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English Translation of “RENNEN” | The official Collins German-English Dictionary online. ... in German, both the spelling of the word and the article preceding ...
RENNEN translate: to run, to race, to go running, race, run, heat, race, racing. Learn more in the Cambridge German-English Dictionary.
1 vi aux sein. a (=schnell laufen) to run, (Sport) [Mensch, Tier] to run, to race. [Auto etc] to race. um die Wette rennen to have a race. (aufs Klo) rennen inf to run (to the loo (Brit) inf (US) or bathroom ) (mit offenen Augen) ins Verderben or Unglück rennen to rush into disaster (with one's eyes wide open)
The core idea of it was: start moving, start flowing, being aggrevated. The notion of motion is pretty visible in run and its German translations rennen and rinnen as well as in reiten and to ride and reisen (to travel). The idea of ernst (earnest, serious) came from the notion of being determined, ready to get going possibly for battle.
More. Learn the translation for ‘rennen’ in LEO’s English ⇔ German dictionary. With noun/verb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and relevant forum discussions free vocabulary trainer .
to knock sb [sth] down. jemanden [etwas] über den Haufen rennen ( AUTO fahren) to run away, to take to one’s heels. auf und davon rennen. to rush headlong to one’s destruction. blindlings ins Verderben rennen. to be heading for disaster. in sein Verderben rennen. to run for one’s [dear] life.
to contest a race sports. um sein Leben laufen / rennen. to run for one's life. ein Rennen {n} gegen die Uhr [Redewendung] a race against the clock [idiom] ein Rennen {n} gegen die Zeit [Redewendung] a race against time [idiom] Chicken Run – Hennen Rennen. Chicken Run [Peter Lord, Nick Park] film F.
