Hebel

m; -s, -

1. PHYS. lever

2. am Automat etc.: handle; (Kurbel) crank

3. fig. lever; den Hebel ansetzen umg. get things moving; wo willst du den Hebel ansetzen? umg. where are you going to start?, how are you going to set about it?; alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen umg. do everything in one’s power, move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned; am längeren Hebel sitzen have the whip (oder upper) hand; an den Hebeln der Macht sitzen be at the levers of power

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der Hebel

crowbar; lever

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He|bel ['heːbl]

m -s, -

1) (PHYS = Griff) lever; (an Maschinen) handle, lever; (fig) leverage

den Hébel ansetzen — to position the lever; (fig) to tackle it, to set about it

den Hébel an der richtigen Stelle ansetzen (fig) — to set about or tackle it in the right way

alle Hébel in Bewegung setzen (inf) — to move heaven and earth

am längeren Hébel sitzen (inf) — to have the whip hand

2) (SPORT = Hebelgriff) lever hold

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der

1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) lever

2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) lever

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He·bel

<-s, ->

[ˈhe:bl̩]

m

1. (Griff) lever

2. SPORT s. Hebelgriff

3.

▶ alle \Hebel in Bewegung setzen, um etw zu tun (fam) to move heaven and earth to do sth, to set all wheels in motion to do sth

▶ am längeren \Hebel sitzen (fam) to hold the whip hand

▶ den \Hebel an der richtigen Stelle ansetzen to set about [or esp AM tackle] sth in the right way

▶ am \Hebel sitzen to be in charge [or control]

▶ an vielen \Hebeln sitzen to occupy several positions of power and influence

▶ [an etw dat] den \Hebel so ansetzen, dass ... (fam) to tackle sth in such a way that ...

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der; Hebels, Hebel (auch Griff, Physik) lever

den Hebel ansetzen — position the lever

alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen — (ugs.) move heaven and earth

am längeren Hebel sitzen — (ugs.) have the whip hand

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Hebel m; -s, -

1. PHYS lever

2. am Automat etc: handle; (Kurbel) crank

3. fig lever;

den Hebel ansetzen umg get things moving;

wo willst du den Hebel ansetzen? umg where are you going to start?, how are you going to set about it?;

alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen umg do everything in one’s power, move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned;

am längeren Hebel sitzen have the whip (oder upper) hand;

an den Hebeln der Macht sitzen be at the levers of power

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der; Hebels, Hebel (auch Griff, Physik) lever

den Hebel ansetzen — position the lever

alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen — (ugs.) move heaven and earth

am längeren Hebel sitzen — (ugs.) have the whip hand

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-- m.

lever n.