Translations for „knock around“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . knock about, knock around VB intr inf

1. knock about (be present):

knock about person

[he]rumhängen inf

knock about person

[he]rumgammeln pej inf

knock about object, thing

[he]rumliegen inf

to knock about [or around] with sb esp Brit

sich acc mit jdm [he]rumtreiben inf

to knock around in town

sich acc in der Stadt [he]rumtreiben inf

2. knock about inf (travel aimlessly):

knock about

umherziehen

knock about

[he]rumziehen inf

3. knock about Brit (have a sexual relationship):

to knock about [or around] with sb

es mit jdm treiben euph inf

II . knock about, knock around VB trans

1. knock about (hit):

to knock sb about [or around]

jdn verprügeln

2. knock about (play casually):

to knock a ball about [or around]

einen Ball hin- und herspielen

to knock a ball about [or around] TENNIS

ein paar Bälle schlagen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to knock around in town

sich acc in der Stadt [he]rumtreiben inf

to knock a ball about [or around]

einen Ball hin- und herspielen

to knock about [or around] with sb esp Brit

sich acc mit jdm [he]rumtreiben inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They figure there's still room to knock about 50 per cent off its price and make tablet ownership possible for anyone and everyone.

www.theglobeandmail.com

There's virtually nothing to knock about his game, not the opponents, not the clutch situations, and you certainly can't blame a guy for having a great group of blockers.

sfbay.ca

The knock about my game was my feet weren't fast.

www.chathamdailynews.ca

Amazon doesn't seem to be offering its ad-supported editions -- which knock about $40 off the price -- north of the border.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms knock about in nebulas, sometimes freely and sometimes bound up with ice and dust.

discovermagazine.com

However, he will get credit for time served since his arrest, which will knock about a year off his sentence.

blogs.vancouversun.com

She liked to knock about on her bicycle.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

The dynamical theory also tells us what will happen if molecules of different masses are allowed to knock about together.

en.wikipedia.org

We're not very competitive, we just knock about.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

He said the latest forecast cut would knock about $400 million from farmers' incomes this season.

www.radionz.co.nz