 | English | German | |
| – | |
 | idiom to pull in one's belt | den Gürtel enger schnallen | |
| to tighten one's belt [also fig.] | den Gürtel enger schnallen | |
| Keywords contained |
| We have to tighten our belts now. | Wir müssen jetzt den Gürtel enger schnallen. | |
| Partial Matches |
| sports I'm a black belt. | Ich habe / trage den schwarzen Gürtel. | |
| F film Maverick [Richard Donner] | Maverick – Den Colt am Gürtel, ein As im Ärmel | |
| to strap | schnallen | |
| buckles | Schnallen {pl} | |
| to grok | schnallen [ugs.] | |
| to loosen [belt etc.] | weiter schnallen | |
| cloth. buckle bra | Schnallen-BH {m} | |
| to cinch sth. up [esp. Am.] [tighten: belt etc.] | etw. fester schnallen | |
| to cotton on to sth. [Br.] [coll.] [understand] | etw. schnallen [ugs.] [verstehen] | |
| to dig sth. [coll.] [understand] | etw. schnallen [verstehen] [ugs.] | |
| belt | Gürtel {m} | |
| cloth. body belt | Gürtel {m} | |
| girdle | Gürtel {m} | |
| protector | Gürtel {m} | |
| waistbelt | Gürtel {m} | |
| zone [archaic] [girdle, belt] | Gürtel {m} | |
| belts | Gürtel {pl} | |
| girdles | Gürtel {pl} | |
| to cotton on [Br.] [coll.] [understand] | es schnallen [ugs.] [verstehen] | |
| Fasten your seatbelts! | Schnallen Sie sich an! | |
| cloth. buckled bra | mit Schnallen versehener BH {m} | |
| cloth. buckled corset | mit Schnallen versehenes Korsett {n} | |
| to buckle sth. [fasten with a buckle] | etw. schnallen [fest, weiter etc.] | |
| to get sth. [coll.] [understand] | etw. schnallen [ugs.] [verstehen, begreifen] | |
| geogr. borscht belt | Borschtsch-Gürtel {m} | |
| fish spotted-tail morwong [Cheilodactylus zonatus] | Gürtel-Fingerflosser {m} | |
| fish orbiculate cardinalfish [Sphaeramia orbicularis] | Gürtel-Kardinalbarsch {m} | |
| fish girdled wrasse [Notolabrus cinctus] | Gürtel-Lippfisch {m} | |
| fish belted sandfish [Serranus subligarius] | Gürtel-Sandfisch {m} | |
| sports black belt | schwarzer Gürtel {m} | |
| radial belt [of tire] | Gürtel {m} [eines Reifens] | |
| to gird | einen Gürtel umlegen | |
| astron. phys. Van Allen belt <VAB> | Van-Allen-Gürtel {m} | |
| to give a blow with a belt | mit einem Gürtel schlagen | |
| closer {adj} | enger | |
| narrower {adj} | enger | |
| pokier {adj} | enger | |
| tighter {adj} | enger | |
| zool. girdled horn shell [Cerithidea cingulata, syn.: C. microptera, Cerithium muricatum, Murex terebella, Potamides cingulatus, Strombus aculatus, Tympanotonos fluviatilis] | Gürtel-Schlammschnecke {f} [Meer- und Brackwasserschnecke] | |
| tightened {adj} {past-p} | enger gemacht | |
| to narrow down | enger machen | |
| to take in [of fabric or clothing, make narrower] | enger machen | |
| to tighten | enger werden | |
| close-knit family | enger Familienverband {m} | |
| tight-knit family | enger Familienverband {m} | |
| close friend | enger Freund {m} | |
| narrow circle of friends | enger Freundeskreis {m} | |
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