English-German translation for "knuckle"

"knuckle" German translation

knuckle
[ˈnʌkl]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Knöchelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    knuckle
    Gelenkmasculine | Maskulinum m (der Finger)
    knuckle
    knuckle
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  • near the knuckle familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    bis nahe an die Grenze des Anständigen
    near the knuckle familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • a rap on (or | oderod over) the knuckles American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgor | oder od British English | britisches EnglischBr
    ein Verweis
    a rap on (or | oderod over) the knuckles American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgor | oder od British English | britisches EnglischBr
  • Knie-or | oder od Bugstückneuter | Neutrum n (vom Kalb, Schweinet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    knuckle
    knuckle
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  • pig(’s) knuckles
    Schweinsknöchel
    pig(’s) knuckles
  • knuckle of ham
    knuckle of ham
  • Gelenkneuter | Neutrum n
    knuckle engineering | TechnikTECH of a hinge
    Gelenkstückneuter | Neutrum n
    knuckle engineering | TechnikTECH of a hinge
    knuckle engineering | TechnikTECH of a hinge
  • Buchtfeminine | Femininum f (eines Innenholzes)
    knuckle nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
    knuckle nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
knuckle
[ˈnʌkl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • usually | meistmeist meist knuckle down work hard
    sich an die Arbeit machenor | oder od hinter die Arbeit klemmen, sich eifrigor | oder od ernsthaft machen (to anaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    usually | meistmeist meist knuckle down work hard
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  • often | oftoft knuckle down, knuckle under yield
    often | oftoft knuckle down, knuckle under yield
knuckle
[ˈnʌkl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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Meine Fingerknöchel sind weiß, so fest klammere ich mich an die Türe. Sie wissen wie, oder?
I've got a white-knuckle grip on the door. You know what I'm talking about?
Source: TED
Daher appelliere ich an alle, dem Ausschuss auf die Finger zu klopfen.
So I now urge everyone to rap the committee's knuckles.
Source: Europarl
Letzterer kennt sich wohl besser bei bayerischen Schweinshaxen als bei polnischen Kraftwerken aus.
The latter is probably better acquainted with Bavarian pork knuckles than Polish power stations.
Source: Europarl
Jemand schlug jemand anderen mit einem Schlagring.
Somebody was hitting somebody else with brass knuckles.
Source: TED
Dafür braucht es nicht einmal Messer oder Schlagring.
And for this, not even a knife or a knuckles is needed.
Source: GlobalVoices
Auch uns hat die Kommission dafür unlängst noch auf die Finger geklopft.
We were recently rapped on the knuckles by the Commission regarding this matter.
Source: Europarl
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