nudge

nudge
1. transitive verb
(push gently) anstoßen
2. noun
Stoß, der; Puff, der

give somebody a nudge — jemanden anstoßen

* * *
1. noun
(a gentle push usually with the elbow: He gave her a nudge.) leichter Rippenstoß
2. verb
(to hit gently, usually with the elbow: She nudged him in the ribs.) leicht stoßen
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nudge
[nʌʤ]
I. vt
1. (push)
to \nudge sb jdn stoßen
to \nudge sth somewhere etw irgendwohin wegschieben
he \nudged the cat off the sofa er schubste die Katze von dem Sofa
2. (fig: urge)
to \nudge sb into [or towards] sth jdn zu etw dat drängen
to \nudge sb in the right direction jdm in die richtige Richtung verhelfen
to \nudge sb into [or towards] doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun
he must be nudging 60 now er muss jetzt auch schon auf die 60 zugehen
the needle was nudging the red line die Nadel näherte sich dem roten Bereich
4.
\nudge, \nudge [wink, wink] BRIT, AUS (fam) na, du weißt schon! (mit den Augen zwinkernd auf eine sexuelle Komponente anspielen)
II. vi BRIT
prices have \nudged downward/upward die Preise sind gesunken/gestiegen
just \nudge forward so you can see round the bend beug dich ein bisschen nach vorne, damit du um die Kurve sehen kannst
III. n
1. (push) Stoß m, Schubs m, Schupf m SCHWEIZ fam
to give sb a \nudge jdm einen Stoß [o Schubs] [o SCHWEIZ Schupf] geben
2. (encouragement) Anstoß m
to give sb the \nudge to do sth jdm den Anstoß geben, etw zu tun
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[nʌdZ]
1. vt
stupsen, anstoßen

she nudged him forward — sie schubste ihn vorwärts

to nudge sb into doing sth — jdm den Austoß dazu geben, etw zu tun

to nudge sb's memory (fig) — jds Gedächtnis (dat) (ein wenig) nachhelfen

the temperature was nudging 35°C — die Temperatur erreichte fast 35°C

she's nudging 40 — sie geht stramm auf die 40 zu

2. n
Stups m, kleiner Stoß

to give sb a nudge — jdm einen Stups geben, jdn stupsen

a nudge and a wink — ein Augenzwinkern

nudge-nudge, wink-wink (inf) — na, du weißt schon

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nudge1 [nʌdʒ]
A v/t
1. jemanden anstoßen, stupsen umg:
nudge sb’s memory fig jemandes Gedächtnis ein bisschen nachhelfen
2. fig nahe herankommen an (akk):
nudge the impossible so gut wie oder praktisch unmöglich sein
B v/i sich vorsichtig einen Weg bahnen (through durch)
C s Stups m, Stupser m (beide umg):
give sb a nudge auch jemanden stupsen umg
nudge2 [nʊdʒ] s US sl Nervensäge f
* * *
1. transitive verb
(push gently) anstoßen
2. noun
Stoß, der; Puff, der

give somebody a nudge — jemanden anstoßen

* * *
v.
leise anstoßen ausdr.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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