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1 whisk away
transitive verb1) (flap away) wegscheuchen2) (remove suddenly)whisk something away [from somebody] — [jemandem] etwas [plötzlich] wegreißen
3) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile wegbringen* * *vt▪ to \whisk away away ⇆ sth etw schnell wegnehmen; (more vehemently) etw wegreißen; (hide from others) etw schnell verschwinden lassen* * *vt sep1) fly, wasp etc wegscheuchen2)(= take away suddenly)
the magician whisked away the tablecloth —her mother whisked the bottle away from her just in time — ihre Mutter schnappte (inf) or zog ihr die Flasche gerade noch rechtzeitig weg
he whisked her away to the Bahamas — er entführte sie auf die Bahamas
a big black car turned up and whisked him away — ein großes schwarzes Auto erschien und sauste or brauste mit ihm davon
* * *transitive verb1) (flap away) wegscheuchenwhisk something away [from somebody] — [jemandem] etwas [plötzlich] wegreißen
3) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile wegbringen -
2 whisk away
vtto \whisk away away <-> sth etw schnell wegnehmen;( more vehemently) etw wegreißen;( hide from others) etw schnell verschwinden lassen -
3 whisk
1. noun1) Wedel, der2. transitive verb1) (Cookery) [mit dem Schnee-/Rührbesen] schlagen2) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile bringenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93738/whisk_away">whisk away- whisk up* * *[wisk] 1. verb1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) wischen, schnellstens bringen2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) das Wischen2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) der Schneebesen* * *[(h)wɪsk]I. nelectric \whisk [elektrisches] Rührgerät3. (tied up bunch of twigs)fly \whisk Fliegenwedel mII. vt1. FOOD▪ to \whisk sth etw [schaumig] schlagen\whisk the egg whites until stiff schlagen Sie das Eiweiß steif2. (animal)to \whisk its tail mit dem Schwanz schlagen3. (take, move quickly)▪ to \whisk sb off:I was \whisked off to hospital ich wurde ins Krankenhaus überwiesenher husband \whisked her off to Egypt for her birthday ihr Mann entführte sie zu ihrem Geburtstag nach Ägypten* * *[wɪsk]1. ngive the eggs a good whisk — schlagen Sie die Eier gut durch
2. vt2)3)(= move quickly)
she whisked the book out of my hand — sie riss mir das Buch aus der Hand3. vi(= move quickly) fegen (inf), stieben* * *whisk [wısk; hwısk]A s1. Wischen n, Fegen n2. Husch m umg:in a whisk im oder in einem Husch3. leichter Schlag, Wischer m umg4. Wisch m, Büschel n (Stroh, Haare etc)5. (Staub-, Fliegen) Wedel m6. GASTR Schneebesen mB v/t1. fegen ( off von):whisk until stiff steif schlagenC v/i wischen, huschen, flitzen:whisk away weghuschen* * *1. noun1) Wedel, der2. transitive verb1) (Cookery) [mit dem Schnee-/Rührbesen] schlagen2) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile bringenPhrasal Verbs:- whisk up* * *v.wischen v. n.Schaumschläger m. -
4 whisk off
transitive verb1) (flap off) see academic.ru/93738/whisk_away">whisk away 1)2) (remove suddenly) [plötzlich] wegreißen* * *vt sepSee:= whisk away* * *transitive verb1) (flap off) see whisk away 1)2) (remove suddenly) [plötzlich] wegreißen3) see whisk away 3) -
5 whisker
noun3) (fig. coll.): (small distance)be within a whisker of something/doing something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) stehen/kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun
* * *['wiskə]1) (in plural a man's moustache, beard and/or sideburns.) der Backenbart2) ((usually in plural) one of the long hairs between the nose and the mouth of a cat etc.) das Schnurrbarthaar•- academic.ru/82061/whiskered">whiskered- whiskery
- miss by a whisker* * *whisk·er[ˈ(h)wɪskəʳ, AM -kɚ]n2.▪ \whiskers pl (of man: beard) Bartstoppeln pl; (hair on cheek) Backenbart m; (single hair of beard) Barthaar nt; (moustache) Schnurrbart m, Schnauz m SCHWEIZ; (big moustache) Schnauzbart m, Schnauzer m famyou've grown some \whiskers! du hast ja [jetzt] einen Bart!3.▶ by a \whisker um Haaresbreite, haarscharfI came within a \whisker of being run over today ich wäre heute beinahe überfahren worden* * *['wɪskə(r)]nSchnurrhaar nt; (of person) Barthaar ntto win sth by a whisker — etw fast gewinnen
* * *whisker s1. pl Backenbart m2. a) Barthaar n:our team was only a whisker away from victory SPORT umg unsere Mannschaft stand ganz knapp vor dem Siegb) pl umg Schnurrbart m3. ZOOL Schnurrhaar n (von Katzen etc)* * *noun3) (fig. coll.): (small distance)be within a whisker of something/doing something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) stehen/kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun
* * *n.Barthaar -e n.
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