German-English translation for "hervorkramen"

"hervorkramen" English translation

hervorkramen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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fish out, rummage up dig up
  • fish out, rummage (up)
    hervorkramen zum Vorschein bringen
    hervorkramen zum Vorschein bringen
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  • dig up
    hervorkramen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    hervorkramen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
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  • alte Geschichten hervorkramen
    to dig up old stories
    alte Geschichten hervorkramen
I constantly had to prod the then Commission to dig this dossier out and dust it off.
Jedesmal mußte ich die Akte wieder aus verstaubten Ablagen der Europäischen Kommission hervorkramen.
Source: Europarl
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