Zunder

m; -s, -

1. tinder; brennen wie Zunder burn like tinder

2. umg., fig.: jemandem Zunder geben give s.o. (merry) hell; es gibt Zunder oder er etc. bekommt Zunder he’s etc. in for it

3. TECH., auf Metall: scale

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der Zunder

tinder; punk

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Zụn|der ['tsʊndɐ]

m -s, -

tinder; (= Schicht auf Metall) scale (oxide); (inf = Prügel) good hiding (inf), thrashing

wie Zunder brennen — to burn like tinder

Zunder kriegen (inf) — to get a good hiding (inf) or thrashing

jdm Zunder geben (inf) — to give sb a good hiding (inf) or thrashing

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der

(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) fuse

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Zun·der

[ˈtsʊndɐ]

m tinder no art, no pl

wie \Zunder brennen to burn like tinder

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der; Zunders

1) tinder

trocken wie Zunder — dry as tinder; tinder-dry

2) (fig. ugs.)

jemandem Zunder geben — lay into somebody (coll.)

Zunder kriegen — get it in the neck (coll.)

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Zunder m; -s, -

1. tinder;

brennen wie Zunder burn like tinder

2. umg, fig:

jemandem Zunder geben give sb (merry) hell;

es gibt Zunder oder

er etc

bekommt Zunder he’s etc in for it

3. TECH, auf Metall: scale

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der; Zunders

1) tinder

trocken wie Zunder — dry as tinder; tinder-dry

2) (fig. ugs.)

jemandem Zunder geben — lay into somebody (coll.)

Zunder kriegen — get it in the neck (coll.)

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- m.

tinder n.