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2 abknabbern
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3 abnagen
1. to gnaw2. to gnaw off3. to nibble off -
4 nagen
I vt/i gnaw; knabbernd: nibble (an + Dat at); nagen an (+ Dat) ätzend: auch GEOL. eat into, corrode; fig. gnaw at; an einem Knochen nagen gnaw at a bone; an der Unterlippe nagen bite one’s (lower) lip; an jemandes Gesundheit nagen fig. undermine s.o.’s health; Zweifel nagten an ihr fig. she felt a nagging doubt; Hungertuch* * *to gnaw; to rankle* * *na|gen ['naːgn]1. vi (lit, fig)to gnaw ( an +dat at); (= knabbern) to nibble ( an +dat at); (Rost, Wasser) to eat ( an +dat into)an einem Knochen nágen — to gnaw (on or at) a bone
2. vtto gnawwir haben nichts zu nágen noch zu beißen (old) — we've eaten our last crust
* * *na·gen[ˈna:gn̩]I. vi1. (mit den Nagezähnen beißen)an einem Knochen \nagen to gnaw on a bonean einem Bleistift \nagen to chew on a pencil2. (schmerzlich wühlen)▪ an jdm \nagen to nag [at] sbII. vtIII. vr* * *1.intransitives Verb gnaw2.an etwas (Dat.) nagen — gnaw [at] something
transitives Verb gnaw off* * *an +dat at);an einem Knochen nagen gnaw at a bone;an der Unterlippe nagen bite one’s (lower) lip;an jemandes Gesundheit nagen fig undermine sb’s health;B. v/r:sich durch etwas nagen gnaw through sth; Säure: eat through sth* * *1.intransitives Verb gnaw2.an etwas (Dat.) nagen — gnaw [at] something
transitives Verb gnaw off* * *v.to gnaw v. -
5 abfressen
* * *to graze down* * *ạb|fres|senvt sepBlätter, Gras to eat; Metall, Schicht to eat away, to corrodedas Aas bis auf die Knochen abfressen — to strip the carcass to the bones
die Giraffe frisst die Blätter von den Bäumen ab — the giraffe strips the leaves off the trees
* * *(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) crop* * *ab|fres·sendas Gras \abfressen to crop the grass2. (abnagen)* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)etwas [von etwas] abfressen — eat something off [something]
* * ** * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)etwas [von etwas] abfressen — eat something off [something]
2) (leer fressen) strip <tree, stem, etc.> bare -
6 schnabulieren
umg.* * *schna|bu|lie|ren [ʃnabu'liːrən] ptp schnabuliertviinf = essen) to nibble* * *transitives, intransitives Verb (fam.) eat with great enjoyment* * *schnabulieren umg* * *transitives, intransitives Verb (fam.) eat with great enjoyment -
7 herumfahren
herumfahren, um eine Bestimmung
to get round a clause;
• auf Fahrgastsuche herumfahren (Taxi) to cruise, to ply for hire (Br.);
• j. herumführen to show s. o. round;
• um den Konkurs gerade noch herumkommen to stave off bankruptcy (coll.);
• an einem Angebot herumkritteln to nibble at an offer;
• j. als Vertreter herumschicken to send s. o. on a tour;
• sich mit einer Behörde herumschlagen to battle with an authority;
• sich mit schwierigen Kunden herumschlagen to meet with considerable sales resistance;
• sich mit dem Finanzamt herumstreiten to tussle with the tax and revenue office. -
8 um eine Bestimmung
herumfahren, um eine Bestimmung
to get round a clause;
• auf Fahrgastsuche herumfahren (Taxi) to cruise, to ply for hire (Br.);
• j. herumführen to show s. o. round;
• um den Konkurs gerade noch herumkommen to stave off bankruptcy (coll.);
• an einem Angebot herumkritteln to nibble at an offer;
• j. als Vertreter herumschicken to send s. o. on a tour;
• sich mit einer Behörde herumschlagen to battle with an authority;
• sich mit schwierigen Kunden herumschlagen to meet with considerable sales resistance;
• sich mit dem Finanzamt herumstreiten to tussle with the tax and revenue office. -
9 nagen
na·gen [ʼna:gn̩]vian einem Bleistift \nagen to chew on a pencil2) ( schmerzlich wühlen)an jdm \nagen to nag [at] sbvt1) (ab\nagen)etw von etw \nagen to gnaw sth off sth2) (durch N\nagen herstellen)
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