- kneifen
- das Kneifenpinch* * *knei|fen ['knaifn] pret kni\#ff [knɪf] ptp gekni\#ffen [gə'knɪfn]1. vtto pinch
jdn knéífen — to pinch sb
jdn or jdm in den Arm knéífen — to pinch sb's arm
der Hund kniff den Schwanz zwischen die Beine — the dog put his tail between his legs
2. vi1) (= zwicken) to pinchvor +dat of); (vor Arbeit) to duck or back out ( vor +dat of); (vor Auseinandersetzung) to back outdie Bluse kneift — the blouse is too tight
3) (UNIV sl) to fail to remain motionless during a student duel* * *1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) nip2) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) nip* * *knei·fen<kniff, gekniffen>[ˈknaifn̩]I. vt▪ jdn \kneifen to pinch sb▪ jdn [o jdm] in etw akk \kneifen to pinch sb's sthII. vi1. (zwicken) to pinch2. (fam: zurückscheuen)▪ [vor etw dat] \kneifen to chicken out [of sth] pej fam, to duck out [of sth] fam▪ vor jdm \kneifen to shy away from [or to avoid] sbIII. vi impers▪ es kneift [jdn] [irgendwo] it hurts [or pinches] [sb] [somewhere]* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb pinch2.jemandem od. jemanden in den Arm kneifen — pinch somebody's arm
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (drücken) <clothes> be too tightvor einer Prüfung/Verantwortung kneifen — funk an examination (coll.)/ (coll.) duck [out of] a responsibility
* * *kneifen; kneift, kniff, hat gekniffenA. v/t & v/i (zwicken) pinch;jemandem oderjemanden in den Po kneifen pinch sb’s bottomB. v/i2. umg (sich drücken) back out (vor +dat of); feige: chicken out (of);vor einer Aufgabe/Verantwortung kneifen shirk (oder duck) a task/responsibility;du willst wohl kneifen? I suppose you want out?;* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb pinch2.jemandem od. jemanden in den Arm kneifen — pinch somebody's arm
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (drücken) <clothes> be too tight2) (ugs. abwertend): (sich drücken) chicken (coll.) or back out (vor + Dat. of)vor einer Prüfung/Verantwortung kneifen — funk an examination (coll.)/ (coll.) duck [out of] a responsibility
* * *(vor) v.to dodge something expr. v.(§ p.,pp.: kniff, gekniffen)= to nip v.to pinch v.
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