cling

cling
intransitive verb,
clung
1)

cling to something/somebody — sich an etwas/jemanden klammern; [Schmutz:] einer Sache/jemandem anhaften; [Staub:] sich auf etwas/jemanden setzen

his sweat-soaked shirt clung to his back — das durchgeschwitzte Hemd klebte ihm am Rücken

cling together — aneinander haften

2) (remain stubbornly faithful)

cling to somebody/something — sich an jemanden/etwas klammern

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[kliŋ]
past tense, past participle - clung; verb
((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) haften, festhalten
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cling
<clung, clung>
[klɪŋ]
vi
1. (hold tightly) klammern
\cling on or you might fall over halt dich fest, damit du nicht hinfällst
to \cling together sich akk aneinanderklammern; (in love) einander umschlingen
to \cling to sth sich akk an etw akk klammern a. fig; (fig)
the road \clings to the coastline die Straße schmiegt sich eng an die Küste
to \cling to the belief/hope that ... sich akk an den Glauben/die Hoffnung klammern, dass ...
2. (stick) kleben; (fig) smell hängen bleiben; child, lover klammern
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I [klɪŋ] pret, ptp clung
vi
(= hold on tightly) sich festklammern (to an +dat), sich klammern (to an +acc); (to opinion also) festhalten (to an +dat); (= remain close) sich halten (to an +acc); (clothes, fabric) sich anschmiegen ( to +dat); (smell) haften (to an +dat), sich setzen (to in +acc)

cling on tight! — halt dich gut fest!

to cling together — sich aneinanderklammern; (lovers)

in spite of all the difficulties they've clung together — trotz aller Schwierigkeiten haben sie zusammengehalten

she clung around her father's neck — sie hing ihrem Vater am Hals

the boat clung to the shoreline — das Schiff hielt sich dicht an die Küste

women who cling — Frauen, die sich an einen klammern

II
1. n
Klingen nt; (of cash register) Klingeln nt
2. vi
klingen; (cash register) klingeln
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cling [klıŋ] v/i prät und pperf clung [klʌŋ]
1. (fest)haften, kleben (beide:
to an dat):
cling together aneinanderhaften oder -hängen, zusammenhalten (a. fig);
the wet dress clung to her body klebte ihr am Leib
2. auch fig (to) hängen (an dat), anhaften (dat):
the smell clung to his clothes der Geruch setzte sich in seiner Kleidung fest;
the nickname clung to him der Spitzname haftete ihm an oder blieb an ihm hängen
3. auch fig (to) sich klammern (an eine Sache, jemanden, eine Hoffnung etc), festhalten (an einer Meinung, Sitte etc):
cling to life am Leben hängen;
cling to the text sich eng an den Text halten, am Text kleben umg
4. sich (an)schmiegen (to an akk)
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intransitive verb,
clung
1)

cling to something/somebody — sich an etwas/jemanden klammern; [Schmutz:] einer Sache/jemandem anhaften; [Staub:] sich auf etwas/jemanden setzen

his sweat-soaked shirt clung to his back — das durchgeschwitzte Hemd klebte ihm am Rücken

cling together — aneinander haften

2) (remain stubbornly faithful)

cling to somebody/something — sich an jemanden/etwas klammern

* * *
v.
anschmiegen v.
klammern v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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