German-English translation for "lehnen"

"lehnen" English translation

lehnen
[ˈleːnən]reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r <h>

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lean... to lean out of the window... he leaned over the balustrade...
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  • sich lehnen
    sich lehnen
  • sich an (oder | orod gegen) eine Wand lehnen
    to lean against (oder | orod on) a wall
    sich an (oder | orod gegen) eine Wand lehnen
  • sich aus dem Fenster lehnen
    to lean out of the window
    sich aus dem Fenster lehnen
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lehnen
[ˈleːnən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t

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lean, rest
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lehnen
[ˈleːnən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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lean, rest
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The prophets of supra-national multiculturalism thus reject a federal democracy.
Die Propheten des übernationalen Multikulturalismus lehnen daher eine föderale Demokratie ab.
Source: News-Commentary
Haykal Bafana, dismissed that threat with his tweet:
Haykal Bafana, lehnt diese Sorge in seinem Tweet ab:
Source: GlobalVoices
(Parliament rejected the proposal for a resolution)
(Das Parlament lehnt den Entschließungsantrag ab.)
Source: Europarl
(Parliament rejected the proposal) President.
(Das Parlament lehnt den Antrag ab.)
Source: Europarl
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lehnen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>und | and u. Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs

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  • lehnen und | andu. Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs → see „leihen“
    lehnen und | andu. Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs → see „leihen“
sich an jemanden [etwas] lehnen
to lean againstjemand | somebody sb [sth]
sich an jemanden [etwas] lehnen
sich an die Wand lehnen
to lean against the wall
sich an die Wand lehnen
sich aneinander lehnen
to lean on (oder | orod against) each other (oder | orod one another)
sich aneinander lehnen
während der Fahrt nicht aus dem Fenster lehnen
do not lean out of the window while the train is in motion (oder | orod moving)
während der Fahrt nicht aus dem Fenster lehnen
The prophets of supra-national multiculturalism thus reject a federal democracy.
Die Propheten des übernationalen Multikulturalismus lehnen daher eine föderale Demokratie ab.
Source: News-Commentary
Haykal Bafana, dismissed that threat with his tweet:
Haykal Bafana, lehnt diese Sorge in seinem Tweet ab:
Source: GlobalVoices
(Parliament rejected the proposal for a resolution)
(Das Parlament lehnt den Entschließungsantrag ab.)
Source: Europarl
(Parliament rejected the proposal) President.
(Das Parlament lehnt den Antrag ab.)
Source: Europarl
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