German-English translation for "knappen"

"knappen" English translation

knappen
[ˈknapən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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make a rattling sound with its beak
  • make a rattling sound with its beak
    knappen Jagd | huntingJAGD von Eule, Uhu
    knappen Jagd | huntingJAGD von Eule, Uhu
Given the close result, both camps will have to make compromises.
Bei dem knappen Ergebnis werden beide Lager Kompromisse eingehen müssen.
Source: Europarl
That would only have diverted attention and scarce resources away from the relief effort.
Dies hätte lediglich die Aufmerksamkeit und knappen Mittel von den Soforthilfemaßnahmen abgelenkt.
Source: Europarl
That would have been a possibility a little less than a year ago.
Diese Möglichkeit hat sich vor einem knappen Jahr geboten.
Source: Europarl
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knappen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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  • (mit etwas) knappen Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial → see „knausern“
    (mit etwas) knappen Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial → see „knausern“
in kurzen, knappen Zügen
briefly, in short, in a nutshell
in kurzen, knappen Zügen
er hat das in einem knappen Jahr geschafft
he managed to do that in less than a year
er hat das in einem knappen Jahr geschafft
er sagte es in (oder | orod mit) knappen Worten
he was brief and to the point
er sagte es in (oder | orod mit) knappen Worten
Given the close result, both camps will have to make compromises.
Bei dem knappen Ergebnis werden beide Lager Kompromisse eingehen müssen.
Source: Europarl
That would only have diverted attention and scarce resources away from the relief effort.
Dies hätte lediglich die Aufmerksamkeit und knappen Mittel von den Soforthilfemaßnahmen abgelenkt.
Source: Europarl
That would have been a possibility a little less than a year ago.
Diese Möglichkeit hat sich vor einem knappen Jahr geboten.
Source: Europarl
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