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slams

/slæmz/

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verb

Zuschlagen, zuknallen

To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

Examples :

"The angry teenager slams the door to their bedroom. "

Der wütende Teenager knallt die Tür zu seinem Schlafzimmer zu.

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verb

Zuschlagen, knallen

To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

Examples :

"The angry student slams his textbook onto the desk. "

Der wütende Schüler knallt sein Lehrbuch auf den Schreibtisch.

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verb

Schlagen, zuschlagen

To strike forcefully with some implement.

Examples :

"The carpenter slams the nail into the wood with his hammer. "

Der Zimmermann schlägt den Nagel mit seinem Hammer ins Holz.

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Zuschlagen, knallen

To strike against suddenly and heavily.

Examples :

"The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river."

Das Boot schlug gegen das Ufer, und wir wären fast in den Fluss gefallen.

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verb

Schlechtmachen, verurteilen

To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

Examples :

"Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless."

Kritiker haben den neuen Film verrissen und ihn als gewalttätig und sinnlos bezeichnet.

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verb

Dunking, reinhauen

To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.

Examples :

"During the basketball game, the player slams the ball into the hoop. "

Während des Basketballspiels haut der Spieler den Ball in den Korb.

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verb

Reizen, bieten

To make a slam bid.

Examples :

"In the card game bridge, the player slams to show they believe they can win all but one trick. "

Beim Kartenspiel Bridge reist der Spieler, um zu zeigen, dass er glaubt, bis auf einen Stich alle Stiche gewinnen zu können.

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verb

Schneider machen, jemanden schneidern

To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Examples :

""At the end of the game, Sarah slams her friends, winning every single trick and all the points." "

Am Ende des Spiels macht Sarah ihre Freunde Schneider und gewinnt jeden Stich und alle Punkte.

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verb

Ohne Zustimmung des Kunden den Anbieter wechseln

To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.

Examples :

"The phone company slams customers by switching their long-distance service without asking them first. "

Die Telefongesellschaft wechselt Kunden den Anbieter, indem sie ohne vorherige Anfrage ihren Ferndienst ändert.

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verb

hinunterstürzen, exen

To drink off, to drink quickly.

Examples :

"After the basketball game, Mark slams his water bottle in one long gulp. "

Nach dem Basketballspiel stürzt Mark seine Wasserflasche in einem langen Zug hinunter.

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verb

An einem Poetry Slam teilnehmen

To compete in a poetry slam.

Examples :

"My sister slams at the poetry competition every year at school. "

Meine Schwester nimmt jedes Jahr an der Poetry-Slam-Veranstaltung in der Schule teil.

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verb

Sich spritzen, intravenös injizieren

To inject intravenously; shoot up.

Examples :

"The addict slams heroin into his arm, desperate for a fix. "

Der Süchtige spritzt sich Heroin in den Arm, verzweifelt auf der Suche nach einem Schuss.

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verb

Ausstechen, vernichtend schlagen

To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Examples :

""My grandpa slams his opponents in every bridge game at the senior center." "

Mein Großvater sticht seine Gegner bei jedem Bridge-Spiel im Seniorenzentrum aus.