German-English translation for "jdn vorknoepfen"

"jdn vorknoepfen" English translation

Did you mean Jen, Jun., Jan., jun. or Jan Maat?
vorknöpfen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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to take to task
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  • sich (Dativ | dative (case)dat) jemanden vorknöpfen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to takejemand | somebody sb to task
    sich (Dativ | dative (case)dat) jemanden vorknöpfen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
fortloben
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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to get rid of by singing his praises...
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  • jemanden fortloben umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to get rid ofjemand | somebody sb by singing his (oder | orod her) praises
    jemanden fortloben umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • jdn in eine andere Abteilung fortloben
    to getjemand | somebody sb transferred to a different department by singing his (oder | orod her) praises
    jdn in eine andere Abteilung fortloben