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I noun1) Manschette, dieII transitive verbcuff somebody's ears, cuff somebody over the ears — jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben (ugs.)
* * *I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) die Manschette2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) der Hosenaufschlag2. verb- academic.ru/115800/cufflinks">cufflinksII 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) der Knuff2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) knuffen* * *[kʌf]I. nI rolled back my \cuffs ich krempelte die Ärmel hoch▪ \cuffs pl Handschellen plget the \cuffs on him! legen Sie ihm [die] Handschellen an!5.▶ off the \cuff aus dem StegreifII. vt▪ to \cuff sbwith his hands \cuffed behind his back mit auf dem Rücken gefesselten Händen* * *I [kʌf]n1) Manschette foff the cuff — aus dem Handgelenk, aus dem Stegreif
3) usu pl (inf: handcuff) Handschelle f4) (dated US infII= credit)
on the cuff — auf Stottern (inf)1. vt(= strike) einen Klaps geben (+dat), eins um die Ohren geben (+dat) (inf)2. n(= blow) Klaps m* * *cuff1 [kʌf] scuff link Manschettenknopf m;off the cuff umg aus dem Handgelenk (heraus), aus dem Stegreif;on the cuff US umga) auf Pump,b) gratis2. pl umg Manschetten pl, Handschellen plcuff2 [kʌf]A v/ta) jemanden (mit der flachen Hand) schlagen:cuff sb’s ears jemanden ohrfeigenb) jemandem einen Klaps gebenB sa) Schlag m (mit der flachen Hand):give sb a cuff round the ear jemandem eine Ohrfeige gebenb) Klaps m* * *I noun1) Manschette, dieII transitive verboff the cuff — (fig.) aus dem Stegreif
cuff somebody's ears, cuff somebody over the ears — jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben (ugs.)
* * *n.Aufschlag m.Manschette f.
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