English-German translation for "vibrate"

"vibrate" German translation

vibrate
British English | britisches EnglischBr [vaiˈbreit] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [ˈvaibreit]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • (hin-and | und u. her)schwingen, vibrieren, zittern
    vibrate move back and forth, oscillate
    vibrate move back and forth, oscillate
  • vibrieren, tönen, (nach)klingen, (-)schwingen
    vibrate of sound or note
    vibrate of sound or note
  • zittern, beben
    vibrate tremble: with emotionet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    vibrate tremble: with emotionet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
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  • schwanken
    vibrate rare | seltenselten (oscillate) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    vibrate rare | seltenselten (oscillate) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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vibrate
British English | britisches EnglischBr [vaiˈbreit] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [ˈvaibreit]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • in Schwingungen versetzen
    vibrate cause to move back and forth
    vibrate cause to move back and forth
  • aussenden, ausstoßen
    vibrate rare | seltenselten (send or give out)
    vibrate rare | seltenselten (send or give out)
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Hier kann man sehen, dass es vibrieren wird.
You can actually see, right here, it will vibrate.
Source: TED
Wenn eine Saite angespielt wird, vibriert sie und verursacht so eine hörbare Welle.
By playing the string, the string vibrates and produces a sound wave.
Source: TED
Jeder Teil Ihres Körpers schwingt mit einer anderen Frequenz.
Every part of your body is vibrating at different frequencies.
Source: TED
Vertraue dir selbst bei dieser eisern Saite Klang erschwingt ein jedes Herz.
Trust yourself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
Source: Tatoeba
Und das ist richtig, weil alles schwingt.
And in a way, that's true, because everything is vibrating.
Source: TED
Sie alle, wie Sie hier sitzen, sind in Bewegung.
In fact, all of you as you sit here right now are vibrating.
Source: TED
Toms Mobiltelefon vibrierte auf dem Tisch.
Tom's cellphone vibrated on the table.
Source: Tatoeba
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