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versetzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hock noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
  • lace noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
  • thrill verb To give someone a sudden rush of excitement or pleasure.
  • transfer verb To move something from one place, person, or thing to another.
  • wow intj Used to express surprise, excitement, or admiration.

Senses

versetzen is used for these senses in English:

  • hock (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
  • lace (transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
  • stand up (transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.
  • thrill (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
  • wow (transitive, informal) To amaze or awe.

hock — full definition

  1. noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
  2. verb To pawn an item as security for a loan.
  3. noun A white wine from the Rhine region of Germany.

lace — full definition

  1. noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
  2. noun A cord or string threaded through eyelets to fasten a shoe or garment.
  3. verb To fasten something using laces.
  4. verb To secretly add alcohol, a drug, or another substance to food or drink.

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