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1 tweak
1. transitive verb2. nountweak somebody's ear — jemanden am Ohr ziehen
Kneifen, das* * *[twi:k] 1. verb(to pull with a sudden jerk.) zwicken2. noun(a sudden sharp pull: He gave her nose a playful tweak.) das Zwicken* * *[twi:k]I. vt1. (pull sharply)▪ to \tweak sth:the rider \tweaked the horse's reins in exasperation der Reiter riss verzweifelt die Zügel zurückthis proposal still needs some \tweaking an diesem Vorschlag muss noch etwas herumgefeilt werden▪ to \tweak sth out etw ausreißen2. (adjust)▪ to \tweak sth etw gerade ziehenhe \tweaked his tie straight er zog seine Krawatte zurechtII. nshe gave her eyebrows a few \tweaks with the tweezers sie zupfte hier und da mit der Pinzette an den Augenbrauen herumBilly gave Jane's ponytail a playful \tweak Billy zog Jane im Spaß an ihrem Pferdeschwanz* * *[twiːk]1. vt1) (= pull gently) kneifento tweak sb's ear — jdn am Ohr ziehen
to tweak sb's nose (lit) — jdn an der Nase ziehen; (fig) jdm eins auswischen (inf)
to tweak sth off/out — etw abkneifen/auszupfen
2. n1)to give sb's ear/nose a tweak — jdn am Ohr/an der Nase ziehen
2) (inf: slight alteration to system, rules, schedule, text) kleine Änderungto give sth a tweak (system, rules, schedule, text) — an etw (dat) herumdoktern (inf)
* * *tweak [twiːk]A v/ttweak sb’s ear jemanden am Ohr ziehentweak sb’s cheek jemanden in die Backe kneifenB s Zwicken n, Kneifen n* * *1. transitive verb2. nountweak somebody in the arm, tweak somebody's arm — jemanden in den Arm kneifen
Kneifen, das* * *v.zwicken v. -
2 tweak
[twi:k] vt1) ( pull sharply)to \tweak sth;the rider \tweaked the horse's reins in exasperation der Reiter riss verzweifelt die Zügel zurück;he was nervously \tweaking his ear again er zupfte wieder nervös an seinem Ohr; ( fig)this proposal still needs some \tweaking an diesem Vorschlag muss noch etwas herumgefeilt werden;to \tweak sth out etw ausreißen2) ( adjust)to \tweak sth etw gerade ziehen;she gave her eyebrows a few \tweaks with the tweezers sie zupfte hier und da mit der Pinzette an den Augenbrauen herum;Billy gave Jane's ponytail a playful \tweak Billy zog Jane im Spaß an ihrem Pferdeschwanz
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