jostle

jostle
1. intransitive verb

jostle [against each other] — aneinander stoßen

2. transitive verb
stoßen
* * *
['‹osl]
verb
(to push roughly: We were jostled by the crowd; I felt people jostling against me in the dark.) rempeln
* * *
jos·tle
[ˈʤɒsl̩, AM ˈʤɑ:sl̩]
I. vt
to \jostle sb jdn anrempeln [o fam schubsen] [o SCHWEIZ fam schupfen]; FBALL jdn rempeln; (fig)
to \jostle sb off sth jdn von etw dat verdrängen
II. vi
1. (push) [sich akk] drängen [o fam drängeln]
crowds of people \jostled at the main entrance to the concert hall Scharen von Menschen drängelten sich am Haupteingang zur Konzerthalle
2. (compete)
to \jostle for sth business, influence um etw akk wetteifern [o konkurrieren] [o rangeln] pej fam
* * *
['dZɒsl]
1. vi
drängeln

he jostled against me — er rempelte mich an

the people jostling round the stalls — die Leute, die sich vor den Buden drängelten

they are jostling for the top job — sie streiten sich or rangeln um den Spitzenjob

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2. vt
anrempeln, schubsen

they jostled him out of the room — sie drängten or schubsten ihn aus dem Zimmer

he was jostled along with the crowd — die Menge schob ihn mit sich

to jostle one's way through — sich durchschubsen

3. n
Gedränge nt, Rempelei f
* * *
jostle [ˈdʒɒsl; US ˈdʒɑsəl]
A v/t
1. anrempeln
2. dränge(l)n:
jostle one’s way through sich (hindurch)drängen durch
B v/i
1. jostle against rempeln gegen, anrempeln
2. (sich) dränge(l)n
3. US sl Taschendiebstähle begehen
C s
1. Rempelei f
2. Gedränge n
* * *
1. intransitive verb

jostle [against each other] — aneinander stoßen

2. transitive verb
stoßen
* * *
n.
Gedränge n. v.
anrempeln v.

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