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I vt/i Skisport: lay a track; eine Loipe spuren lay a track to mark a trail; alle Loipen sind gespurt all the trails have tracksII v/i umg. (sich fügen) toe the line; wer nicht spurt, fliegt raus anyone who doesn’t toe the line will be kicked out* * *to feel; to sense* * *spu|ren ['ʃpuːrən]1. vt (SKI)Loipe to make, to lay2. vi (SKI)to make or lay a track; (AUT) to track; (inf) to obey; (= sich fügen) to toe the line; (= funktionieren Maschine, Projekt) to run smoothly, to go well
jetzt wird gespurt! (inf) — I want a little obedience
bei dem Lehrer wird gespurt (inf) — he makes you obey, that teacher
* * *(to act according to the rules.) toe the line* * *spu·ren[ˈʃpu:rən]vi (fam)▪ [bei jdm] \spuren to do as one is told, to obey [sb], to toe the line fam* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.) toe the line (coll.); do as one's told* * *spurenA. v/t & v/i Skisport: lay a track;eine Loipe spuren lay a track to mark a trail;alle Loipen sind gespurt all the trails have tracksB. v/i umg (sich fügen) toe the line;wer nicht spurt, fliegt raus anyone who doesn’t toe the line will be kicked out* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.) toe the line (coll.); do as one's told* * *ausdr.to feel expr.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.