ZAPPING - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

zap·ping [ˈzæpɪŋ] N inf

zapping

Zappen nt inf

I. zap <-pp-> [zæp] inf VB trans

1. zap (destroy):

to zap sb

jdn erledigen

to zap sth

etw kaputt machen

to zap the competition

die Konkurrenz ausschalten

to zap the enemy

den Feind alle machen inf

2. zap (send fast):

to zap sth

etw blitzschnell übermitteln

3. zap (move fast):

to zap sb

jdn katapultieren a. fig

he zapped us back to the airport in no time

er hatte uns in null Komma nichts wieder zum Flughafen gebracht

4. zap Am FOOD (in the microwave):

to zap sth

etw in der Mikrowelle aufwärmen

5. zap COMPUT inf (delete):

to zap sth

etw löschen

II. zap <-pp-> [zæp] inf VB intr

1. zap (go fast):

zap

düsen

they're always zapping off somewhere or other

sie haben es immer eilig, irgendwohin zu kommen

to zap to the airport/beach

zum Flughafen/Strand sausen inf

2. zap (change channels):

zap

zappen inf

to zap between [or through] channels

durch die Kanäle zappen inf

III. zap [zæp] inf N no pl esp Am

zap

Pep m <-(s)> inf

zap

Schwung m <-(e)s> kein pl

IV. zap [zæp] inf INTERJ

zap

schwups!

zap

schwuppdiwupp!

Present

I	zap
you	zap
he/she/it	zaps
we	zap
you	zap
they	zap

Past

I	zapped
you	zapped
he/she/it	zapped
we	zapped
you	zapped
they	zapped

Present Perfect

I	have	zapped
you	have	zapped
he/she/it	has	zapped
we	have	zapped
you	have	zapped
they	have	zapped

Past Perfect

I	had	zapped
you	had	zapped
he/she/it	had	zapped
we	had	zapped
you	had	zapped
they	had	zapped