English-German translation for "fidget"

"fidget" German translation

fidget
[ˈfidʒit]noun | Substantiv s, also | aucha. fidge [fidʒ] dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial

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nervöse Unruhe Zappelphilipp, unruhiger Mensch Zappeln KleiderRascheln
  • nervöse Unruhe
    fidget nervous disquiet <often | oftoftplural | Plural pl>
    fidget nervous disquiet <often | oftoftplural | Plural pl>
  • Zappelphilippmasculine | Maskulinum m
    fidget fidgety person
    unruhiger Mensch
    fidget fidgety person
    fidget fidgety person
  • Zappelnneuter | Neutrum n
    fidget fidgeting
    fidget fidgeting
  • (Kleider)Raschelnneuter | Neutrum n
    fidget rustling
    fidget rustling
fidget
[ˈfidʒit]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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beunruhigen, nervös machen
fidget
[ˈfidʒit]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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herumzappeln, unruhig
examples
  • stop fidgeting!
    hör auf mit der Herumzappelei!
    stop fidgeting!
Das Kind ist heute extrem zappelig.
The child has got the fidgets today.
Source: Tatoeba
Das Kind ist heute sehr unruhig.
The child has got the fidgets today.
Source: Tatoeba
Er hätte um sich schlagen mögen, wie es seine Nerven verlangten, aber er fürchtete, Sid aufzuwecken.
He would have tossed and fidgeted, as his nerves demanded, but he was afraid he might wake Sid.
Source: Books
Lügner zappeln angeblich immer herum.
Because we think liars fidget all the time.
Source: TED
Sie zappelte und wirkte spürbar zerknirscht.
She fidgeted, looking noticeably contrite.
Source: Tatoeba
Statt sich allein auf die Krise zu konzentrieren, laviert sie angesichts der Medien herum.
Instead of focusing on the crisis alone, it is fidgeting in the face of the media.
Source: News-Commentary
Zum Teufel, was treibst du denn da?
What are you fidgeting for?
Source: Books
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