German-English translation for "breitschlagen"

"breitschlagen" English translation

breitschlagen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; h>

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examples
  • jemanden breitschlagen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to talk (oder | orod bring)jemand | somebody sb round
    jemanden breitschlagen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • man hat mich breitgeschlagen, mit ihnen zu gehen
    I was talked into going with them
    man hat mich breitgeschlagen, mit ihnen zu gehen
  • er ließ sich nicht (dazu) breitschlagen
    he could not be talked round
    er ließ sich nicht (dazu) breitschlagen
  • to hammer a nail flat
    breitschlagen Technik | engineeringTECH breit
    breitschlagen Technik | engineeringTECH breit

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