German-English translation for "hinterherhinken"

"hinterherhinken" English translation

hinterherhinken
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; sein>

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  • limp behind
    hinterherhinken hinkend gehen
    hinterherhinken hinkend gehen
examples
  • die anderen gingen weiter, und er hinkte hinterher
    the others went on and he limped on behind (oder | orod after them)
    die anderen gingen weiter, und er hinkte hinterher
  • lag behind
    hinterherhinken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    be behind
    hinterherhinken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    hinterherhinken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
This partly explains why we are so often overtaken by events.
So ist es zu erklären, weshalb wir den Tatsachen so oft hinterherhinken.
Source: Europarl
We cannot afford to be overtaken by events any longer.
Wir dürfen den Ereignissen nicht länger hinterherhinken.
Source: Europarl
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