German-English translation for "get sb by the short hairs"

"get sb by the short hairs" English translation

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hair
[hɛ(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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  • (einzelnes) Haar
    hair single
    hair single
  • Haarcollective noun | Kollektivum, Sammelwort kollneuter | Neutrum n
    hair
    Haareplural | Plural pl
    hair
    hair
  • Haarneuter | Neutrum n
    hair botany | BotanikBOT
    Trichomneuter | Neutrum n
    hair botany | BotanikBOT
    hair botany | BotanikBOT
  • Härchenneuter | Neutrum n
    hair tiny hair, thread
    Fäserchenneuter | Neutrum n
    hair tiny hair, thread
    hair tiny hair, thread
  • Haar(tuch)neuter | Neutrum n
    hair rare | seltenselten (cloth made from hair)
    hair rare | seltenselten (cloth made from hair)
  • Haar(esbreitefeminine | Femininum f)neuter | Neutrum n
    hair hair’s breadth, triviality figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Kleinigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    hair hair’s breadth, triviality figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    hair hair’s breadth, triviality figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • against the hair Besondere Redewendungen figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    selten gegen den Strich
    against the hair Besondere Redewendungen figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to do one’s hair
    sich die Haare machen, sich frisieren
    to do one’s hair
  • to have one’s hair cut
    sich (dative (case) | Dativdat) die Haare schneiden lassen
    to have one’s hair cut
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Stand-by
, Standby [ʃtɛntˈbai; st-]Neutrum | neuter n <Standby(s); Standbys> Engl.

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  • standby
    Stand-by Luftfahrt | aviationFLUG
    Stand-by Luftfahrt | aviationFLUG
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  • standby (mode)
    Stand-by Elektrotechnik und Elektrizität | electrical engineeringELEK
    Stand-by Elektrotechnik und Elektrizität | electrical engineeringELEK
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  • auf Stand-by (geschaltet)
    to be on standby
    auf Stand-by (geschaltet)
  • das Gerät ist im Stand-by
    the appliance is on standby
    das Gerät ist im Stand-by
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short-haired
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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short list
noun | Substantiv s British English | britisches EnglischBr

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  • Auswahllistefeminine | Femininum f
    short list of applicants
    short list of applicants
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fall short
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • zu kurz gehen
    fall short military term | Militär, militärischMIL of shot
    fall short military term | Militär, militärischMIL of shot
  • es fehlen lassen (in andative (case) | Dativ dat)
    fall short be lacking
    fall short be lacking
sb.
abbreviation | Abkürzung abk (= substantive)

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  • Subst.
    sb. linguistics | SprachwissenschaftLING
    sb. linguistics | SprachwissenschaftLING
SB
abbreviation | Abkürzung abk (= Simultaneous Broadcasting)

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Stand-by-Modus
, Stand-bymodusMaskulinum | masculine m

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tit
[tit]

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  • tit → see „teat
    tit → see „teat
  • Tittefeminine | Femininum f
    tit breast slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    tit breast slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
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