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Shift-Taste
Shift-Tas•te f , Shifttaste Shift•tas•te f (Comput) shift key

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Taste, tasten, Taster, Alt-Taste

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Taste drücken	exp.	push button
tastende Schritte	exp.	tentative steps	[Lit.];[Fig.]
vorsichtig tastend	exp.	feeling {or} groping one's way carefully
nach etw tasten	exp.	to feel {or} grope for sth	[Lit.];[Fig.]
in die Tasten greifen	exp.	to play the piano
in die Saiten/Tasten greifen	exp.	to strike up a tune
auf die Tasten dreschen	exp.	to thump {or} pound the keys
auf die Tasten hauen {oder} hämmern	exp.	to hammer away at the keyboard

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'Shift-Taste' also found in translations in English-German dictionary
ivories	exp.	Tasten ; Billardkugeln ; Würfel ; Beißer
groping hands	exp.	tastende Hände
dead key	exp.	unbelegte Taste
to grope one's way	exp.	sich vorwärts tasten
to fumble for sth	exp.	nach etw suchen {oder} tasten ; nach etw wühlen	to fumble about for sth
to finger the keys/strings	exp.	in die Tasten/Saiten greifen
to tickle the ivories	exp.	auf den Tasten klimpern
to strike the keys	exp.	in die Tasten greifen
his hands wandered over the keys	exp.	seine Hände wanderten über die Tasten
the doctor poked at his ribs	exp.	der Arzt tastete seine Rippen ab
a boat nosed through the mist	exp.	ein Boot tastete sich durch den Nebel
she edged out onto the balcony	exp.	sie tastete sich auf den Balkon vor
the pianist hammered away at the keys	exp.	der Pianist hämmerte auf die Tasten

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