clout

clout
1. noun
1) (coll.): (hit) Schlag, der
2) (coll.): (power, influence) Schlagkraft, die
2. transitive verb
(coll.) hauen (ugs.)

clout somebody round the ear — jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben (ugs.)

clout somebody [one] — jemandem eine runterhauen (salopp)

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clout
[klaʊt]
I. n
1. (fam: hit) Schlag m
to get a \clout round the ears eins hinter die Ohren kriegen fam
to give sb a \clout jdm eine runterhauen fam
to give sth a \clout auf etw akk schlagen
give Thomas a good \clout on the head if he keeps pestering you like that gib Thomas einmal richtig eins auf den Deckel, wenn er dich dauernd so ärgert fam
2. no pl (power) Schlagkraft f
political \clout politische Macht
to have \clout Einfluss haben
she's got quite a bit of \clout around here sie hat hier eine Menge Einfluss
II. vt (fam)
to \clout sb jdm eine schmieren fam
I'll \clout you round the head if you say that again! du kriegst gleich eins auf den Deckel, wenn du das nochmal sagst! fam
to \clout sth auf etw akk schlagen
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[klaʊt]
1. n
1) (inf: blow) Schlag m

to give sb a clout — jdm eine runterhauen (inf)

to give sth a clout — auf etw (acc) schlagen or hauen (inf)

to give sb a clout round the ears — jdm eine Ohrfeige geben

to give oneself a clout on the knee, to give one's knee a clout (against door etc) — sich (dat) aufs Knie hauen (inf) sich (dat) das Knie (an)stoßen or anschlagen

2) (political, industrial) Schlagkraft f
2. vt (inf)
schlagen, hauen (inf)

to clout sb one — jdm eine runterhauen (inf) or eins verpassen (inf)

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clout [klaʊt]
A s
1. umg Schlag m:
give sb a clout round the ears jemandem eine runterhauen oder schmieren
2. Bogenschießen:
a) Zentrum n (der Zielscheibe)
b) Treffer m
3. academic.ru/13614/clout_nail">clout nail
4. besonders POL umg Macht f, Einfluss m:
have a lot of clout with großen Einfluss haben auf (akk)
B v/t umg schlagen:
clout sb one jemandem eine runterhauen oder schmieren
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1. noun
1) (coll.): (hit) Schlag, der
2) (coll.): (power, influence) Schlagkraft, die
2. transitive verb
(coll.) hauen (ugs.)

clout somebody round the ear — jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben (ugs.)

clout somebody [one] — jemandem eine runterhauen (salopp)

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n.
Lappen - m.
Macht ¨-e f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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