English-German translation for "tiptoe"

"tiptoe" German translation

tiptoe
noun | Substantiv s

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tiptoe
adjective | Adjektiv adj &adverb | Adverb adv

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  • auf den Zehenspitzen (stehend)
    tiptoe
    tiptoe
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  • tiptoe steps
    Schritte auf den Zehenspitzen
    tiptoe steps
tiptoe
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • auf den Zehenspitzen gehen
    tiptoe
    tiptoe
Tom schloss leise die Tür und schlich in das Zimmer.
Tom closed the door quietly and tiptoed into the room.
Source: Tatoeba
Tom schlüpfte leise in seine Sachen und schlich auf Zehenspitzen aus dem Raum.
Tom slipped quietly into his clothes and tiptoed out of the room.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich ging auf Zehenspitzen, um das Baby nicht aufzuwecken.
I walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the baby.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich ging auf Zehenspitzen, um das Kind nicht aufzuwecken.
I walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the baby.
Source: Tatoeba
Um die israelische Regierung herumzuschleichen wird nichts bringen, das hat es noch nie.
Tiptoeing around the Israeli administration will not work; it has never worked.
Source: Europarl
Er konnte es nicht lassen, immer wieder ihren Kamm, ihre Ringe, ihr Halstuch zu befühlen.
Emma, in her room, was dressing; he came up on tiptoe, kissed her back; she gave a cry.
Source: Books
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