 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to knock | 654 klopfen | |
| to tap | 293 klopfen | |
| to rap | 214 klopfen | |
| to beat sth. [carpet, meat, rhythm etc.] | 166 etw. klopfen [Teppich, Fleisch, Takt etc.] | |
| to throb | 78 klopfen [Puls, Schläfe, Herz] | |
| automot. to pink | 27 klopfen [Motor] | |
| zool. to thump [threatening gesture of rabbits] | 10 klopfen [Drohgebärde von Hasen] | |
| to palpitate | 10 klopfen [Herz, bes. schnell, stark, unregelmäßig] | |
| to batter | 6 klopfen [stark, wiederholt] | |
| to chap [Scot.: knock] | klopfen | |
| to give a rap | klopfen | |
| tech. to detonate [engine] | klopfen [Motor] | |
| Nouns |
| knock [at a door etc.] | 116 Klopfen {n} | |
| rapping | 19 Klopfen {n} | |
| automot. knocking | 17 Klopfen {n} [Motor] | |
| automot. pinging | 12 Klopfen {n} [Motor] | |
| tapping | 9 Klopfen {n} | |
| automot. pinking | 9 Klopfen {n} [Motor] | |
| thumping | 8 Klopfen {n} | |
| palpitation | 7 Klopfen {n} | |
| automot. carbon knock | Klopfen {n} | |
| pitter-patter [heart, rain] | Klopfen {n} | |
| chap [Scot.: knock] | Klopfen {n} | |
| pit-a-pat [heart, rain] | Klopfen {n} | |
| beat [throb] | Klopfen {n} [Herzklopfen] | |
| automot. engine knock | Klopfen {n} [Motor] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| gastr. to pound meat | Fleisch klopfen | |
| to knock (at) [a door etc.] | klopfen (an) | |
| to tap | leicht klopfen | |
| to patter [the speech of a salesman or comedian] | Sprüche klopfen | |
| to talk big | Sprüche klopfen [angeben] | |
| to break stones | Steine klopfen | |
| to tenderise [Br.] | weich klopfen | |
| to tenderize [by beating] | weich klopfen | |
| to soften up | weich klopfen [ugs.] | |
| to batter | wiederholt klopfen | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| rap | (energisches) Klopfen {n} | |
| tap [light hit] | (leichtes) Klopfen {n} | |
| constant knocking | beharrliches Klopfen {n} | |
| automot. part throttle knock | Teillast-Klopfen {n} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to knock up [Br.] [waken sb. by knocking] | durch Klopfen wecken | |
| to beat a carpet | einen Teppich klopfen | |
| to pat sth. [strike gently] | leicht auf etw. klopfen | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to bang at the door | an die Tür klopfen | |
| to bang on the door | an die Tür klopfen | |
| to knock on the door | an die Tür klopfen | |
| to rap at the door | an die Tür klopfen | |
| to batter at a door | an eine Tür klopfen | |
| idiom to fish for information | auf den Busch klopfen [fig.] [ugs.] | |
| idiom to sound things out | auf den Busch klopfen [ugs.] | |
| to rap on the table | auf den Tisch klopfen | |
| to slap on the back | auf die Schulter klopfen | |
| to slap on the shoulder | auf die Schulter klopfen | |
| to clap sb. on the back | jdm. auf die Schulter klopfen | |
| to clap sb. on the shoulder | jdm. auf die Schulter klopfen | |
| to pat sb. on the back | jdm. auf die Schulter klopfen | |
| to backslap sb. [coll.] [also fig.] | jdm. auf die Schulter klopfen [auch fig.] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| proverb Unverified No matter how you shake and dance, the last few drops go in your pants. | Kannst du schütteln, kannst du klopfen, in die Hose geht er der letzte Tropfen. | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to knock at the door | an die / der Tür klopfen | |
| to batter at an open door | an eine offene Tür klopfen | |
| to beat at the door | laut an die Tür klopfen | |
| to knock loudly at the door | laut an die Tür klopfen | |
| to tap at the door | leicht an die Tür klopfen | |
| to tap on the door | leicht an die Tür klopfen | |
| to tap at / on the door | sachte an die Tür klopfen | |
| to give oneself a pat on the back | sich auf die Schulter klopfen | |
