cheek

cheek
noun
1) Backe, die; Wange, die (geh.)

turn the other cheek — (fig.) die andere Wange darbieten

2) (impertinence) Frechheit, die

have the cheek to do something — die Frechheit besitzen, etwas zu tun

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[ i:k]
noun
1) (the side of the face below the eye: pink cheeks.) die Wange
2) (impudence or disrespectful behaviour: He had the cheek to refuse me entrance.) die Unverfrorenheit
- academic.ru/12251/cheeky">cheeky
- cheekiness
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cheek
[tʃi:k]
n
1. (of face) Wange f geh, Backe f
to dance \cheek to \cheek Wange an Wange tanzen geh
2. (sl: of buttocks) [Arsch]backe f derb
3. no pl (impertinence) Frechheit f, Unverschämtheit f, Dreistigkeit f
to be a \cheek eine Unverschämtheit sein
to give sb \cheek frech zu jdm sein
to have the \cheek to do sth die Stirn haben [o die Dreistigkeit besitzen], etw zu tun
4.
to be \cheek by jowl with sth mit etw dat auf engstem Raum beieinanderstehen
to turn the other \cheek die andere Wange [auch] hinhalten geh
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[tʃiːk]
1. n
1) Backe f, Wange f (liter)

to be cheek by jowl (with sb) — Tuchfühlung mit jdm haben, auf Tuchfühlung (mit jdm) sein

to dance cheek to cheek — Wange an Wange tanzen

cheek pouch — Futtertasche f

to turn the other cheek — die andere Wange hinhalten

2) (= buttock) Backe f
3) (Brit: impudence) Frechheit f, Unverschämtheit f, Dreistigkeit f

to have the cheek to do sth — die Frechheit or Stirn haben, etw zu tun, sich erfrechen, etw zu tun

they gave him a lot of cheek — sie waren sehr frech zu ihm

enough of your cheek! —

of all the cheek!, the cheek of it! — so eine Frechheit or Unverschämtheit!

2. vt (Brit)

to cheek sb — frech sein zu jdm or gegen jdn

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cheek [tʃiːk]
A s
1. Backe f, Wange f:
cheek by jowl in Tuchfühlung (with mit);
dance cheek to cheek Wange an Wange tanzen;
turn the other cheek fig die andere Wange darbieten
2. umg Backe f (Gesäßhälfte)
3. umg Frechheit f:
what a (oder of all the) cheek! so eine Frechheit!;
have the cheek to do sth die Frechheit oder Stirn haben, etwas zu tun;
he had the cheek to be late er kam glatt zu spät
4. TECH Backe f (Seitenteil eines Schraubstocks etc)
5. a) Knebel m (am Trensengebiss eines Pferdes)
b) pl Backenteile pl (des Pferdegeschirrs)
B v/t umg frech sein zu
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noun
1) Backe, die; Wange, die (geh.)

turn the other cheek — (fig.) die andere Wange darbieten

2) (impertinence) Frechheit, die

have the cheek to do something — die Frechheit besitzen, etwas zu tun

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n.
Backe -n f.
Dreistigkeit f.
Frechheit f.
Wange -n f.

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