Translations for „tinker's“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . tink·er [ˈtɪŋkəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. tinker (attempt to repair):

to have a tinker with sth

an etw dat herumbasteln

2. tinker Brit pej:

tinker (repairman)

wandernder Kesselflicker hist

tinker (Romany)

Zigeuner(in) m (f) pej

3. tinker Brit inf (mischievous person):

tinker

kleiner Stromer/kleine Stromerin

tinker

Bosnigl m A pej

Phrases:

to not give a tinker's damn [or Brit also cuss] about sb/sth

sich acc einen Kehricht [o. CH, A esp Dreck] um jdn/etw scheren inf

II . tink·er [ˈtɪŋkəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

to tinker [about [or around]] [with [or on] sth]

[an etw dat] herumbasteln

to tinker [about [or around]] [with [or on] sth]

herumpfuschen pej inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wandering minstrel/tinker

fahrender Sänger/Kesselflicker

to not give a [tinker's] cuss Brit

keinen Pfifferling drauf geben inf

to have a tinker with sth

an etw dat herumbasteln

to tinker [about [or around]] [with [or on] sth]

[an etw dat] herumbasteln

I don't give a tinker's cuss what she thinks

es ist mir völlig schnuppe, was sie denkt inf

to not give a tinker's damn [or Brit also cuss] about sb/sth

sich acc einen Kehricht [o. CH, A esp Dreck] um jdn/etw scheren inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The year was 1998 and once again they began to tinker with the board.

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Tinker gnome civilizations are divided into guilds, who each research and develop a different technological field.

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The remaining permanent solder repair would then be rasped and smoothed down by the tinker.

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Furthermore, their intense curiosity means they must be given a steady supply of objects to tinker with, chew, dismantle and destroy.

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She tries to learn various other skills before finally accepting, with the help of her friends, that she truly is a tinker.

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Tinker is clever but a bit superficial and virtually everything he does is part of some joke or prank.

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