwas durchwühlen od. durchstöbern
* * *v.durchsuchen v.
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