German-English translation for "niederdrücken"

"niederdrücken" English translation

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

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  • depress, press (oder | orod push) down
    niederdrücken Hebel etc
    niederdrücken Hebel etc
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  • weigh down
    niederdrücken mit starkem Druck
    niederdrücken mit starkem Druck
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  • press
    niederdrücken Musik | musical termMUS Tasten
    niederdrücken Musik | musical termMUS Tasten
  • weigh down, depress, oppress, weigh on (oder | orod upon)
    niederdrücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    niederdrücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
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die Klinke niederdrücken
to push (oder | orod press) down the handle
die Klinke niederdrücken
But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.
Aber der leichte Sinn der Jugend läßt sich nicht lange niederdrücken.
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