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

knock together VB trans

1. knock together inf (complete quickly):

to knock together ⇆ sth

etw zusammenschustern inf

to knock together ⇆ sth a piece of furniture, shed, shelves, etc.

etw zusammenzimmern inf

to knock together an article

einen Artikel zusammenschreiben inf

to knock together something to eat

auf die Schnelle etwas Essbares zaubern

2. knock together Brit (remove wall):

to knock together two rooms/buildings

die Wand zwischen zwei Zimmern/Gebäuden einreißen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to knock together an article

einen Artikel zusammenschreiben inf

to bang [or knock] sb's heads together

jdm den Kopf zurechtrücken

to knock together something to eat

auf die Schnelle etwas Essbares zaubern

to knock together two rooms/buildings

die Wand zwischen zwei Zimmern/Gebäuden einreißen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

My knees would knock together even thinking about it.

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It also has the same advantage, that anyone can knock together a working application in a few minutes, and is still popular in schools and business for this reason.

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These stunningly beautiful steel "poppies" not only sway in the breeze, but collect water for bees and butterflies to sip, and create a pretty chime when they gently knock together.

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At the same time, if all the styles have to be very contrasted, they knock together by fusing.

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