German-English translation for "entlocken"

"entlocken" English translation

entlocken
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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draw
examples
  • jemandem etwas entlocken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to elicit (oder | orod extract)etwas | something sth fromjemand | somebody sb, to coax (oder | orod wheedle)etwas | something sth out ofjemand | somebody sb
    jemandem etwas entlocken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • jemandem ein Geheimnis entlocken
    to worm a secret out ofjemand | somebody sb
    jemandem ein Geheimnis entlocken
  • jemandem ein Geständnis entlocken
    to coax a confession out ofjemand | somebody sb
    jemandem ein Geständnis entlocken
  • draw
    entlocken literarisch | literaryliter
    entlocken literarisch | literaryliter
examples
jemandem ein Geheimnis entlocken
to worm (oder | orod wheedle, get) a secret out ofjemand | somebody sb
jemandem ein Geheimnis entlocken
There was no way we were going to get a sample from that.
Es gab keine Möglichkeit, ihm eine Probe zu entlocken.
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