Translations for „twixt“ in the English » German Dictionary

twixt [twɪkst] PREP old poet

twixt → between

See also between

I . be·tween [bɪˈtwi:n] PREP

1. between:

between (at middle)

zwischen +dat

between (to middle)

zwischen +acc

halfway between Rome and Florence

auf halbem Weg zwischen Rom und Florenz

2. between (among):

between

zwischen +acc/dat

to divide sth between sb

etw zwischen jdm aufteilen

3. between (to and fro):

between

zwischen +dat

4. between (inside):

between

zwischen +dat

to have nothing between one's ears inf

nichts zwischen den Ohren haben inf

5. between (in range):

between

zwischen +dat

between meals

zwischen den Mahlzeiten

between times [or whiles]

in der Zwischenzeit

6. between (connecting):

between

zwischen +dat

between friends

unter Freunden

[just] between you and me [or ourselves]

unter uns gesagt

[just] between you and me [or ourselves]

im Vertrauen gesagt

that's just between ourselves

das bleibt aber unter uns

7. between (suffered by):

between

zwischen +dat

8. between (separating):

between

zwischen +acc/dat

to stand/come between sb/sth [and sb/sth]

zwischen jdm/etw [und jdm/etw] stehen/zwischen jdn/etw [und jdn/etw] geraten [o. kommen]

9. between (combining):

between

zwischen +dat

between us we have collected £1,000

zusammen [o. gemeinsam] haben wir 1.000 Pfund gesammelt

we carried it between the four of us

wir haben es zu viert getragen

something/a cross/a mixture between a goat and a sheep

etwas/ein Mittelding/eine Mischung zwischen einer Ziege und einem Schaf

10. between (choosing):

between

zwischen +dat

to be torn between sth [and sth]

zwischen etw dat [und etw dat ] hin und her gerissen sein

11. between (sharing):

we drank the bottle between us

wir haben zusammen die Flasche ausgetrunken

Phrases:

to read between the lines

zwischen den Zeilen lesen

II . be·tween [bɪˈtwi:n] ADV inv

between

dazwischen

in between

dazwischen

in between (time also)

zwischendurch

the layer between

die Zwischenlage

between-meal snack

Zwischenmahlzeit f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's many a slip ['twixt cup and lip] prov

man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben prov

there's many a slip between [or twixt] cup and lip prov

zwischen Theorie und Praxis liegen oft Welten