German-English translation for "buckeln"

"buckeln" English translation

buckeln
[ˈbʊkəln]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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bow and scrape, kowtow arch one’s back
  • arch (oder | orod hump) one’s back
    buckeln einen Buckel machen
    buckeln einen Buckel machen
  • bow and scrape
    buckeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    kowtow
    buckeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    buckeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
examples
  • vor jemandem buckeln
    to bow and scrape tojemand | somebody sb, to kowtow tojemand | somebody sb
    vor jemandem buckeln
  • unten treten, oben buckeln
    to bow to the Gods but tread on mortals
    unten treten, oben buckeln
buckeln
[ˈbʊkəln]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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hump
  • hump
    buckeln
    buckeln
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