German-English translation for "buhlen"

"buhlen" English translation

buhlen
[ˈbuːlən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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  • mit jemandem buhlen arch besonders pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
    to have illicit relations withjemand | somebody sb
    mit jemandem buhlen arch besonders pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej
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  • mit jemandem [etwas] buhlen arch literarisch | literaryliter
    to toy (oder | orod play, dally, wanton) withjemand | somebody sb [sth], to caressjemand | somebody sb [sth]
    mit jemandem [etwas] buhlen arch literarisch | literaryliter
  • die Winde buhlen mit den Wellen
    the winds toy with the waves
    die Winde buhlen mit den Wellen
um jemandes Gunst buhlen
to curry favo(u)r withjemand | somebody sb, to court sb’s favo(u)r
um jemandes Gunst buhlen
India ’ s strategic rivals, China and Pakistan, began to court the Burmese generals.
Indiens strategische Rivalen China und Pakistan begannen um die burmesischen Generäle zu buhlen.
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