rifle

rifle
1. noun
Gewehr, das; (hunting rifle) Büchse, die
2. transitive verb
(ransack) durchwühlen; (pillage) plündern
3. intransitive verb

rifle through something — etwas durchwühlen

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1. noun
(a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder: The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.) das Gewehr
2. verb
1) (to search (through something): The thief rifled through the drawers.) durchsuchen
2) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) rauben
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ri·fle1
[ˈraɪfl̩]
I. n
1. (gun) Gewehr nt
2. (troops)
\rifles pl Schützen, Schützinnen m, f
II. n modifier (bullet, fire, grenade) Gewehr-
\rifle ammunition Gewehrmunition f
ri·fle2
[ˈraɪfl̩]
I. vi
to \rifle through sth etw durchwühlen
to \rifle through a bag/papers eine Tasche/Papiere durchwühlen
II. vt
to \rifle sth etw plündern
to \rifle the safe den Safe plündern [o fam ausräumen]
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I ['raɪfl]
vt
1) town plündern; (also rifle through) sb's pockets, drawer, till, house durchwühlen
2) ball, shot donnern (inf)
II
n
(= gun) Gewehr nt (mit gezogenem Lauf); (for hunting) Büchse f

the Rifles (Mil) — ≈ die Schützen pl

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rifle1 [ˈraıfl]
A s
1. Gewehr n (mit gezogenem Lauf), Büchse f
2. HIST Geschütz n mit gezogenem Rohr
3. pl MIL Schützen pl
B v/t einen Gewehrlauf etc ziehen
rifle2 [ˈraıfl] v/t
1. (aus)plündern
2. rauben, stehlen
3. ein Haus etc durchwühlen
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1. noun
Gewehr, das; (hunting rifle) Büchse, die
2. transitive verb
(ransack) durchwühlen; (pillage) plündern
3. intransitive verb

rifle through something — etwas durchwühlen

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n.
Gewehr -e n.

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