German-English translation for "kramen"

"kramen" English translation

kramen
[ˈkraːmən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h> umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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rummage about
  • rummage about
    kramen herumsuchen
    kramen herumsuchen
examples
  • in einer Schublade kramen
    to rummage about in a drawer
    in einer Schublade kramen
  • er kramt in alten Papieren
    he is rummaging among some old papers
    er kramt in alten Papieren
  • er kramte in seinen Briefen
    he rummaged (oder | orod looked) through his letters
    er kramte in seinen Briefen
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kramen
[ˈkraːmən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t

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to fish out of he fished his key out of his pocket
examples
But you can publish your stuff online.
Aber man kann seinen Kram in Internet stellen.
Source: TED
The first thing you do as a scientist is, you make sure stuff works.
Als Wissenschaftler müssen Sie erstmal dafür sorgen, dass Ihr Kram funktioniert.
Source: TED
You carry too much stuff in your purse.
Deine Handtasche ist voller Kram.
Source: Tatoeba
They're going to do like everybody does. They are going to forget about all that stuff.
Sie werden das tun, was alle machen. Sie werden den ganzen Kram vergessen.
Source: TED
Very basic stuff, slightly suggestive of public park signage.
Ziemlich einfacher Kram, mit leichten Andeutungen von Parkbeschilderung.
Source: TED
Mary rooted through her purse, but didn't find what she was looking for.
Maria kramte in ihrer Handtasche, konnte das, was sie suchte, jedoch nicht finden.
Source: Tatoeba
I fumbled in my pockets.
Ich kramte in meinen Taschen.
Source: Tatoeba
And then you slowly build up a theory of how this stuff works.
Und dann entwickelt man langsam eine Theorie wie dieser Kram funktioniert.
Source: TED
But you know, I think you are familiar with fractals-- the Mandelbrot spirals and all these things.
Aber ich glaube, ihr kennt euch mit- mit Fraktalen aus: die Mandelbrot-Spiralen und der ganze Kram.
Source: TED
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