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licks

/lɪks/

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noun

Lecken, Zungenstoß

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

Examples :

"The cat gave its fur a lick."

Die Katze gab ihrem Fell einen Zungenstoß.

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noun

Schleckmenge

The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.

Examples :

"Give me a lick of ice cream."

Gib mir eine Schleckmenge Eis.

amount substance food

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noun

Schleckerei, Hauch

A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.

Examples :

"a lick of paint"

Ein Hauch Farbe.

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Leckstelle

A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.

Examples :

"The birds gathered at the clay lick."

Die Vögel versammelten sich an der Leckstelle.

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noun

Bach, Rinnsal

A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.

Examples :

"We used to play in the lick."

Wir haben früher in dem Bach gespielt.

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noun

Schlag, Hieb

A stroke or blow.

Examples :

"Hit that wedge a good lick with the sledgehammer."

Gib diesem Keil einen ordentlichen Schlag mit dem Vorschlaghammer.

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Ein bisschen, Hauch

A small amount; a whit.

Examples :

"He doesn't care licks about what others think. "

Er kümmert sich einen Hauch nicht darum, was andere denken.

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Versuch, Anlauf

An attempt at something.

Examples :

"That was his first few licks at learning to play the guitar. "

Das waren seine ersten Versuche, Gitarre spielen zu lernen.

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Kurzes Motiv, Phrase

Examples :

"There are some really good blues licks in this solo."

In diesem Solo gibt es ein paar wirklich gute Blues-Phrasen.

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Geschwindigkeit, Tempo

A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)

Examples :

"The bus was travelling at a good lick when it swerved and left the road."

Der Bus war mit einer guten Geschwindigkeit unterwegs, als er auswich und von der Straße abkam.

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Cunnilingus

An act of cunnilingus.

Examples :

"You up for a lick tonight?"

Hast du heute Abend Lust auf Cunnilingus?

sex action body

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verb

Leckt, abschleckt

To stroke with the tongue.

Examples :

"The cat licked its fur."

Die Katze leckte ihr Fell.

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verb

Lecken

To lap; to take in with the tongue.

Examples :

"She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it."

Sie leckte den Rest des Honigs vom Löffel, bevor sie ihn abwusch.

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verb

Schlagen, verprügeln

To beat with repeated blows.

Examples :

"The angry student licked the bully's knuckles repeatedly. "

Der wütende Schüler schlug wiederholt auf die Knöchel des Schlägers ein.

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verb

Besiegen, schlagen

To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.

Examples :

"My dad can lick your dad."

Mein Vater kann deinen Vater besiegen.

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Überwinden, bewältigen

Examples :

"I think I can lick this."

Ich denke, ich kann das überwinden.

achievement ability action

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verb

Cunnilingus ausüben, lecken

To perform cunnilingus.

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verb

Lecken, berühren

To do anything partially.

Examples :

"He only licks at his homework, doing just enough to get by without really understanding the concepts. "

Er berührt seine Hausaufgaben nur, indem er gerade genug macht, um durchzukommen, ohne die Konzepte wirklich zu verstehen.

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verb

Lecken, umspielen

(of flame, waves etc.) To lap.

Examples :

"The campfire crackled, and the flames gently licked the logs, slowly turning them to ash. "

Das Lagerfeuer knisterte, und die Flammen umspielten sanft die Holzscheite und verwandelten sie langsam in Asche.

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