German-English translation for "kitzeln"

"kitzeln" English translation

kitzeln
[ˈkɪtsəln]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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  • tickle
    kitzeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    kitzeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
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kitzeln
[ˈkɪtsəln]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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kitzeln
[ˈkɪtsəln]unpersönliches Verb | impersonal verb v/unpers

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  • es kitzelt jemanden, etwas zu tun figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    jemand | somebodysb is tempted to doetwas | something sth
    es kitzelt jemanden, etwas zu tun figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • es kitzelte ihn, ihm die Wahrheit zu sagen
    he was tempted to tell him the truth
    es kitzelte ihn, ihm die Wahrheit zu sagen
kitzeln
Neutrum | neuter n <Kitzelns>

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  • tickle
    kitzeln auch | alsoa. figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    kitzeln auch | alsoa. figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
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  • ein Kitzeln in der Nase
    a tickle in the nose
    ein Kitzeln in der Nase
  • titillation
    kitzeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    kitzeln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
You can tickle the rug.
Man kann die Matte kitzeln.
Source: TED
And we use that as a moral tickle.
Und mit diesen moralischen Anspielungen kitzeln wir einander.
Source: TED
Why can't we tickle ourselves?
Wieso können wir nicht uns selber kitzeln?
Source: Tatoeba
The way she jolly and happy, I swear the lizard must be tickling she!
So dass sie froh und glücklich ist, aber kitzeln muss es doch!
Source: GlobalVoices
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