English-German translation for "twinkle"

"twinkle" German translation

twinkle
[ˈtwiŋkl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • sich schnell (hin-and | und u. her-or | oder od auf-and | und u. ab)bewegen
    twinkle rare | seltenselten (move rapidly)
    (hin-and | und u. her-or | oder od auf-and | und u. ab)flitzen, (-)huschen, (-)zucken
    twinkle rare | seltenselten (move rapidly)
    twinkle rare | seltenselten (move rapidly)
  • blinzeln, zwinkern
    twinkle blink obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    twinkle blink obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
examples
  • to twinkle at a joke
    bei einem Witz (verschmitzt) zwinkern
    to twinkle at a joke
  • szintillieren
    twinkle physics | PhysikPHYS
    twinkle physics | PhysikPHYS
twinkle
[ˈtwiŋkl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • (auf)leuchtenor | oder od (auf)blitzen lassen
    twinkle
    twinkle
  • blinzeln mit
    twinkle eyes obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    twinkle eyes obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
twinkle
[ˈtwiŋkl]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Blinkenneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle
    Blitzenneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle
    Glitzernneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle
    Flimmernneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle
    Flackernneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle
    twinkle
  • Strahlenneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle of eyes
    Blitzenneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle of eyes
    Funkelnneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle of eyes
    twinkle of eyes
examples
  • Zuckenneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle twitch, jerk
    Ruckmasculine | Maskulinum m
    twinkle twitch, jerk
    kurzeand | und u. schnelle Bewegung
    twinkle twitch, jerk
    twinkle twitch, jerk
  • (Augen)Zwinkernneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle blink obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    Blinzelnneuter | Neutrum n
    twinkle blink obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    twinkle blink obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Augenblickmasculine | Maskulinum m
    twinkle moment figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Numasculine | Maskulinum m
    twinkle moment figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    twinkle moment figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Planeten sind leicht zu erkennen, denn sie funkeln nicht wie Sterne.
Planets are easy to identify because they don't twinkle like stars do.
Source: Tatoeba
Die Sterne funkelten am Himmel.
Stars were twinkling in the sky.
Source: Tatoeba
Am Himmel funkelten zahlreiche Sterne.
Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.
Source: Tatoeba
Tom schaute zu ihr auf mit ein bißchen Schelmerei in seinem Ernst und sagte:
Tom looked up in her face with just a perceptible twinkle peeping through his gravity.
Source: Books
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