BEOLINGUS
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monkey on your back [fig.] Bürde {f}; Last {f}; Ballast {m} [übtr.] [listen] [listen]

to get rid of this monkey on your back diese Bürde loswerden

to throw this monkey off your back diesen Ballast abwerfen

rack spanner; gas grips [Br.]; monkey wrench [Am.] verstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel {m} mit Gewindespindel und einseitigem Maul; Engländer {m} [ugs.] [techn.] [hist.]

monkey; simian [listen] Affe {m} [zool.] [listen]

monkeys Affen {pl}

little monkey Äffchen {n}

monkey-bread trees; upside-down trees; bottle trees; baobab (botanical genus) Affenbrotbäume (Adansonia) (botanische Gattung) [bot.]

African monkey-bread tree; African baobab; cream of tartar tree Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum (Adansonia digitata)

monkey drum Affentrommel {f} [mus.]

monkey drums Affentrommeln {pl}

monkey bread; baobab fruit Affenbrotfrucht {f}; Baobabfrucht {f} [bot.]

monkey pox; mpox (WHO); simian pox Affenpocken {pl} [med.]

Monkey in the Middle; Piggy in the Middle (children's game) Affenreizen {n} (Kinderspiel)

monkey swing Affenschaukel {f}

to fool around/about; to mess around/about; to monkey around/about; to muck around/about [Br.]; to lark around/about [Br.] [dated]; to goof around/about [Am.] [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen] herumblödeln; herumalbern [Dt.]; herumkalbern [Dt.]; herumkaspern [Dt.]; dalbern [Norddt.]; sich blöd/albern [Dt.] benehmen; Unsinn machen; das Kalb machen [Schw.] {vi}

fooling around/about; messing around/about; monkeying around/about; mucking around/about; larking around/about; goofing around/about herumblödelnd; herumalbernd; herumkalbernd; herumkaspernd; dalbernd; sich blöd/albern benehmend; Unsinn machend; das Kalb machend

fooled around/about; messed around/about; monkeyed around/about; mucked around/about; larked around/about; goofed around/about [listen] herumgeblödelt; herumgealbert; herumgekalbert; herumgekaspert; gedalbert; sich blöd/albern benommen; Unsinn gemacht; das Kalb gemacht

fools around/about; messes around/about; monkeys around/about; mucks around/about; larks around/about; goofs around/about [listen] blödelt herum; albert herum; kalbert herum; kaspert herum; dalbert; benimmt sich blöd/albern; macht Unsinn; macht das Kalb

fooled around/about; messed around/about; monkeyed around/about; mucked around/about; larked around/about; goofed around/about [listen] blödelte herum; alberte herum; kalberte herum; kasperte herum; dalberte; benahm sich blöd/albern; machte Unsinn; machte das Kalb

rascal; rogue; scallywag; scalawag [Am.]; scally [Northern English]; rapscallion; tyke [Br.]; tike [Am.]; urchin; little devil; monkey [Br.]; scamp [dated]; cub [archaic] (mischievous child) [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen] Schlingel {m}; Lausbub {m}; Lausebengel {m}; Lauser {m}; Bengel {m}; Früchtchen {n}; Racker {m}; kleiner Gauner {m} (freches Kind)

rascals; rogues; scallywags; scalawags; scallies; rapscallions; tykes; tikes; urchins; little devils; monkeys; scamps; cubs Schlingel {pl}; Lausbuben {pl}; Lausebengel {pl}; Lauser {pl}; Bengel {pl}; Früchtchen {pl}; Racker {pl}; kleine Gauner {pl}

a lovable rogue ein liebenswerter Bengel

Come here, you cheeky little monkey! [Br.] (used when speaking to children) Komm her, du kleiner Schlingel/Schlawiner! (zu Kindern gesagt)

funny business; monkey business; hanky-panky [coll.] zweifelhaftes Treiben {n}; fragwürdige Vorgänge {pl}; Machenschaften {pl}

financial hanky-panky finanzielle Machenschaften

sexual hanky-panky erotische Geschichte; Liebesabenteuer {n}

There is some hanky-panky going on between him and his assistant. Da läuft etwas zwischen ihm und seiner Assistentin.; Zwischen ihm und seiner Assistentin ist etwas am Laufen.

