hätscheln

v/t

1. oft pej. (verwöhnen) pamper, mollycoddle, spoil

2. (liebkosen) (kiss and) cuddle; (Tier) pet; sie hätschelt das Kind / den Hund dauernd auch she smothers that child / dog, she’s all over that child / dog

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to cuddle; to fondle; to nuzzle; to pamper; to pet

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hät|scheln ['hɛtʃln]

vt

(= zu weich behandeln) to pamper, to mollycoddle; (= bevorzugen) to pamper, to indulge; Industrie, Firma to give preferential treatment to

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1) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) nurse

2) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) pet

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hät·scheln

[ˈhɛ:tʃl̩n]

vt

1. (liebkosen)

▪ jdn \hätscheln to caress sb, to cuddle sb

2. (gut behandeln)

▪ jdn \hätscheln to pamper sb

3. (gern[e] pflegen)

▪ etw \hätscheln to cherish sth

eine gehätschelte Ideologie a cherished ideology

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transitives Verb

1) (liebkosen) fondle; caress

2) (verwöhnen) pamper; (fig.) lionize

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hätscheln v/t

1. oft pej (verwöhnen) pamper, mollycoddle, spoil

2. (liebkosen) (kiss and) cuddle; (Tier) pet;

sie hätschelt das Kind/den Hund dauernd auch she smothers that child/dog, she’s all over that child/dog

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transitives Verb

1) (liebkosen) fondle; caress

2) (verwöhnen) pamper; (fig.) lionize

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v.

to cuddle v.

to fondle v.

to nuzzle v.