English-German Dictionary

German Translation of “knock”

knock (nɒk Pronunciation for knock

Translations

noun

  1. (especially British(= blow) Stoß masculine noun
    1. (esp with hand, tool etc) Schlag masculine noun
     ⇒ to get a knock einen Stoß/Schlag abbekommen ⇒ I got a knock on the head ich habe einen Schlag auf den Kopf bekommen ⇒ the car took a few knocks mit dem Auto hat es ein paarmal gebumst (informal) ⇒ he gave himself a nasty knock er hat sich böse angestoßen
  2. (= noise) there was a knock at the door es hat (an der Tür) geklopft ⇒ I heard a knock ich habe es klopfen hören
  3. (especially British, figurative)
    1. (= setback) (Rück)schlag masculine noun
     ⇒ to (have to) take a lot of knocks viele Tiefschläge einstecken (müssen)(= be criticized), unter starken Beschuss kommen ⇒ to take a knock [self-confidence, pride etc] erschüttert werden [reputation], geschädigt werden

transitive verb

  1. stoßen
    1. (with hand, tool etc) schlagen
      1. one's knee, head etc anstoßen (on an + dative)
      2. (= nudge, jolt) stoßen gegen
     ⇒ to knock one's head/elbow etc sich dative den Kopf/Ellbogen etc anstoßen ⇒ he knocked his foot against the table er stieß mit dem Fuß gegen den Tisch ⇒ to knock sb on the head jdn an or auf den Kopf schlagen ⇒ I decided to knock it on the head (British, informal) ich beschloss, der Sache dative ein Ende zu machen ⇒ to knock sb to the ground jdn zu Boden werfen ⇒ to knock sb unconscious jdn bewusstlos werden lassen (person), jdn bewusstlos schlagen ⇒ he knocked some holes in the side of the box er machte ein paar Löcher in die Seite der Kiste ⇒ she knocked the glass to the ground sie stieß gegen das Glas und es fiel zu Boden ⇒ watch you don't knock your glass off the table pass auf, dass du dein Glas nicht vom Tisch stößt ⇒ to knock some sense into sb jdn zur Vernunft bringen ⇒ he was knocked sideways by it (figurative, informal) es haute ihn um (informal)
  2. (informal(= criticize) (he)runtermachen (informal)

intransitive verb

  1. klopfen (also engine etc) ⇒ to knock at or on the door anklopfen ⇒ to knock at or on the window gegen das Fenster klopfen ⇒ knock before entering bitte anklopfen
  2. (= bump) stoßen (into, against gegen) ⇒ he knocked into or against the gatepost er rammte den Türpfosten ⇒ his knees were knocking (together) ihm zitterten die Knie

Similar Words

= hit, strike, punch, belt, slap, chin, smack, thump, clap, cuff, smite, thwack, lay one on, beat or knock seven bells out of
= criticize, condemn, put down, run down, abuse, blast, pan, slam, flame, slate, have a go (at), censure, slag (off), denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, diss, find fault with, carp at, lambast(e), pick holes in, cast aspersions on, cavil at, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press, nit-pick
= knocking, pounding, beating, tap, hammering, bang, banging, rap, thump, thud

'knock' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: خَبْطَةٌPronunciation for خَبْطَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: batidaPronunciation for batidasom de bater
  • Chinese: 敲打Pronunciation for 敲打
  • Croatian: kucanjePronunciation for kucanje
  • Czech: úderPronunciation for úder
  • Danish: bankPronunciation for bankslag
  • Dutch: klopPronunciation for klopklap
  • European Spanish: golpePronunciation for golpesonido
  • Finnish: koputusPronunciation for koputus
  • French: coupPronunciation for coup
  • German: StoßPronunciation for Stoß Stöße
  • Greek: χτύποςPronunciation for χτύπος
  • Italian: colpoPronunciation for colpo
  • Japanese: たたくことPronunciation for たたくこと
  • Korean: 노크Pronunciation for 노크
  • Norwegian: bankingPronunciation for banking
  • Polish: stukaniePronunciation for stukanie
  • Portuguese: batidaPronunciation for batida
  • Romanian: ciocănitură ciocănituri
  • Russian: ударPronunciation for удар
  • Spanish: golpePronunciation for golpe
  • Swedish: knackningPronunciation for knackning
  • Thai: การเคาะPronunciation for การเคาะ
  • Turkish: vuruşPronunciation for vuruş
  • Ukrainian: стук
  • Vietnamese: cú đánhPronunciation for cú đánh
  • Arabic: يَخْبِطُPronunciation for يَخْبِطُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: baterPronunciation for bater
  • Chinese: 敲打Pronunciation for 敲打
  • Croatian: kucatiPronunciation for kucati
  • Czech: udeřitPronunciation for udeřit
  • Danish: bankePronunciation for banke
  • Dutch: kloppenPronunciation for kloppenop deuren
  • European Spanish: darse un golpePronunciation for darse un golpe
  • Finnish: koputtaaPronunciation for koputtaa
  • French: frapperPronunciation for frapper
  • German: stoßenPronunciation for stoßen
  • Greek: βαράωPronunciation for βαράω
  • Italian: bussarePronunciation for bussare
  • Japanese: たたくPronunciation for たたく
  • Korean: 두드리다Pronunciation for 두드리다
  • Norwegian: bankePronunciation for banke
  • Polish: zapukaćPronunciation for zapukać pukać
  • Portuguese: baterPronunciation for bater
  • Romanian: a ciocăni
  • Russian: стучатьPronunciation for стучать
  • Spanish: dar un golpePronunciation for dar un golpe
  • Swedish: knackaPronunciation for knacka
  • Thai: เคาะPronunciation for เคาะ
  • Turkish: kapıyı çalmakPronunciation for kapıyı çalmak
  • Ukrainian: стукати стукнути
  • Vietnamese: đậpPronunciation for đậpcửa

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