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to dangle
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schlen·kern [ˈʃlɛŋkɐn] VB intr

1. schlenkern (pendeln):

schlenkern
to dangle
etw schlenkern lassen
to let sth dangle [or swing]
mit den Beinen schlenkern
to swing one's legs

2. schlenkern (schlackern):

schlenkern
to flap
der lange Rock schlenkerte ihr um die Beine
the long skirt flapped around her legs

3. schlenkern (vom Weg abkommen):

schlenkern
to swerve

Schlen·ker <-s, -> [ˈʃlɛŋkɐ] N m

1. Schlenker TRANSP (Ausweichmanöver):

Schlenker
swerve
einen Schlenker machen
to swerve

2. Schlenker (kleiner Umweg):

Schlenker
detour
English
English
German
German
swerve (sudden move)
Schlenker m <-s, ->
Präsens
ichschlenkere
duschlenkerst
er/sie/esschlenkert
wirschlenkern
ihrschlenkert
sieschlenkern
Präteritum
ichschlenkerte
duschlenkertest
er/sie/esschlenkerte
wirschlenkerten
ihrschlenkertet
sieschlenkerten
Perfekt
ichhabegeschlenkert
duhastgeschlenkert
er/sie/eshatgeschlenkert
wirhabengeschlenkert
ihrhabtgeschlenkert
siehabengeschlenkert
Plusquamperfekt
ichhattegeschlenkert
duhattestgeschlenkert
er/sie/eshattegeschlenkert
wirhattengeschlenkert
ihrhattetgeschlenkert
siehattengeschlenkert
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

einen Schlenker machen
to swerve
mit den Beinen schlenkern
to swing one's legs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Im Anschluss an diese Verwendung kehrte Schlenker an die Führungsakademie zurück und war dort von 1987 bis 1988 als Dozent für Truppenführung tätig.
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Seitdem hieß die Firma „Schlenker & Kienzle“ (siehe Kienzle Uhren).
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Dieser war „in der Wechselzone einen Schlenker gelaufen und [hatte] dabei Loginows Ski gequert, der daraufhin stürzte“.
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Als Fazit zieht Kuhn, Gretel & Hänsel sei ein Horrorfilm, „der nichts weiter bietet als ein paar Schlenker ums Altbekannte, vermengt mit Kunsthandwerk und emanzipatorischen Klischees“.
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Die Karosserie wurde von Dierks & Wroblewski aus Offenburg und von Schlenker & Zeller aus Freiburg gebaut.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

[...]
Da die Hauptraße, die alle Autos benutzen, einen riesigen Schlenker macht, entscheide ich mich für den auf der Karte eingezeichneten kleineren Weg.
[...]
www.fietspad.de
[...]
Since the main street all cars are using drives a gigantic swerve, I decide in the smaller way that is drawn on the map.
[...]
www.fietspad.de

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