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v/i (trennb., ist -ge-)2. sein Blick schweifte wiederholt ab his eyes kept wandering; sein Blick schweifte wiederholt von... ab his eyes kept straying from...* * *to ramble; to digress; to swerve* * *ạb|schwei|fenvi sep aux sein (lit, fig)to stray, to wander (off or away); (Redner auch) to digresser schweifte vom Thema ab — he deviated from the subject
* * *1) (to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) digress2) (to speak in an aimless or confused way.) ramble3) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) wander* * *ab|schwei·fen▪ [von etw] \abschweifen to deviate [from sth]vom Thema \abschweifen to digress [from a topic]bitte schweifen Sie nicht ab! please stick [or keep] to the point* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein digress* * *abschweifen v/i (trennb, ist -ge-)1. vom Thema: digress;nicht abschweifen! keep ( oder stick) to the point!2.sein Blick schweifte wiederholt ab his eyes kept wandering;sein Blick schweifte wiederholt von … ab his eyes kept straying from …* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein digress* * *v.to digress v. -
4 Irrsal
n; -(e)s, -e; poet. straying from the straight and narrow* * * -
5 Zügel
m; -s, -; rein; ein Pferd am Zügel führen lead a horse by the rein; einem Pferd in die Zügel fallen rein a horse in ( oder back); die Zügel anziehen / lockern tighten / loosen the reins (auch fig.); die Zügel schießen oder schleifen lassen give free rein to (auch fig.); ( bei jemandem) die Zügel kurz halten fig. keep a tight rein on s.o.; die Zügel an sich reißen fig. take over the reins, take over control; die Zügel ( fest) in der Hand haben oder halten fig. have things (firmly) under control; seiner Leidenschaft / Fantasie etc. Zügel anlegen geh., fig. keep one’s passion / imagination etc. in check ( oder under control), rein in one’s passion / imagination etc.* * *die Zügelrein (Pl.)* * *Zü|gel ['tsyːgl]m -s, -rein (auch fig)einem Pferd in die Zǘgel fallen — to seize a horse by the reins, to seize a horse's reins
die Zǘgel anziehen (lit) — to draw in the reins; (fig) to keep a tighter rein (bei on)
die Zǘgel fest in der Hand haben/behalten (fig) — to have/keep things firmly in hand or under control
die Zǘgel locker lassen (lit) — to slacken one's hold on the reins; (fig) to give free rein (bei to)
reißen (fig) — to seize the reins
seiner Wut/seinen Gefühlen etc die Zǘgel schießen lassen (fig) — to give full vent or free rein to one's rage/feelings etc
jdm Zǘgel anlegen — to take sb in hand
Zǘgel anlegen —
jds Übermut Zǘgel anlegen (liter) — to curb sb's overexuberance
seinen Begierden Zǘgel anlegen (liter) — to curb or bridle one's desires
See:* * *der1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) rein2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) rein3) (something which restrains or controls: We'll have to put a curb on his enthusiasm.) curb* * *Zü·gel<-s, ->[ˈtsy:gl̩]m reins npldie \Zügel anziehen to draw in the reins, to rein back [or in]▶ jdm/etw \Zügel anlegen to take sb in hand/to contain [or control] sth▶ die \Zügel [straffer] anziehen to keep a tighter rein on things▶ seinen Gefühlen die \Zügel schießen lassen to give full vent [or free rein] to one's feelings▶ die \Zügel [fest] in der Hand [be]halten to keep a firm grip [or hold] on things* * *der; Zügels, Zügel1) rein2) (fig.)die Zügel [fest] in der Hand haben — be [firmly] in control; have things [firmly] under control
die Zügel schleifen lassen od. lockern — slacken the reins
* * *ein Pferd am Zügel führen lead a horse by the rein;einem Pferd in die Zügel fallen rein a horse in ( oder back);die Zügel anziehen/lockern tighten/loosen the reins (auch fig);schleifen lassen give free rein to (auch fig);(bei jemandem) die Zügel kurz halten fig keep a tight rein on sb;die Zügel an sich reißen fig take over the reins, take over control;halten fig have things (firmly) under control;seiner Leidenschaft/Fantasie etcZügel anlegen geh, fig keep one’s passion/imagination etc in check ( oder under control), rein in one’s passion/imagination etc* * *der; Zügels, Zügel1) rein2) (fig.)die Zügel [fest] in der Hand haben — be [firmly] in control; have things [firmly] under control
die Zügel schleifen lassen od. lockern — slacken the reins
* * *rein n. -
6 Streuung
f ELEKTRON scatter, PHYS scatter, scattering, straying
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straying — stingray … Anagrams dictionary
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out-straying — … Useful english dictionary
stingray — straying … Anagrams dictionary
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