tiptoe

tiptoe
1. intransitive verb
auf Zehenspitzen gehen; (walk quietly) sich schleichen od. stehlen
2. adverb
auf Zehenspitzen
3. noun

on tiptoe[s] — auf Zehenspitzen

stand on tiptoe — sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen

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['tiptəu]
verb
(to walk on the toes, usually in order to be quiet: He tiptoed past her bedroom door.) auf Zehenspitzen schleichen
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- stand on tiptoes
- stand on tiptoe
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tip·toe
[ˈtɪptəʊ, AM -toʊ]
I. n
on \tiptoe[s] auf Zehenspitzen
II. vi auf Zehenspitzen gehen
▪ to \tiptoe in/out hinein-/hinausschleichen
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tiptoe
A s:
on tiptoe auf Zehenspitzen:
stand on tiptoe
a) sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen,
b) auf Zehenspitzen stehen;
walk on tiptoe → B
B v/i auf Zehenspitzen gehen, weitS. (sich) schleichen, sich stehlen
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1. intransitive verb
auf Zehenspitzen gehen; (walk quietly) sich schleichen od. stehlen
2. adverb
auf Zehenspitzen
3. noun

on tiptoe[s] — auf Zehenspitzen

stand on tiptoe — sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen

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v.
auf Zehenspitzen gehen ausdr.
schleichen v.
(§ p.,pp.: schlich, ist geschlichen)

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