peitschen

vt/i whip; auch fig., Regen etc.: lash (gegen against); peitschender Regen / Wind fig. lashing rain / winds; Schüsse peitschten durch die Nacht shots rang out through the night

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das Peitschen

lash

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peit|schen ['paitʃn]

vti

to whip; (fig) to lash

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1) (to beat; to whip: You will be flogged for stealing the money.) flog

2) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) lash

3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) lash

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peit·schen

[ˈpaitʃn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

▪ jdn/etw \peitschen to whip sb/sth

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

▪ gegen etw akk \peitschen to lash against sth

Regen peitscht an [o gegen] etw akk rain is lashing against sth

Wellen \peitschen an [o gegen] etw akk the waves are beating against sth

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1.

transitives Verb whip; (fig.) <storm, waves, rain> lash

2.

intransitives Verb; mit sein <rain> lash (an, gegen + Akk. against, in + Akk. into); <shot> ring out

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peitschen v/t & v/i whip; auch fig, Regen etc: lash (

gegen against);

peitschender Regen/Wind fig lashing rain/winds;

Schüsse peitschten durch die Nacht shots rang out through the night

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1.

transitives Verb whip; (fig.) <storm, waves, rain> lash

2.

intransitives Verb; mit sein <rain> lash (an, gegen + Akk. against, in + Akk. into); <shot> ring out

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v.

to flog v.

to scourge v.

to whip v.