hupfen

v/i bes. südd., österr. hüpfen; das ist gehupft wie gesprungen umg. it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other

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to skip; to leap; to hip; to hop

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hụp|fen ['hʊpfn]

vi (esp S Ger) aux sein

das ist gehupft wie gesprungen (inf) — it doesn't make any difference, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other (inf)

See:

= hüpfen

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1) (to jump about playfully: The lambs are frisking in the fields.) frisk

2) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hop

3) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hop

4) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) skip

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hup·fen

[ˈhʊpfn̩]

vi Hilfsverb: sein bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR s. hüpfen

▶ das ist gehupft wie gesprungen (fam) it's six of one and half a dozen of the other

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intransitives Verb; mit sein (südd., österr.) hop

das ist gehupft wie gesprungen — (ugs.) it doesn't make any difference; it doesn't matter either way

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hupfen v/i besonders südd, österr → hüpfen;

das ist gehupft wie gesprungen umg it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other

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intransitives Verb; mit sein (südd., österr.) hop

das ist gehupft wie gesprungen — (ugs.) it doesn't make any difference; it doesn't matter either way

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v.

to frisk v.

to hop v.

to skip v.