zünden

I v/i

1. Motor: fire; Gasgemisch: ignite; Sprengladung: detonate, go off; Rakete: fire

2. Blitz: strike

3. altm. (Feuer fangen) catch fire; Holz: kindle; Streichholz: light; das Streichholz zündet nicht the match won’t light (oder strike)

4. fig., Gedanke etc.: arouse enthusiasm; Idee: catch on; unpers.: bei ihm hat’s gezündet umg., hum.. the penny has (finally) dropped

II v/t

1. (Motor, Rakete) fire; (Sprengladung) detonate, set off; wann wurde die erste Wasserstoffbombe gezündet? when was the first hydrogen bomb detonated?

2. altm. oder südd. (Streichholz) light, strike

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to burn; to spark; to fire; to take fire; to flash on; to kindle

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zụ̈n|den ['tsʏndn]

1. vi

to catch light or fire, to ignite; (Pulver) to ignite; (Streichholz) to light; (Motor) to fire; (Sprengkörper) to go off; (fig) to kindle enthusiasm

dieses Streichholz zündet nicht — this match won't light

hat es endlich bei dir gezündet? (inf) — has the penny finally dropped?, have you finally cottoned on? (Brit inf)

2. vt

to ignite, to set alight; Rakete to fire; Sprengkörper to set off, to detonate; Feuerwerkskörper to let off

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zün·den

[ˈtsʏndn̩]

I. vi

1. TECH to fire spec

2. (zu brennen anfangen) to catch fire; Streichholz to light; Pulver to ignite form

II. vt

1. TECH

▪ etw \zünden to fire sth spec

2. (wirken) to kindle enthusiasm

3.

▶ hat es bei dir endlich gezündet? have you cottoned on? fam, BRIT a. has the penny dropped? fam

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1.

transitives Verb ignite <gas, fuel, etc.>; detonate <bomb, explosive device, etc.>; let off <fireworks>; fire <rocket>

2.

intransitives Verb <rocket, engine> fire; <candle, lighter, match> light; <gas, fuel, explosive> ignite; (fig.) arouse enthusiasm

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zünden

A. v/i

1. Motor: fire; Gasgemisch: ignite; Sprengladung: detonate, go off; Rakete: fire

2. Blitz: strike

3. obs (Feuer fangen) catch fire; Holz: kindle; Streichholz: light;

das Streichholz zündet nicht the match won’t light (oder strike)

4. fig, Gedanke etc: arouse enthusiasm; Idee: catch on; unpers:

bei ihm hat’s gezündet umg, hum the penny has (finally) dropped

B. v/t

1. (Motor, Rakete) fire; (Sprengladung) detonate, set off;

wann wurde die erste Wasserstoffbombe gezündet? when was the first hydrogen bomb detonated?

2. obs oder südd (Streichholz) light, strike

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1.

transitives Verb ignite <gas, fuel, etc.>; detonate <bomb, explosive device, etc.>; let off <fireworks>; fire <rocket>

2.

intransitives Verb <rocket, engine> fire; <candle, lighter, match> light; <gas, fuel, explosive> ignite; (fig.) arouse enthusiasm

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- n.

firing n.