BUTTON - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. but·ton [ˈbʌtən] N

1. button (fastening device):

button

Knopf m <-(e)s, Knöp·fe>

to do up/undo one's buttons

seine Knöpfe zu-/aufmachen

to do up/undo one's buttons (on shirt)

sein Hemd zu-/aufknöpfen

2. button TECH:

button (operating device)

[Schalt]knopf m

button (of a doorbell)

Klingelknopf m <-(e)s, -knöpfe>

to push a button

auf einen Knopf drücken

3. button Am (badge):

button

Button m <-s, -s>

button

Abzeichen nt <-s, ->

button

Plakette f <-, -n>

Phrases:

cute as a button Am

goldig

at the push of a button

auf Knopfdruck fig

to push [or press] sb's buttons

jdn auf die Palme bringen

to be right on the button esp Am (be correct)

den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen

to be right on the button (at exact time)

auf den [Glocken]schlag genau sein

it was 10:30 on the button when the doorbell rang

es war genau 10:30, als es klingelte

to not be worth a button

keinen Pfifferling wert sein inf

II. but·ton [ˈbʌtən] VB trans

to button one's coat/jacket

den Mantel/die Jacke zuknöpfen

Phrases:

to button it [or one's lip] esp Am inf

den Mund halten inf

III. but·ton [ˈbʌtən] VB intr

to button down the front/at [or Am in] the back

sich acc vorne/hinten knöpfen lassen

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button N

as bright as a button (usually used for children) idiom

hellwach fig

as bright as a button (usually used for children) idiom

ausgeschlafen fig

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button N

button TECH, ELEC

Taste f

button INET

Schaltfläche f

ˈbel·ly but·ton N inf

belly button

[Bauch]nabel m

button up VB trans

to button up ⇆ sth coat, jacket

etw zuknöpfen

to button up a deal fig

eine Sache unter Dach und Fach bringen

but·ton-down [ˌbʌtənˈdaʊn] ADJ attr, inv FASHION

button-down collar

Button-down-Kragen m <-s, -> (Kragen, dessen Enden am Hemd festgeknöpft werden)

but·ton ˈmush·room N

button mushroom

junger Champignon

ˈbut·ton nose N

button nose

Stupsnase f <-, -n>

ˈhot-but·ton ADJ attr, inv Am sl

hot-button issue:

hot-button

heiß umstritten

OˈK but·ton N COMPUT

OK button

Schaltfläche ‚OK‘

ˈpan·ic but·ton N

panic button

Alarmknopf m <-(e)s, -knöpfe>

to hit [or press][or push] the panic button

den Alarmknopf drücken

to hit [or press][or push] the panic button fig inf

in Panik geraten inf

pearl ˈbut·ton N

pearl button

Perlmuttknopf m <-(e)s, -knöpfe>

ˈpress-but·ton ADJ N

press-button → push-button

See also

I. ˈpush-but·ton ADJ inv

1. push-button (automated):

push-button

Druckknopf-

push-button

[Druck]tasten-

push-button

[voll]automatisch

a push-button control panel/telephone

ein Tastenfeld/Tastentelefon nt

a push-button home

ein vollautomatischer Haushalt

2. push-button (using complex weapons):

push-button

mit modernsten Waffensystemen nach n [o. modernster Elektronik]

push-button warfare

Krieg m mit modernsten Waffensystemen

II. ˈpush-but·ton N

push-button

Druckknopf m <-(e)s, -knöpfe>

push-button

[Druck]taste f

I. ˈpush-but·ton ADJ inv

1. push-button (automated):

push-button

Druckknopf-

push-button

[Druck]tasten-

push-button

[voll]automatisch

a push-button control panel/telephone

ein Tastenfeld/Tastentelefon nt

a push-button home

ein vollautomatischer Haushalt

2. push-button (using complex weapons):

push-button

mit modernsten Waffensystemen nach n [o. modernster Elektronik]

push-button warfare

Krieg m mit modernsten Waffensystemen

II. ˈpush-but·ton N

push-button

Druckknopf m <-(e)s, -knöpfe>

push-button

[Druck]taste f

Present

I	button
you	button
he/she/it	buttons
we	button
you	button
they	button

Past

I	buttoned
you	buttoned
he/she/it	buttoned
we	buttoned
you	buttoned
they	buttoned

Present Perfect

I	have	buttoned
you	have	buttoned
he/she/it	has	buttoned
we	have	buttoned
you	have	buttoned
they	have	buttoned

Past Perfect

I	had	buttoned
you	had	buttoned
he/she/it	had	buttoned
we	had	buttoned
you	had	buttoned
they	had	buttoned