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Dictionary English ← German: lehnen

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NOUN	die Lehne \| die Lehnen	edit
VERB	lehnen \| lehnte \| gelehnt	edit
SYNO	[sich] lehnen [an] ...
[sich] lehnen [an] \| [sich] stützen [auf] \| abhängig sein [von] © OpenThesaurus.de

to lean

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lehnen

2 Words

to abut on sth.

an etw.^Dat. lehnen

to lean against each other

aneinander lehnen

to lean on each other

aneinander lehnen

to prop sth. against sth.

etw.^Akk. gegen etw.^Akk. lehnen

to abut against sth.

gegen etw. lehnen

3 Words

to recline sth.

etw.^Akk. nach hinten lehnen

to lean sth. back [e.g. chair, instrument]

etw.^Akk. nach hinten lehnen [z. B. Stuhl, Gerät]

to back against sth.

sich^Akk. an etw.^Akk. lehnen

to lean against sb./sth.

sich^Akk. gegen jdn./etw. lehnen

to lean over sb./sth.

sich^Akk. über jdn./etw. lehnen

4 Words

to lean against the wall

an die Wand lehnen

to lean sth. against the wall

etw. gegen die Mauer lehnen

to lean back

sich^Akk. nach hinten lehnen

5+ Words

to rest one's head against the wall

seinen Kopf an die Wand lehnen

to stick one's neck out (on sth.) [fig.]

sich^Akk. (mit etw.^Dat.) weit aus dem Fenster lehnen [Redewendung] [sich sehr weit vorwagen, stark exponieren]

to lean forward

sich^Akk. nach vorn / vorne lehnen

to put one's head above the parapet [fig.] [risk too much]

sich^Akk. weit aus dem Fenster lehnen [fig.] [sich zu weit vorwagen, zu stark exponieren]

to go out on a limb [idiom] [risk a lot or too much]

sich^Akk. weit aus dem Fenster lehnen [Redewendung] [sich sehr weit vorwagen, stark exponieren]

to tip one's chair back

sich mit dem Stuhl nach hinten lehnen

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