Happen

Happen
m; -s, -
1. bite (to eat); (Bissen) gobbet; kleiner: morsel; leckerer: titbit (Am. tidbit); großer Happen hunk; einen Happen essen have a bite to eat
2. fig. (Beute) catch; fetter Happen good catch (oder haul)
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der Happen
mouthful
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Hạp|pen ['hapn]
m -s, - (inf)
mouthful, morsel; (= kleine Mahlzeit) bite, snack

ein fetter Happen (fig) — a good catch

nach dem Theater aßen wir noch einen Happen — after the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) we had a bite to eat (inf) or a snack

ich habe heute noch keinen Happen gegessen — I haven't had a bite to eat all day

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der
(a small bite: Have a nibble of this cake.) nibble
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Hap·pen
<-s, ->
[ˈhapn̩]
m (fam) (kleine Mahlzeit) snack
ich habe heute noch keinen \Happen gegessen I haven't eaten a thing all day!
▶ ein fetter \Happen (fam) a good [or fine] catch
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der; Happens, Happen: morsel

einen Happen essen — have a bite to eat

ein fetter Happen — (fig.) a real plum

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Happen m; -s, -
1. bite (to eat); (Bissen) gobbet; kleiner: morsel; leckerer: titbit (US tidbit);
großer Happen hunk;
einen Happen essen have a bite to eat
2. fig (Beute) catch;
fetter Happen good catch (oder haul)
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der; Happens, Happen: morsel

einen Happen essen — have a bite to eat

ein fetter Happen — (fig.) a real plum

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- m.
bite (snack) n.
snack n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.

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