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1 lauern
v/i lie in wait ( auf + Akk for); (Ausschau halten) be on the lookout (for), Gefahr: lurk; auf eine Gelegenheit etc. lauern watch out for an opportunity etc.; ungeduldig: wait impatiently for an opportunity etc.* * *to skulk; to lurk* * *lau|ern ['lauɐn]vi (lit, fig)to lurk, to lie in wait ( auf +acc for); (inf) to wait ( auf +acc for)ein láúernder Blick — a furtive glance
* * *1) (to wait in hiding especially with a dishonest or criminal purpose: She saw someone lurking in the shadows.) lurk2) (to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose): Someone was skulking in the bushes.) skulk* * *lau·ern[ˈlauɐn]vi1. (in einem Versteck warten) to lie in wait▪ darauf \lauern, dass... to lie in wait for...auf so einer Reise \lauern alle möglichen Gefahren there are all kinds of dangers lurking on a journey like this▪ \lauernd lurkingdie Löwen umkreisten \lauernd die Herde the lions lurked around the herd▪ auf jdn \lauern to wait impatiently for sb▪ darauf \lauern, dass... to wait in anticipation for...die anderen lauerten nur darauf, dass sie einen Fehler machte the others were just waiting for her to make a mistake* * *intransitives Verb1) (auch fig.) lurkauf jemanden/etwas lauern — lie in wait for somebody/something
2) (ugs.): (ungeduldig warten)auf jemanden/etwas lauern — wait [impatiently] for somebody/something
* * *lauern v/i lie in wait (* * *intransitives Verb1) (auch fig.) lurkauf jemanden/etwas lauern — lie in wait for somebody/something
2) (ugs.): (ungeduldig warten)auf jemanden/etwas lauern — wait [impatiently] for somebody/something
* * *v.to lurk v. -
2 lauern
lau·ern [ʼlauɐn]vi1) ( in einem Versteck warten) to lie in wait;darauf \lauern, dass... to lie in wait for...;auf so einer Reise \lauern alle möglichen Gefahren there are all kinds of dangers lurking on a journey like this;\lauernd lurking;die Löwen umkreisten \lauernd die Herde the lions lurked around the herdauf jdn \lauern to wait impatiently for sb;darauf \lauern, dass... to wait in anticipation for...;die anderen lauerten nur darauf, dass sie einen Fehler machte the others were just waiting for her to make a mistake -
3 gespannt
I P.P. spannenII Adj.2. (erwartungsvoll) expectant; (aufgeregt) eager; (neugierig) curious; ich bin gespannt auf (+ Akk) I can’t wait to see ( oder find out etc.); ich bin gespannt auf das Konzert I wonder what the concert’s going to be like; ich bin gespannt, ob... I wonder if ( oder whether)...; ich bin gespannt wie ein Flitzebogen oder Regenschirm umg., hum. I’m dying ( oder bursting) to find out etc.; etw. mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit verfolgen follow s.th. closely ( oder with keen interest)III Adv. (aufmerksam, konzentriert) intently; gespannt zusehen watch closely, be riveted; er hörte gespannt zu he listened intently, he was all ears; wir warten schon ganz gespannt we can’t wait (to hear etc.)* * *tight; anxious; taut; tense; agog; inquisitive; intent* * *ge|spạnnt [gə'ʃpant]1. adj1) Seil, Schnur tautin gespannter Erwartung — in eager or keen anticipation
ich bin gespannt, wie er darauf reagiert — I wonder how he'll react to that, I'd like to see how he reacts to that
ich bin sehr gespannt, was ich zu Weihnachten bekomme — I'm longing or dying to know what I'm getting for Christmas
or Flitzbogen (hum inf) — I'm dying to know/see/find out, I'm on tenterhooks (esp Brit) or on pins and needles (US)
da bin ich aber gespannt! — I'm looking forward to that; (iro) (oh really?) that I'd like to see!
2. advintentlygespannt zuhören/zusehen — to be engrossed with what's going on
gespannt in seinem Buch lesen — to be engrossed in one's book
See:→ auch spannen* * *1) (eager and excited: We were all agog at the news.) agog2) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) tense3) (tight; tightly stretched.) tense4) tensely* * *ge·spannt1. (sehr erwartungsvoll) expectantmit \gespannter Aufmerksamkeit with rapt [or undivided] attention\gespannte Erwartung great [or high] expectations pl▪ \gespannt sein, ob/was/wie... to be anxious [or keen] to see [or to know] whether/what/how...ich bin sehr \gespannt, wie er darauf reagiert I'm very keen [or I'm dying] [or I'm all agog] to see [or to know] how he reacts2. (konfliktträchtig) tenseeine \gespannte Lage a tense [or explosive] [or volatile] situation* * *1.1) eager; expectant; rapt < attention>2.ich bin gespannt, ob... — I'm keen or eager to know/see whether...
adverbial eagerly; expectantlyeiner Geschichte gespannt zuhören — listen with rapt attention to a story
* * *B. adjich bin gespannt auf das Konzert I wonder what the concert’s going to be like;ich bin gespannt, ob … I wonder if ( oder whether) …;etwas mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit verfolgen follow sth closely ( oder with keen interest)C. adv (aufmerksam, konzentriert) intently;gespannt zusehen watch closely, be riveted;er hörte gespannt zu he listened intently, he was all ears;wir warten schon ganz gespannt we can’t wait (to hear etc)* * *1.1) eager; expectant; rapt < attention>2.ich bin gespannt, ob... — I'm keen or eager to know/see whether...
adverbial eagerly; expectantly* * *(begierig) darauf sein zu ausdr.to be anxious to expr. adj.agog adj.stretched adj.taut adj.tense adj. adv.tensely adv. -
4 Sehnsucht
f longing, yearning ( nach for); Sehnsucht nach auch ardent desire for; Sehnsucht haben nach long ( oder yearn) for; mit Sehnsucht erwarten await with eager anticipation* * *die Sehnsuchtyen; desire; longing; nostalgia; wishfulness; yearning* * *Sehn|sucht ['zeːnzʊxt]flonging, yearning (nach for); (schmachtend) piningSéhnsucht haben — to have a longing or yearning
* * *die1) (a desire or longing: a craving for adventure.) craving2) wistfulness3) ((a) strong desire.) yearning* * *Sehn·sucht<-, -süchte>[ˈze:nzʊxt, pl -zʏçtə]f longing, yearning\Sehnsucht nach Liebe yearning to be loved\Sehnsucht [nach jdm/etw] haben to have a longing [or yearning] [for sb/sth]vor \Sehnsucht with longingdu wirst schon mit \Sehnsucht erwartet (fam) they are longing [or can't wait] to see you* * *die longing; yearningSehnsucht nach jemandem haben — long or yearn to see somebody
* * *Sehnsucht f longing, yearning (nach for);Sehnsucht nach auch ardent desire for;Sehnsucht haben nach long ( oder yearn) for;mit Sehnsucht erwarten await with eager anticipation* * *die longing; yearningSehnsucht nach jemandem haben — long or yearn to see somebody
* * *(nach) f.craving (for) n.longing (for) n.n. f.wishfulness n.yearning n.
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