fawn

fawn
I 1. noun
1) (fallow deer) [Dam]kitz, das; (buck) Bockkitz, das; (doe) Geißkitz, das
2) (colour) Rehbraun, das
2. adjective
rehfarben

fawn colour — Rehbraun, das

II intransitive verb
1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedeln
2) (behave servilely)

fawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)

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I [fo:n] noun
1) (a young deer.) das Reh-, Damkitz
2) ((also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rehbraun
II [fo:n] verb
1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) schwänzeln
2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) (sich ein)schmeicheln
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fawn1
[fɔ:n, AM esp fɑ:n]
I. n
1. (deer) Rehkitz nt, Hirschkalb nt
2. (brown) Rehbraun nt
II. adj rehbraun
fawn2
[fɔ:n, AM esp fɑ:n]
vi (pej)
to \fawn [up]on sb vor jdm katzbuckeln [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ kriechen] fam o pej; dog jdn umschwänzeln
to \fawn over sb/sth um jdn/etw [herum]scharwenzeln [o ein Getue machen] pej fam, jdn/etw hofieren pej
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I [fɔːn]
1. n
1) Hirschkalb nt; (of roe deer) Rehkitz nt
2) (= colour) Beige nt
2. adj
(colour) beige II
vi (fig
person) katzbuckeln (on, upon or over vor +dat), herumscharwenzeln (on, upon or over um)
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fawn1 [fɔːn]
A s
1. ZOOL (Dam)Kitz n, einjähriges Rehkalb:
in fawn trächtig
2. Rehbraun n
B adj rehfarben, -braun
C v/t & v/i (ein Kitz) setzen (Reh)
fawn2 [fɔːn] v/i
1. schwänzeln, (mit dem Schwanz) wedeln (als Zeichen der Zuneigung) (Hund):
fawn (up)on sb
a) sich an jemanden anschmiegen,
b) an jemandem hochspringen,
c) jemanden ablecken
2. fig (on, upon) katzbuckeln (vor dat), scharwenzeln (um) umg
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I 1. noun
1) (fallow deer) [Dam]kitz, das; (buck) Bockkitz, das; (doe) Geißkitz, das
2) (colour) Rehbraun, das
2. adjective
rehfarben

fawn colour — Rehbraun, das

II intransitive verb
1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedeln
2) (behave servilely)

fawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)

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(young deer) n.
Tierjung -en n. adj.
hellbraun adj. n.
Hirschkalb n.
Kitz -e n.
Rehkitz -e n. (on) v.
schmeicheln v.
schwänzeln v.
sich einschmeicheln (bei) v. (upon) v.
kriechen (vor) v. v.
rehbraun v.
werfen v.
(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen)

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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