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1 abwinken
(trennb., hat -ge-)II v/i1. give a dismissive gesture; (Angebotenes zurückweisen) make a gesture of refusal; als ich mit meinem Vorschlag kam, hat er gleich abgewinkt he wouldn’t even listen to my suggestion2. Dirigent: stop the orchestra3. umg.: bis zum Abwinken (im Überfluss) in abundance, galore präd.; es gab Kuchen bis zum Abwinken there was cake galore* * *ạb|win|ken sep1. vi (inf)(abwehrend) to wave it/him etc aside; (resignierend) to groan; (fig = ablehnen) to say noals er merkte, wovon ich reden wollte, winkte er gleich ab — when he realized what I wanted to talk about he immediately put me off or stopped me
der Chef winkt bei so einem Vorschlag bestimmt gleich ab — the boss is bound to say no to or to turn down a suggestion like that
wenn Bonn abwinkt... — if the (German) government turns us/them etc down or says no...
See:→ müde2. vti(bei Zug) to give the "go" signalein Rennen abwinken — to wave the chequered (Brit) or checkered (US) flag; (nach Unfall etc) to stop the race
trinken/tanzen bis zum Abwinken (inf) — to drink/dance till one drops (inf)
es gab Champagner bis zum Abwinken (inf) — there was loads and loads of champagne (inf)
* * *(to dismiss (a suggestion etc) without paying much attention to it.) wave aside* * *ab|win·kenvi (fam) to signal one's refusal* * *1.intransitives Verb2.uninteressiert abwinken — wave it/them aside uninterestedly
transitives Verb (Motorsport)ein Rennen abwinken — wave the chequered flag; (bei einer Unterbrechung) stop a race
* * *abwinken (trennb, hat -ge-)B. v/i1. give a dismissive gesture; (Angebotenes zurückweisen) make a gesture of refusal;als ich mit meinem Vorschlag kam, hat er gleich abgewinkt he wouldn’t even listen to my suggestion2. Dirigent: stop the orchestra3. umg:es gab Kuchen bis zum Abwinken there was cake galore* * *1.intransitives Verb2.uninteressiert abwinken — wave it/them aside uninterestedly
transitives Verb (Motorsport)ein Rennen abwinken — wave the chequered flag; (bei einer Unterbrechung) stop a race
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