Translations for „up and down“ in the English » German Dictionary

up and ˈdown ADJ pred inf

to be up and down

Stimmungsschwankungen haben

ˈup-and-down ADJ attr

up-and-down

wechselvoll

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

up and down

auf und ab

up and down the stairs

die Treppe rauf und runter inf

up hill and down dale

bergauf und bergab

up and down the country

überall im Land

to jump up and down

herumhüpfen inf

to pace up and down

auf und ab gehen [o. schreiten]

to jig up and down

herumspringen

to eye sb up and down

jdn von oben bis unten mustern

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don't bob up and down so

sei nicht so zappelig inf

to stare sb up and down

jdn anstieren inf

to jump up and down [about sth] (be annoyed)

sich acc maßlos [wegen einer S. gen ] aufregen

he was running up and down the path

er rannte den Pfad auf und ab

he was strolling up and down the corridor

er schlenderte auf dem Gang auf und ab

a shiver went up and down my spine

mir lief es kalt den Rücken hinunter

his eyebrows jiggled up and down in amusement

amüsiert zuckte er mit den Augenbrauen

to be up hill and down dale for sb Brit dated

überall nach jdm suchen

to parade up and down in one's best clothes

seine besten [Kleidungs]stücke zur Schau tragen

she jigged the baby up and down on her knee

sie ließ das Baby auf ihren Knien reiten

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The sound of the circular saw is different from the sound of an up-and-down saw and earned it the nickname "buzz-saw".

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He suggested the up-and-down pattern of the wave shows an ongoing wavering between habit and novelty respectively.

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In retirement, he now runs a sophisticated self-designed program that helps micro-analyze statistical behavior of the up-and-down pricing movement that underlies the pricing behavior of the futures market.

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It's making a key up-and-down here or getting a good bounce here, capitalizing on an opportunity here and there.

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