inkling

inkling
noun
Ahnung, die

I haven't an inkling — ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung od. (ugs.) keinen blassen Schimmer

have an inkling of something — etwas ahnen

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['iŋkliŋ]
noun
(a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) die Ahnung
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ink·ling
[ˈɪŋklɪŋ]
n
1. (suspicion) Ahnung f
sb has an \inkling of sth jd ahnt etw
she didn't have even the slightest \inkling of the truth sie ahnte noch nicht mal das kleinste bisschen
he must have had some \inkling of what was happening er muss doch irgendwas davon geahnt haben
to have an \inkling that ... ahnen, dass ...
2. (hint) Hinweis m
to give sb an \inkling jdm einen Hinweis geben
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['Iŋklɪŋ]
n
(= vague idea) dunkle Ahnung

he didn't have an inkling — er hatte nicht die leiseste Ahnung or keinen blassen Schimmer (inf)

to give sb an inkling — jdm eine andeutungsweise Vorstellung geben

there was no inkling of the disaster to come — nichts deutete auf die bevorstehende Katastrophe hin

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inkling [ˈıŋklıŋ] s
1. Andeutung f, Wink m
2. dunkle Ahnung:
give sb an inkling of (oder as to) sth jemandem eine ungefähre Vorstellung von etwas geben;
have an inkling of sth etwas dunkel ahnen;
not have the least inkling keine blasse Ahnung oder nicht die leiseste Idee haben
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noun
Ahnung, die

I haven't an inkling — ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung od. (ugs.) keinen blassen Schimmer

have an inkling of something — etwas ahnen

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n.
Andeutung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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