German-English translation for "herantasten"

"herantasten" English translation

herantasten
reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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grope to grope for in the dark to grope around for the solution to a problem
examples
  • sich herantasten
    sich herantasten
  • sich im Dunkeln an (Akkusativ | accusative (case)akk) etwas herantasten
    to grope foretwas | something sth in the dark
    sich im Dunkeln an (Akkusativ | accusative (case)akk) etwas herantasten
  • sich an die Lösung eines Problems herantasten figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to grope around for the solution to a problem
    sich an die Lösung eines Problems herantasten figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
That means that we will already be groping around in the margins of the agricultural budget.
Das heißt, wir werden uns an die Margen des Agrarhaushalts herantasten müssen.
Source: Europarl
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