German-English translation for "danebengehen"

"danebengehen" English translation

danebengehen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; sein>

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go wide of the mark, fail to hit, miss go wrong, misfire
  • miss (the targetoder | or od mark])
    danebengehen von Schüssen
    go wide of the mark
    danebengehen von Schüssen
    fail to hit
    danebengehen von Schüssen
    danebengehen von Schüssen
examples
  • go wrong
    danebengehen missglücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    misfire
    danebengehen missglücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    danebengehen missglücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • der Witz ist ihm danebengegangen
    his joke misfired
    der Witz ist ihm danebengegangen
Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
Es ging alles daneben, was danebengehen konnte.
Source: Tatoeba
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