sucker

sucker
noun
1) (suction pad) Saugfuß, der; (Zool.) Saugnapf, der
2) (one attracted)

be a sucker for somebody/something — eine Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben

3) (coll.): (dupe) Dumme, der/die

poor sucker — armer Trottel

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noun
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) der Sauger, der Saugnapf
2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) der Gummisauger
3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) der Schößling
4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) säugen, stillen
5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)
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suck·er
[ˈsʌkəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n
1. (pej fam: gullible person) Einfaltspinsel m fam, Simpel m DIAL fam, Naivling m pej fam
2. (fam: sb finding sth irresistible) Fan m (for von +dat)
to be a \sucker for sth nach etw dat verrückt sein fam, für etw akk eine Schwäche haben
he is a \sucker for women er kann keiner Frau widerstehen
3. AM (pej fam: nasty person) Widerling m pej, Kotzbrocken m pej derb
4. AM (fam: sth requiring hard work) Riesenaufgabe f
5. ZOOL (organ) Saugnapf m
6. BRIT, AUS (fam: sticking device) Saugfuß m, Saugglocke f
7. AM, AUS (fam: lollipop) Lutscher m, Schleckstängel m SCHWEIZ
all-day \sucker Dauerlutscher m
8. BOT (part of plant) [Wurzel]schössling m, unterirdischer Ausläufer, Wurzelspross m
9.
there's a \sucker born every minute (prov) die Dummen sterben nie aus
never give a \sucker an even break (prov fam) schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken prov
II. vt AM
1. (trick)
to \sucker sb into sth jdn zu etw dat verleiten
to \sucker sb into doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
2. (swindle)
to \sucker sb out of sth jdm etw entlocken [o fam abluchsen]
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['sʌkə(r)]
n
1) (= rubber sucker ZOOL) Saugnapf m; (BOT) unterirdischer Ausläufer; (on creeper) Häkchen nt
2) (US inf = lollipop) Lutscher m

all-day sucker — Dauerlutscher m

3) (inf: fool) Trottel m (inf)

to be a sucker for sth — (immer) auf etw (acc) hereinfallen

to be had for a sucker — zum Narren gehalten werden, für dumm verkauft werden

he's looking for some sucker who'll lend him £200 — er sucht einen Dummen, der ihm £ 200 leiht

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sucker
A s
1. saugendes Jungtier (besonders Spanferkel)
2. ZOOL
a) Saugrüssel m
b) Saugnapf m
3. FISCH
a) (ein) Karpfenfisch m
b) Neunauge n
c) Lumpenfisch m
4. TECH
a) Saugkolben m
b) Saugventil n
c) Saugrohr n
d) Saugfuß m
5. BOT (auch Wurzel)Schössling m
6. US Lutscher m
7. sl Gimpel m pej, (gutgläubiger) Trottel umg:
play (oder have) sb for a sucker jemanden bescheißen sl;
be a sucker for
a) immer wieder reinfallen auf (akk),
b) verrückt sein nach;
there’s a sucker born every minute US die Dummen werden nicht alle
8. US sl allg
a) Kerl m
b) Ding n
B v/t eine Pflanze von Schösslingen befreien
C v/i Schösslinge treiben
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noun
1) (suction pad) Saugfuß, der; (Zool.) Saugnapf, der
2) (one attracted)

be a sucker for somebody/something — eine Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben

3) (coll.): (dupe) Dumme, der/die

poor sucker — armer Trottel

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n.
Gimpel - m.
Säugling -e m.
Wurzelschössling m.

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