English-German translation for "squint"

"squint" German translation

squint
[skwint]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • schielen
    squint have a squint
    squint have a squint
  • mit zusammengekniffenen Augen schauen, blinzeln, zwinkern
    squint look with eyes virtually closed
    squint look with eyes virtually closed
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  • selten squint (at) look askance figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    schielen (nach), scheelor | oder od missgünstigor | oder od argwöhnisch blicken (aufaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    selten squint (at) look askance figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • selten squint (to, toward[s]) lean, incline, toy with idea figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    hinneigen (zu), liebäugeln (mit)
    selten squint (to, toward[s]) lean, incline, toy with idea figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • abweichen (toward[s] nach)
    squint rare | seltenselten (deviate)
    sich schräg stellen
    squint rare | seltenselten (deviate)
    squint rare | seltenselten (deviate)
squint
[skwint]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • to squint one’s eyes wink familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    to squint one’s eyes wink familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • to squint one’s eyes cross as result of squint
    to squint one’s eyes cross as result of squint
squint
[skwint]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Schielenneuter | Neutrum n
    squint medical condition
    squint medical condition
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  • schräger Seitenblick
    squint sideways glance familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    squint sideways glance familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • Schielenneuter | Neutrum n
    squint rare | seltenselten (looking askance) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Scheelsehenneuter | Neutrum n
    squint rare | seltenselten (looking askance) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    squint rare | seltenselten (looking askance) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • (rascheror | oder od verstohlener) Blick
    squint glance familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    squint glance familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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  • to have a squint atsomething | etwas sth
    raschor | oder od verstohlen einen Blick aufsomething | etwas etwas werfen
    to have a squint atsomething | etwas sth
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  • selten squint (to, toward[s]) inclination, toying with idea
    Hinneigenneuter | Neutrum n
    Neigungfeminine | Femininum f (zu), Liebäugelnneuter | Neutrum n
    Liebäugeleifeminine | Femininum f (mit)
    selten squint (to, toward[s]) inclination, toying with idea
  • Abweichungfeminine | Femininum f
    squint rare | seltenselten (deviation)
    squint rare | seltenselten (deviation)
  • Hagioskopneuter | Neutrum n (Öffnung, die einen Blick auf den Altar gewährt)
    squint architecture | ArchitekturARCH hagioscope
    squint architecture | ArchitekturARCH hagioscope
squint
[skwint]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • schielend
    squint rare | seltenselten (cross-eyed)
    squint rare | seltenselten (cross-eyed)
  • scheel, argwöhnisch, gehässig, böse
    squint suspicious, malicious poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    squint suspicious, malicious poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
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Was man beim Zusammenkneifen macht ist: von Feinsicht auf Grobsicht wechseln.
And when you're squinting, what you're doing is you're turning that from fine-grain to coarse-grain.
Source: TED
Wenn man die Augen zusammen kneift, kann man das Gesicht noch immer sehen.
If you squint, you can still see the face.
Source: TED
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