to tamper; to monkey (with) [listen] [listen] herumpfuschen; herumfummeln {vi} (an)

tampering; monkeying herumpfuschend; herumfummelnd

tamperred; monkeyed herumgepfuscht; herumgefummelt

to mimic sb.; to copy sb.; to ape sb. [pej.]; to take offsb. [Br.]; to monkey sb. [obs.] (to imitate sb.'s comportment) jdn. nachmachen; imitieren; nachäffen [pej.] {vt} (in seinem Habitus)

mimicking; copying; aping; taking off; monkeying nachmachend; imitierend; nachäffend

mimicked; copied; aped; taken off; monkeyed nachgemacht; imitiert; nachgeäfft

female monkey; she-monkey Affenweibchen {n}; Äffin {f}

female monkeys; she-monkeys Affenweibchen {pl}; Äffinnen {pl}

ape hand; monkey hand; simian hand Affenhand {f} [med.]

ape hands; monkey hands; simian hands Affenhände {pl}

howler monkey; howler; howling monkey Brüllaffe {m} [zool.]

howler monkeys; howlers; howling monkeys Brüllaffen {pl}

peanut; groundnut [Br.]; monkey nut [Br.]; goober pea [Am.]; goober [Am.] Erdnuss {f}; Aschantinuss {f}; Aschanti {f} [Ös.]; Kamerunnuss {f} (Arachis hypogaea) [bot.]

peanuts; groundnuts; monkey nuts; goober peas; goobers Erdnüsse {pl}; Aschantinüsse {pl}; Aschantis {pl}; Kamerunnüsse {pl}

cheeky rascal [Br.]; cheeky monkey [Br.] Frechdachs {m}; vorwitziger Bengel {m}

monkey-flowers; musk-flowers (botanical genus) Gauklerblumen {pl} (Mimulus) (botanische Gattung) [bot.]

mondo grass; monkey grass; fountain plant Japanischer Schlangenbart {m} (Ophiopogon japonicus) [bot.]

Japanese macaque; snow monkey Japanmakak {m}; Schneeaffe {m}; Rotgesichtsmakake {m} (Macaca fuscata) [zool.]

climbing frame; monkey bars Klettergerüst {n}

climbing frames; monkey bars Klettergerüste {pl}

lilyturfs; monkey grasses (botanical genus) Lilientrauben {pl}; Traubenlilien {pl} (Liriope) (botanische Gattung) [bot.]

mechanic; mechanician [Am.]; mechanist [archaic] grease monkey [slang] [listen] Mechaniker {m}; Schmiermaxe {m} [slang] [listen]

mechanics; mechanicians; mechanists; grease monkeys Mechaniker {pl}; Schmiermaxen {pl} [listen]

naked little thing; naked little monkey; little bare monkey; little bare-bum [Br.] Nackedei {f} (Kind)

naked little things; naked little monkeys; little bare monkeys Nackedeis {pl}

pile-driving machine; pile driver; monkey engine; monkey [listen] Pfahlramme {f}; Ramme {f}; Rammhammer {m} [constr.]

pile-driving machines; pile-drivers; monkey engines; monkeys Pfahlrammen {pl}; Rammen {pl}; Rammhämmer {pl}

old-world monkey; catarrhine monkey; Eurasian monkey Schmalnasenaffe {m} [zool.]

old-world monkeys; catarrhine monkeys; Eurasian monkeys Schmalnasenaffen {pl}

sideband interference; sideband splash; monkey-chatter (TV, Telekom) Seitenbandstörung {f} (TV, Telekom) [telco.]

dinner suit; tuxedo suit [Am.]; tuxedo [Am.]; tux [Am.] [coll.]; monkey suit [coll.] Smoking {m} [textil.]

dinner suits; tuxedo suits; tuxedos; tuxes; monkey suits Smokings {pl}

Allen's swamp monkey Sumpfmeerkatze {f} (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) [zool.]

squirrel monkey Totenkopfaffe {m}; Totenkopfäffchen {n} [zool.]

squirrel monkeys Totenkopfaffen {pl}; Totenkopfäffchen {pl}

(All) Good things come to those who wait.; Softly, softly, catchee monkey. [Br.] [dated] [prov.] Warten zahlt sich aus.; Mit Geduld und Spucke fängt man eine Mucke! [Sprw.]

prehensile-tailed skink, monkey-tailed skink; monkey skink; giant skink; zebra skink; Solomon Islands skink Wickelschwanzskink {m}; Wickelskink {m}; Salomonen-Riesenskink {m} (Corucia zebrata) [zool.]

pygmy marmoset; dwarf monkey Zwergseidenäffchen {n} (Callithrix pygmaea / Cebuella pygmaea)

monkey's ear Affenohr {n} [anat.] [zool.]

double entry; twin entry; double heading; parallel heading; companion heading; back heading; parallel road; monkey gangway Begleitstrecke {f} [min.]

inside shaft; underground shaft; blind shaft; monkey shaft; staple shaft; stapple; staple pit; blind pit; winze; chimney [listen] Blindschacht {m} [min.]

falling weight; monkey [listen] Fallhammer {m} [min.]

