lurch

lurch
I noun

leave somebody in the lurch — jemanden im Stich lassen; jemanden hängen lassen (ugs.)

II 1. noun
Rucken, das; (of ship) Schlingern, das
2. intransitive verb
rucken; [Betrunkener:] torkeln; [Schiff:] schlingern
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[lə: ] 1. verb
(to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.) taumeln
2. noun
(such a movement: The train gave a lurch and started off.) der Ruck, das Taumeln
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lurch1
[lɜ:tʃ, AM lɜ:rtʃ]
n
to leave sb in the \lurch jdn im Stich lassen [o fam hängen lassen]
lurch2
[lɜ:tʃ, AM lɜ:rtʃ]
I. n
<pl -es>
Ruck m a. fig; of ship Schlingern nt; of person Torkeln nt, Taumeln nt; of train Ruckeln nt
the party's \lurch to the left der Linksruck der Partei
to give a \lurch einen [plötzlichen] Ruck machen
with a \lurch mit einem Ruck
II. vi crowd, person torkeln, schwanken; car, ship schlingern; train ruckeln
to \lurch away from sth von etw dat abrücken [o Abstand nehmen]
the car \lurched to a sudden halt das Auto kam ruckartig zum Stehen
the train \lurched forward der Zug fuhr mit einem Ruck an; (fig)
she \lurches from one bad relationship to another sie schlittert von einer Katastrophenbeziehung in die nächste
the speaker kept \lurching from one topic to another der Sprecher sprang dauernd von einem Thema zum nächsten
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I [lɜːtʃ]
n

to leave sb in the lurch (inf) — jdn im Stich lassen, jdn hängen lassen (inf)

II
1. n
Ruck m; (of boat) Schlingern nt

with a drunken lurch he started off down the road — betrunken taumelte er die Straße hinunter

to give a lurch — einen Ruck machen; (boat) schlingern

my heart gave a lurch — mein Herz stand still

the party's lurch to the right — der Rechtsruck der Partei

a lurch into recession — ein Schlittern nt in die Rezession

2. vi
1) einen Ruck machen
2) (= move with lurches) ruckeln, sich ruckartig bewegen; (boat) schlingern; (person) taumeln, torkeln

the train lurched to a standstill — der Zug kam mit einem Ruck zum Stehen

he lurched to his feet — er stand schwankend auf

to lurch about — hin und her schlingern/taumeln or torkeln

the bus lurched off down the bumpy track — der Bus ruckelte den holprigen Weg hinunter

to lurch in/out (person) — herein-/hinaustaumeln

my heart lurched — mein Herz stand still

my stomach lurched — mir drehte sich der Magen um (inf)

to lurch along — dahinruckeln/entlangtorkeln or -taumeln

the economy still manages to lurch along — die Wirtschaft schlittert gerade so eben dahin

the government lurches from one crisis to the next — die Regierung schlittert von einer Krise in die andere

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lurch1 [lɜːtʃ; US lɜrtʃ]
A s
1. Taumeln n, Torkeln n
2. SCHIFF Schlingern n
3. Ruck m:
give a lurch B 3
4. US fig Hang m, Neigung f (beide:
toward zu)
B v/i
1. taumeln, torkeln
2. SCHIFF schlingern
3. rucken, einen Ruck machen
lurch2 [lɜːtʃ; US lɜrtʃ] s:
leave sb in the lurch jemanden im Stich lassen, jemanden sitzen lassen umg
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I noun

leave somebody in the lurch — jemanden im Stich lassen; jemanden hängen lassen (ugs.)

II 1. noun
Rucken, das; (of ship) Schlingern, das
2. intransitive verb
rucken; [Betrunkener:] torkeln; [Schiff:] schlingern
* * *
v.
taumeln v.
torkeln v.

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