beengen

v/t cramp; Kleidung: be too tight for; Kragen: auch umg. choke; fig. cramp, restrict; stärker: oppress

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be|ẹn|gen [bə'|ɛŋən] ptp bee\#ngt

vt (lit)

Bewegung to restrict, to cramp; (Möbel etc) Zimmer to make cramped; (fig) to stifle, to inhibit

das Zimmer beengt mich — the room is too cramped for me

das Kleid beengt mich — the dress is too tight for me

beengende Kleidung — tight or restricting clothing

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be·en·gen *

vt

▪ jdn \beengen to restrict sb; (fig) to stifle [or cramp] [or inhibit] sb

kleine Zimmer \beengen mich irgendwie small rooms somehow make me feel confined

diese spießbürgerliche Umgebung beengte ihn he was stifled by these petit [or BRIT a. petty] bourgeois surroundings

\beengende Kleidung tight [or restrictive] clothing

etw als \beengend empfinden to find sth confining

▪ jdn \beengen to make sb feel confined [or boxed-in]

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transitives Verb hinder; restrict; (fig.) restrict <freedom [of action]>

beengt wohnen — live in cramped surroundings or conditions

sich beengt fühlen — feel cramped; (fig.) feel constricted

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beengen v/t cramp; Kleidung: be too tight for; Kragen: auch umg choke; fig cramp, restrict; stärker: oppress

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transitives Verb hinder; restrict; (fig.) restrict <freedom [of action]>

beengt wohnen — live in cramped surroundings or conditions

sich beengt fühlen — feel cramped; (fig.) feel constricted