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cramming

/ˈkræmɪŋ/

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verb

Quetschen, stopfen, vollpacken

To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.

Examples :

"to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people"

Obst in einen Korb quetschen; einen Raum mit Menschen vollpacken

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verb

Völlen, vollstopfen

To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

Examples :

"The boy crammed himself with cake"

Der Junge stopfte sich mit Kuchen voll.

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verb

Pauken, büffeln

To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

Examples :

"A pupil is crammed by his tutor."

Ein Schüler paukt bei seinem Tutor.

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verb

Pauken, büffeln

To study hard; to swot.

Examples :

"She was cramming for her history exam the night before, hoping to remember all the dates. "

Sie paukte am Abend zuvor für ihre Geschichtsprüfung und hoffte, sich alle Daten zu merken.

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verb

Schlingen, sich vollstopfen

To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

Examples :

"After a long day of hiking, the hungry children were cramming their faces with sandwiches. "

Nach einem langen Wandertag stopften sich die hungrigen Kinder mit Sandwiches voll.

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verb

Lügen, flunkern

(British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.

Examples :

"He was cramming about where he'd been last night; he said he was at the library, but I saw him at the pub. "

Er hat gelogen, wo er letzte Nacht war; er sagte, er sei in der Bibliothek gewesen, aber ich habe ihn im Pub gesehen.

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verb

Jemanden anlügen, jemanden etwas vormachen

(British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.

Examples :

"He spent the whole evening cramming his little brother with stories about monsters living under the bed. "

Er hat den ganzen Abend damit verbracht, seinem kleinen Bruder Geschichten über Monster, die unter dem Bett leben, vorzumachen.

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noun

Stopfen, vollpacken

The act by which something is crammed, or stuffed full.

Examples :

"The cramming of too many clothes into the suitcase made it impossible to close. "

Das Stopfen von zu viel Kleidung in den Koffer machte es unmöglich, ihn zu schließen.

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noun

Pauken, Büffeln

An intensive course of hard study, as for an examination.

Examples :

""The week before the final exam was all about cramming." "

Die Woche vor der Abschlussprüfung war nur Pauken.

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