herumdoktern

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg.: herumdoktern an (+ Dat) an Sache, Krankheit: tinker (oder fiddle) (around) with; an jemandem: tinker around with, treat s.o. like a guinea pig

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he|rụm|dok|tern [hɛ'rʊmdɔktɐn]

vi sep (inf)

an jdm/einer Krankheit/einer Wunde herumdoktern — to try to cure sb/an illness/to heal a wound (unsuccessfully, using many different treatments)

herumdoktern (fig) — to fiddle or tinker about with sth

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he·rum|dok·tern

vi (fam)

1. (zu kurieren versuchen)

▪ an jdm/etw \herumdoktern to try treating [or curing] sb/sth

2. (zu reparieren versuchen)

▪ an etw dat \herumdoktern to tinker [or fiddle] about with sth

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

an jemandem/etwas herumdoktern — have a go at treating somebody/something

an etwas (Dat.) herumdoktern — (fig.) fiddle or tinker around or about with something

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herumdoktern v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg:

herumdoktern an (+dat) an Sache, Krankheit: tinker (oder fiddle) (around) with; an jemandem: tinker around with, treat sb like a guinea pig

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

an jemandem/etwas herumdoktern — have a go at treating somebody/something

an etwas (Dat.) herumdoktern — (fig.) fiddle or tinker around or about with something