English-German translation for "fob"

"fob" German translation

fob
[f(ɒ)b]noun | Substantiv s

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Uhrtasche More examples...
  • Uhrtaschefeminine | Femininum f (in der Hose)
    fob watch pocket
    fob watch pocket
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  • also | aucha. fob chain watch chain
    Uhrkettefeminine | Femininum f, -bandneuter | Neutrum n
    also | aucha. fob chain watch chain
  • also | aucha. fob chain tag for attaching watch
    Uhranhängermasculine | Maskulinum m
    also | aucha. fob chain tag for attaching watch
fob
[f(ɒ)b]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf fobbed>

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in die Uhrtasche stecken
Das ist eine reine Mogelpackung.
We are simply being fobbed off.
Source: Europarl
Wir werden aber ständig mit Worten abgespeist.
However, we are constantly being fobbed off with words.
Source: Europarl
Niemand in Europa lässt sich mit schönen Worten abspeisen.
No one in Europe is going to be fobbed off with fine words.
Source: Europarl
Wir wollen keine Vertröstung mehr, sondern wir wollen, dass endlich effizient gehandelt wird.
We have no wish to be fobbed off any longer; what we want is efficiency at long last.
Source: Europarl
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fob
[f(ɒ)b]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf fobbed>

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betrügen, beschwindeln
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  • fob off palm off
    fob off palm off
  • to fob offsomething | etwas sth onsomebody | jemand sb
    jemandemsomething | etwas etwas andrehen
    to fob offsomething | etwas sth onsomebody | jemand sb
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  • betrügen, beschwindeln
    fob deceive obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    fob deceive obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
Das ist eine reine Mogelpackung.
We are simply being fobbed off.
Source: Europarl
Wir werden aber ständig mit Worten abgespeist.
However, we are constantly being fobbed off with words.
Source: Europarl
Niemand in Europa lässt sich mit schönen Worten abspeisen.
No one in Europe is going to be fobbed off with fine words.
Source: Europarl
Wir wollen keine Vertröstung mehr, sondern wir wollen, dass endlich effizient gehandelt wird.
We have no wish to be fobbed off any longer; what we want is efficiency at long last.
Source: Europarl
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