German | English | |
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verneinen {vi} [ling.] | to answer / reply / respond in the negative | |
verneinend | answering / replying / responding in the negative | |
verneint | answered / replied / responded in the negative | |
eine Frage verneinen | to answer a question in the negative | |
etw. verneinen; negieren {vt} | to negate sb. | |
verneinend; negierend | negating | |
verneint; negiert | negated | |
verneint; negiert | negates | |
verneinte; negierte | negated | |
jds. Masche {f}; jds. Gehabe {n}; jds. Nummer {f} (Bühnenauftritt) [ugs.] | sb.'s shtick; sb.'s schtick [Am.] [coll.] | |
sein Gehabe als harter Kerl | his tough guy shtick | |
Ihre Masche war es, Fragen zu stellen, die man nicht verneinen konnte, ohne wie ein Unmensch zu wirken. | Her schtick was to ask questions that you couldn't answer negatively without sounding like a brute. | |
Ihre Nummer beruht auf Alltagskomik. | Their shtick is based on observational comedy. |