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1 entwinden
(unreg.) geh.I v/t: jemandem etw. entwinden wrest s.th. from s.o.* * *ent|wịn|den [ɛnt'vɪndn] ptp entwu\#nden [ɛnt'vʊndn]vt irreg (geh)* * *(to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) wrench* * *ent·win·den ** * *entwinden (irr) gehA. v/t:jemandem etwas entwinden wrest sth from sbB. v/r extricate o.s. (aus from), wriggle free (from) -
2 zappeln
v/i thrash about; sich wehrend: auch struggle; sich windend: wriggle; vor Unruhe: jiggle around, fidget; an der Angel / im Netz zappeln Fisch: thrash about on the end of the line / in the net; hör auf zu zappeln! sit ( oder lie, stand etc.) still, will you; jemanden zappeln lassen fig. keep s.o. on tenterhooks* * *to writhe; to fidget; to flounder* * *zạp|peln ['tsapln]vito wriggle; (Hampelmann) to jiggle; (= unruhig sein) to fidgeter zappelte mit Armen und Beinen — he was all of a fidget (Brit), he couldn't sit still
* * *1) (to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) flounder2) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) struggle* * *zap·peln[ˈtsapl̩n]vi to wrigglean der Angel/im Netz \zappeln to wriggle on the fishing rod/in the net* * *intransitives Verb wriggle; < child> fidgetmit den Beinen/Armen zappeln — wave one's legs/arms about
jemanden zappeln lassen — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody on tenterhooks
* * *zappeln v/i thrash about; sich wehrend: auch struggle; sich windend: wriggle; vor Unruhe: jiggle around, fidget;an der Angel/im Netz zappeln Fisch: thrash about on the end of the line/in the net;jemanden zappeln lassen fig keep sb on tenterhooks* * *intransitives Verb wriggle; < child> fidgetmit den Beinen/Armen zappeln — wave one's legs/arms about
jemanden zappeln lassen — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody on tenterhooks
* * *v.to flounce v.to flounder v.
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