dip into

transitive verb

1) greifen in (+ Akk.); (fig.)

dip into one's pocket or purse — tief in die Tasche greifen

dip into one's savings — seine Ersparnisse angreifen

2) (look cursorily at) einen flüchtigen Blick werfen in (+ Akk.)

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1) (to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money): I've been dipping into my savings recently.) angreifen

2) (to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner: I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through.) einen Blick werfen in

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◆ dip into

vi

1. (study casually)

▪ to \dip into into sth einen kurzen Blick auf etw akk werfen

to \dip into into a book kurz in ein Buch hineinschauen

to \dip into into a subject sich akk flüchtig mit einem Thema befassen [o beschäftigen

2. (spend)

▪ to \dip into into sth etw angreifen

to \dip into into one's reserves/savings an seine Ersparnisse/Reserven gehen

to \dip into into one's pocket [or wallet] tief in die Tasche greifen

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vi +prep obj

1) (lit)

she dipped into her bag for her keys — sie griff in ihre Tasche, um ihre Schlüssel zu holen

2) (fig)

to dip into one's pocket — tief in die Tasche greifen

to dip into one's savings — seine Ersparnisse angreifen, an seine Ersparnisse gehen

3) book einen kurzen Blick werfen in (+acc)

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transitive verb

1) greifen in (+ Akk.); (fig.)

dip into one's pocket or purse — tief in die Tasche greifen

dip into one's savings — seine Ersparnisse angreifen

2) (look cursorily at) einen flüchtigen Blick werfen in (+ Akk.)

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expr.

sich flüchtig befassen mit ausdr.