STRING ALONG - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. string along inf VB intr

to string along with sb

sich acc jdm anschließen inf

to string along with sb

mit jdm mitgehen

II. string along inf VB trans

1. string along:

to string along ⇆ sb (deceive)

jdn täuschen [o. inf einwickeln]

to string along ⇆ sb (deceive)

jdn übers Ohr hauen inf

to string along ⇆ sb (in relationships)

jdn an der Nase herumführen inf

2. string along (delay):

to string along ⇆ sb

jdn hinhalten

in the PONS Dictionary

I. along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV inv

1. along (ahead):

along

vorwärts

the party was going along successfully until ...

die Party war ein Erfolg, bis ...

how far along are you with your essay?

wie weit bist du mit deinem Aufsatz?

2. along (there):

go on ahead — I'll be along in a minute

geh du vor — ich komme gleich nach

another bus will be along in ten minutes

in zehn Minuten kommt der nächste Bus

a little girl came along and started talking to me

da kam ein kleines Mädchen auf mich zu und sprach mich an

to stroll along

dahinschlendern

to stroll along

einen Bummel machen

to stroll along

A a. bummeln gehen

3. along (from outset):

all along

die ganze Zeit

all along

von Anfang an

4. along (together):

along with sb/sth

zusammen mit jdm/etw

to bring/take sb/sth along [with one]

jdn/etw mitbringen/mitnehmen

Phrases:

to come along for the ride

nur so mitkommen inf

II. along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

1. along (on):

along

entlang nach n +acc

she scattered salt along the path

sie bestreute den Weg mit Salz

all along sth

entlang etw dat

2. along (during):

along

während +gen

along a train ride

auf einer Zugfahrt

along the way

unterwegs

along the way

auf dem Weg

I've picked up a good deal of experience along the way

ich habe in dieser Zeit eine Menge Erfahrung gesammelt

3. along (beside):

along

entlang +dat

along a wall/road

entlang einer Wand/Straße

4. along (across):

along

entlang +dat

along the top of the corridor

oben entlang dem Gang

I. string [strɪŋ] N

1. string no pl (twine):

string

Schnur f <-, Schnü̱·re>

string

Kordel f <-, -n>

ball/piece of string

Knäuel m o nt /Stück nt Schnur

2. string fig (controls):

to pull strings

seine Beziehungen spielenlassen

to pull the strings

die Fäden in der Hand haben

to pull all the strings

alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen

with strings attached

mit Bedingungen verknüpft

most of these so-called special offers come with strings attached

die meisten so genannten Sonderangebote sind mit versteckten Bedingungen verknüpft

with no strings attached

ohne Bedingungen

3. string usu pl (of a puppet):

string

Fäden pl

puppet on strings

Marionette f <-, -n>

4. string (in music):

string

Saite f <-, -n>

guitar string

Gitarrensaite f

four-string violin

viersaitige Violine

to pluck a string

eine Saite zupfen

5. string (in an orchestra):

the strings pl (instruments)

die Streichinstrumente pl

the strings (players)

die Streicher pl

6. string SPORTS (on a racket):

string

Saite f <-, -n>

7. string (chain):

string

Kette f <-, -n>

string of pearls

Perlenkette f <-, -n>

8. string fig (series):

string

Kette f <-, -n>

string

Reihe f <-, -n>

he experienced a string of setbacks

er erlebte einen Rückschlag nach dem anderen

a string of disappointments

eine Reihe von Enttäuschungen

a string of hits

eine Reihe von Hits

string of scandals

Reihe f von Skandalen

string of successes

Erfolgsserie f

string of oaths

Schwall m von Flüchen

9. string COMPUT:

string

Zeichenfolge f <-, -n>

string

Zeichenkette f <-, -n>

search string

Suchbegriff m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

to have another [or a second]string to one's bow Brit

noch ein Eisen im Feuer haben

to have two strings to one's bow Brit

zwei Eisen im Feuer haben

to have sb on a string

jdn an der Leine haben

II. string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string (fit):

to string sth

etw besaiten

to string sth

auf etw acc Saiten aufziehen

to string a racket SPORTS

einen Schläger bespannen

2. string (attach):

to string sth

etw auffädeln [o. aufziehen]

to string beads

Perlen auffädeln

3. string usu passive (arrange in a line):

to string sth

etw aufreihen

Present

I	string along
you	string along
he/she/it	strings along
we	string along
you	string along
they	string along

Past

I	strung along
you	strung along
he/she/it	strung along
we	strung along
you	strung along
they	strung along

Present Perfect

I	have	strung along
you	have	strung along
he/she/it	has	strung along
we	have	strung along
you	have	strung along
they	have	strung along

Past Perfect

I	had	strung along
you	had	strung along
he/she/it	had	strung along
we	had	strung along
you	had	strung along
they	had	strung along

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Such things as tummy fluff, 2p piece, bits of string were given away.

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Yet, a bunch of folks who know every little proclaim to be smarter than everyone else and string up the accused.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

The validity of a digital document is authenticated by verifying that the digital signature logically matches the bit string representation of the document.

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The string of phonetic sounds can be plausibly broken up in multiple ways -- and if you're not familiar with the requisite proper noun, you may find yourself making an error.

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Variants of this bass include a 5-string model, and several different pickup configurations.

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