carry away

carry away
transitive verb
forttragen; (by force) fortreißen; (fig.)

be or get carried away — (be inspired) hingerissen sein (by von); (lose self-control) sich hinreißen lassen

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◆ carry away
vt
▪ to \carry away sth ⇆ away etw wegtragen [o forttragen]; current etw wegtreiben [o forttreiben], etw wegspülen [o fortspülen]; storm, torrent etw [mit sich] fortreißen
2. usu passive
▪ to be carried away [by sth] (be overcome by) sich akk [von etw dat] mitreißen lassen; (be enchanted by) [von etw dat] hingerissen sein
3. usu passive (overdo)
to get carried away [with sth] es [mit etw dat] übertreiben
don't get carried away! (fam) jetzt übertreib mal nicht! fam
I got rather carried away with buying presents ich war beim Geschenkekaufen nicht zu bremsen
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vt sep
1) (lit) (hin)wegtragen; (torrent, flood) (hin)wegspülen; (whirlwind, tornado) hinwegfegen
2) (fig)

to get carried away — sich nicht mehr bremsen können (inf)

don't get carried away! — übertreibs nicht!, brems dich (inf)

to get carried away by sth — bei etw in Fahrt kommen

to be carried away by one's feelings — sich (in seine Gefühle) hineinsteigern

don't get carried away by your success —

she got carried away by all the excitement — sie wurde von all der Aufregung mitgerissen

she got carried away with excitement — sie war vor Aufregung ganz aus dem Häuschen (inf)

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carry away v/t
1. weg-, forttragen, -schaffen
2. wegreißen (Sturm etc), (Flut etc auch) wegspülen
3. fig mitreißen:
get carried away in Verzückung geraten
4. get carried away fig die Kontrolle über sich verlieren
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transitive verb
forttragen; (by force) fortreißen; (fig.)

be or get carried away — (be inspired) hingerissen sein (by von); (lose self-control) sich hinreißen lassen

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v.
davontragen v.
mitreißen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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