German English Dictionary

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gerissen in English:

1. wrenched


He wrenched the letter from my hand.

English word "gerissen"(wrenched) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Judas Ram" (Sam Merwin)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Dictator" (Milton L...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Wheels Within" (Charles...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Stairway to the Stars" ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A Man Obsessed" (Alan E...

2. cunning


He's cunning.
a cunning and resourceful criminal
It is said that the fox is more cunning than any other animal.
The fox was very cunning. He waited until the door of the chicken coop was left open and then snuck inside.
That's just how cunning North Korea (and China) is.
He makes believe that he is a practical statesman, but in really he is a cunning politician.
The Sphinx had eaten hundreds of people on their way to the city of Thebes, because they could not answer the riddle the cunning Sphinx had asked them.
Time and again they risk their lives in search of cunning new escape routes. Cunning as a fox.
The thief is very cunning, it won't be easy to catch him.
"He was a most cunning and courageous warrior," Thrawn continued.
He's as cunning as a fox. / 2. He thinks he's so cunning. / 3. I admit my cunning plan backfired.
I didn't know that Peter is so cunning.
So he had to think of something much more cunning
I am a cunning because can find a good way out in a difficult situation.
The Parisian police, he said, "are exceedingly able in their way. They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand."

English word "gerissen"(cunning) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Sandman Time" (Ilsien N...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "All About the Little Sm...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "What became of Them? an...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Royal Game of Ombre...

3. yanked


and i was suddenly yanked upward
Miro yanked the gun towards him

English word "gerissen"(yanked) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Bimmie Says" (Sydney Va...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A Bad Day for Vermin" (...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "An Elephant for the Pri...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Thrills of a Bell Boy" ...