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wink

/ˈwɪŋk/

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noun

Augenzwinkern, Zwinkern

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

Examples :

"He gave me a friendly wink as he passed by in the hallway. "

Er gab mir ein freundliches Augenzwinkern, als er im Flur vorbeiging.

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noun

Schlaf, Nickerchen

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, Sarah took a quick wink before dinner. "

Nach einem langen Arbeitstag machte Sarah vor dem Abendessen ein kurzes Nickerchen.

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noun

Augenblick, Sekunde

A brief time; an instant.

Examples :

"The wink of a second was all it took for the alarm clock to go off. "

Ein Augenblick genügte, und der Wecker klingelte.

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noun

Winzigkeit, Hauch

The smallest possible amount.

Examples :

"Even with a powerful microscope, I couldn't see a wink of difference between the two samples. "

Selbst mit einem leistungsstarken Mikroskop konnte ich keinen Hauch von Unterschied zwischen den beiden Proben erkennen.

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noun

Andeutung, Wink

A subtle allusion.

Examples :

"The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."

Der Film enthält eine Anspielung auf die Rationierung im Krieg.

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verb

Blinzeln

To close one's eyes in sleep.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, the tired toddler began to wink and drift off to sleep. "

Nach einem langen Arbeitstag begann das müde Kleinkind zu blinzeln und einzuschlafen.

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verb

Blinzeln

To close one's eyes.

Examples :

"The teacher winked at Sarah to let her know the answer was correct. "

Der Lehrer blinzelte Sarah zu, um ihr zu zeigen, dass die Antwort richtig war.

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verb

Zwinkern, blinzeln

To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.

Examples :

"The tired student winked at his friend, quickly closing his eye. "

Der müde Schüler zwinkerte seinem Freund zu und schloss schnell sein Auge.

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verb

Zwinkern, zuzwinkern

To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

Examples :

"He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."

Er zwinkerte mir zu. Sie zwinkerte mit dem Auge. Er zwinkerte seiner Zustimmung zu.

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verb

Flimmern, blinken

To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

Examples :

"The firelight winked in the hearth, casting dancing shadows on the wall. "

Das Feuer flackerte im Herd und warf tanzende Schatten an die Wand.

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noun

Tiddlywink

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

Examples :

"My little brother loves playing tiddlywinks with his friends; he always uses his special red wink. "

Mein kleiner Bruder liebt es, mit seinen Freunden Tiddlywinks zu spielen; er benutzt immer seinen speziellen roten Tiddlywink.

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Immergrün

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful patch of wink. "

Der Garten meiner Großmutter hat eine wunderschöne Fläche mit Immergrün.