anführen

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)

1. lead; MIL. auch command; (Bewegung, Entwicklung etc.) head, spearhead; (Tabelle etc.) be at the head of

2. (erwähnen, sagen) state, say; (Gründe) put forward, state; (zitieren) quote, cite a law etc.; (Beweise, Zeugen) produce; zur Verteidigung, Entschuldigung: state (in s.o.’s defen|ce [ Am. -se]), plead (as an excuse)

3. umg. (foppen) have (Am. put) s.o. on, take s.o. for a ride

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(erwähnen) to mention;

(leiten) to head; to lead;

(zitieren) to quote; to cite

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ạn|füh|ren

vt sep

1) (= vorangehen, befehligen) to lead

2) (= zitieren) to quote, to cite; Tatsachen, Beispiel to quote, to cite, to give; Einzelheiten to give; Umstand to cite, to refer to; Grund, Beweis to give, to offer; (= benennen) jdn to name, to cite

3) (TYP) to indicate or mark with quotation marks or inverted commas

4)

jdn anführen (inf) — to have sb on (inf), to take sb for a ride (inf)

der lässt sich leicht anführen — he's easily taken in

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1) (to be captain of (something non-military): John captained the football team last year.) captain

2) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) lead

3) (to speak of or refer to: He mentioned the plan.) mention

4) (to mention or state in support of an argument: to quote an example.) quote

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an|füh·ren

vt

1. (befehligen)

▪ jdn/etw \anführen to lead sb/sth

Truppen \anführen to command [or lead] troops

2. (fig: zitieren)

▪ etw \anführen to quote sth

ein Beispiel/Beweise/einen Grund \anführen to give an example/evidence/a reason

3. (fig: benennen)

▪ jdn \anführen to name sb

4. (fig fam: hereinlegen)

▪ jdn \anführen to take sb in, to have sb on sep

▪ sich von jdm \anführen lassen to be taken for a ride by sb, to be taken in by sb

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transitives Verb

1) lead; lead, head <procession>

2) (zitieren) quote

3) (nennen) quote, give, offer <example>; give, offer <details, reason, proof>

4) (ugs.): (hereinlegen) have on (Brit. coll.); dupe

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anführen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)

1. lead; MIL auch command; (Bewegung, Entwicklung etc) head, spearhead; (Tabelle etc) be at the head of

2. (erwähnen, sagen) state, say; (Gründe) put forward, state; (zitieren) quote, cite a law etc; (Beweise, Zeugen) produce; zur Verteidigung, Entschuldigung: state (in sb’s defence [ US -se]), plead (as an excuse)

3. umg (foppen) have (US put) sb on, take sb for a ride

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transitives Verb

1) lead; lead, head <procession>

2) (zitieren) quote

3) (nennen) quote, give, offer <example>; give, offer <details, reason, proof>

4) (ugs.): (hereinlegen) have on (Brit. coll.); dupe

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v.

to adduce v.

to invoke v.

to lead v.

(§ p.,p.p.: led)

to quote v.