German-English translation for "schwänzeln"

"schwänzeln" English translation

schwänzeln
[ˈʃvɛntsəln]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <hund | and u. sein; h>

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  • wag its tail
    schwänzeln von Hund
    schwänzeln von Hund
examples
  • um jemanden schwänzeln von Hund <sein>
    to fawn onjemand | somebody sb
    um jemanden schwänzeln von Hund <sein>
  • um jemanden schwänzeln von Schmeichler, Liebediener etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig <sein>
    to fawn onjemand | somebody sb, to be all overjemand | somebody sb
    um jemanden schwänzeln von Schmeichler, Liebediener etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig <sein>
  • um jemanden schwänzeln <sein>
    to suck up tojemand | somebody sb
    um jemanden schwänzeln <sein>
  • swagger (along)
    schwänzeln affektiert gehen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig <sein>
    schwänzeln affektiert gehen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig <sein>

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