English-German translation for "tickle"

"tickle" German translation

tickle
[ˈtikl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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kitzeln kitzeln, angenehm erregen freudig erregen amüsieren, erheitern schmeicheln leicht berühren mit der Hand fangen reizen, ärgern, herausfordern
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  • to tickle sb’s palm, to ticklesomebody | jemand sb in the palm familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    jemanden schmieren
    jemanden bestechen
    to tickle sb’s palm, to ticklesomebody | jemand sb in the palm familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • to tickle sb’s palm, to ticklesomebody | jemand sb in the palm familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    jemandem Trinkgeld geben
    to tickle sb’s palm, to ticklesomebody | jemand sb in the palm familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • to tickle the soles of sb’s feet
    jemanden an den Fußsohlen kitzeln
    to tickle the soles of sb’s feet
  • kitzeln, angenehm erregen
    tickle excite figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    tickle excite figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • tickled pink slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    ganz weg, (vor Freude), hocherfreut, froh wie ein Schneekönig
    tickled pink slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • schmeicheln (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    tickle flatter
    tickle flatter
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  • usually | meistmeist meist tickle up stir up
    usually | meistmeist meist tickle up stir up
  • to tickle sb’s fancy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    jemanden anmachenor | oder od antörnen
    to tickle sb’s fancy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • reizen, ärgern, herausfordern
    tickle irritate obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    tickle irritate obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
tickle
[ˈtikl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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jucken, kratzen kitzeln, Kitzel hervorrufen
  • jucken, kratzen
    tickle itch: of material
    tickle itch: of material
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tickle
[ˈtikl]noun | Substantiv s

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Kitzeln Kitzel Jucken, Juckreiz Diebesbeute leichte Berührung des Balls mit dem Schlagholz
  • Kitzelnneuter | Neutrum n
    tickle tickling
    tickle tickling
  • Kitzelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    tickle act of tickling
    tickle act of tickling
  • Juckenneuter | Neutrum n
    tickle itching
    Juckreizmasculine | Maskulinum m
    tickle itching
    tickle itching
  • Diebesbeutefeminine | Femininum f
    tickle loot British English | britisches EnglischBr slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    tickle loot British English | britisches EnglischBr slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
tickle
[ˈtikl]adjective | Adjektiv adjor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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unsicher, wackelig, schwankend, veränderlich
to tickle the ivories
(auf dem Klavier) klimpern
to tickle the ivories
Man kann die Matte kitzeln.
You can tickle the rug.
Source: TED
Und mit diesen moralischen Anspielungen kitzeln wir einander.
And we use that as a moral tickle.
Source: TED
Wieso können wir nicht uns selber kitzeln?
Why can't we tickle ourselves?
Source: Tatoeba
So dass sie froh und glücklich ist, aber kitzeln muss es doch!
The way she jolly and happy, I swear the lizard must be tickling she!
Source: GlobalVoices
Sergei Iwanowitsch war in heiterster Laune und hatte seine Freude an Katawasows eigenartigem Wesen.
Sergius Ivanich was in the best of spirits and was tickled by Katavasov's originality.
Source: Books
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