'The Monkey's Raincoat' (by Crais / work title) "Die gefährlichen Wege des Elvis Cole" (von Crais / Werktitel) [lit.]

araucaria pines (botanical genus) Araukarien {pl} (Araucaria) (botanische Gattung) [bot.]

Brazilian pine; Parana pine; candelabra tree Brasilianische Araukarie {f}; Brasilkiefer {f}; Kandelaberbaum {m} (Araucaria angustifolia)

Chilean pine; monkey puzzle tree; monkey tail tree Chilenische Araukarie {f}; Chilenische Schmucktanne {f}; Schuppentanne {f}; Affenschwanzbaum {m} (Araucaria araucana)

maclura mulberries (botanical genus) Maclura-Maulbeergewächse {pl} (Maclura) (botanische Gattung) [bot.]

Osage orange; monkey ball; hedge apple; horse apple; bowwood; bois d'arc; bodark Milchorangenbaum {m}; Milchorange {f}; Indianer-Orange {f}; Osagedorn {m} (Maclura pomifera)

dyer's mulberry; old fustic Färbermaulbeerbaum {m}; Gelbholz {n} (Maclura tinctoria)

Chinese mulberry; mandarin melon berry; silkworm thorn Seidenraupenbaum {m} (Maclura tricuspidata)

guenons; long-tailed monkeys (zoological genus) Eigentliche Meerkatzen {pl} (Cercopithecus) (zoologische Gattung) [zool.]

De Brazza's monkey Brazzameerkatze {f} (Cercopithecus neglectus)

Diana monkey Dianameerkatze {f} (Cercopithecus diana)

black-and-white colobuses; black-and-white colobi (zoological genus) Schwarz-weiße Stummelaffen {pl} (Colobus) (zoologische Gattung) [zool.]

olive colobus monkey; green colobus; Van Beneden's colobus Grüner Stummelaffe {m} (Procolobus verus)

addictive substance; addictive drug; narcotic substance; narcotic drug; narcotic; drug [listen] Suchtmittel {n}; Rauschmittel {n}; Suchtgift {n} [Ös.]; Rauschgift {n}; Suchtstoff {m}; Droge {f} [pharm.]

addictive substances; addictive drugs; narcotic substances; narcotic drugs; narcotics; drugs [listen] Suchtmittel {pl}; Rauschmittel {pl}; Suchtgifte {pl}; Rauschgifte {pl}; Suchtstoffe {pl}; Drogen {pl}

designer drug; monkey dust [Br.]; research chemical; psychoactive bath salt /PABS/; new psychoactive substance /NPS/ Designerdroge {f}; Badesalzdroge {f}; neue psychoaktive Substanz {f} /NPS/

chewing drugs Kaudrogen {pl}

smart drug bewusstseinsverändernde Droge

impure drugs gestreckte Drogen

soft drugs weiche Drogen

hard drugs (lead to physical addiction) harte Drogen (führen zu körperlicher Abhängigkeit)

the possession and the transfer of narcotics der Besitz und die Weitergabe von Rauschgift

to pass on addictive substances to others; to pass narcotic substances on to others Suchtmittel an andere weitergeben; Rauschmittel anderen überlassen

to throw a spanner in the works / gears [Br.]; to put a spanner in the works [Br.]; to throw a (monkey) wrench in the works [Am.] (of sth.) [fig.] (jdm.) dazwischenfunken; jdm. in die Suppe spucken; Sand ins Getriebe streuen; ein Störfeuer sein [geh.] {v} (bei etw.) [übtr.]

Someone has thrown a spanner in the works of our project. Da hat uns jemand bei dem Projekt in die Suppe gespuckt.

to move/swing hand over hand; to pull yourself hand over hand hangeln {vi}; sich hangeln {vr} [sport]

moving/swinging hand over hand; pulling yourself hand over hand hangelnd; sich hangelnd

moved/swung hand over hand; pulled yourself hand over hand gehangelt; sich gehangelt

to move/swing hand over hand across monkey bars am Klettergerüst hangeln

to pull yourself hand over hand along the rope sich am Seil vorwärts hangeln

to climb up hand over hand on a rope sich an einem Seil nach oben hangeln

to bounce your way from one job to the next sich von einem Job zum anderen hangeln [übtr.]

to stray into sb.'s house jdm. zulaufen {vi}

strayed zugelaufen

stray cat; stray zugelaufene Katze

A (stray) cat adopted us in May. Uns ist im Mai eine Katze zugelaufen.

Stray dwarf monkey terrier found. Zwergaffenpinscher zugelaufen.