coddling

ˈkɒdlɪŋ
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Translation of coddling into German,

Noun

behavior

the act of treating someone with too much care or protection
Verhätschelung Überbehütung Überfürsorge Verwöhnung
  • Coddling of children can make them less independent.Die Verhätschelung von Kindern kann sie weniger selbstständig machen.

Adjective

1.

protection

overprotective or excessively indulgent
  • The coddling parent never let their child play alone.Der verwöhnende Elternteil ließ sein Kind nie allein spielen.
2.

care

providing excessive care and attention
überfürsorglich überbeschützend
  • The coddling manager never let his team face any challenges.Der überfürsorgliche Manager ließ sein Team nie vor Herausforderungen stehen.
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Synonyms and analogies of coddling in English

Examples of coddling in a sentence

  • The manager's coddling of new hires frustrated the rest of the team.
  • Her coddling nature made her friends feel smothered.
  • The coddling environment at the school stifled independence.
  • Her coddling nature made her children overly dependent.
  • The coddling teacher never gave out difficult assignments.
coddle
ˈkɒdl̩
Verb
tr.
1.

overprotect

treat someone with excessive care or indulgence
  • Parents should not coddle their children too much.Eltern sollten ihre Kinder nicht zu sehr verwöhnen.
2.

gentle cooking

cook food in water just below boiling
  • She likes to coddle her eggs for breakfast.Sie mag es, ihre Eier zum Frühstück zu pochieren.
Noun
1.

food

UK
Irish dish with sausages, bacon, potatoes, and onions
UK
Coddle irisches Eintopfgericht
  • Coddle is a traditional meal in Dublin.Coddle ist ein traditionelles Gericht in Dublin.
2.

cooking

RareUK
stew made from ham and bacon scraps
RareUK
Eintopf mCoddle
  • We had a warm coddle for dinner.Wir hatten einen warmen Eintopf zum Abendessen.

Translations of "coddling" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
Verweichlichungn.

Horatio, why are you coddling this girl?

Horatio, warum bist du Verweichlichung dieses Mädchen?

With "nature" ROUSSEAU means an idealized simple lifestyle, without coddling or artificiality.

Mit „Natur" meint ROUSSEAU eine idealisierte einfache Lebensweise, ohne Verweichlichung oder Verkünstelung.

zu verhätscheln

I'm just over coddling creative types.

Ich bin es einfach leid, kreative Typen zu verhätscheln.

I stopped coddling you, and look you overcame an obstacle.

Ich habe aufgehört, Dich zu verhätscheln und schau- Du hast die Hürde überwunden.

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Other translations for coddling:

  • überfürsorgliche

coddling: Examples and translations in context

The barberry's brilliant fruit was likewise food for my eyes merely; but I collected a small store of wild apples for coddling, which the proprietor and travellers had overlooked.

Die Berberitze ist brillant Obst wurde ebenfalls Nahrung für meine Augen nur, aber ich sammelte kleinen Laden von wilden Äpfeln für Verweichlichung, die der Inhaber und Reisende hatten übersehen.

Spirituality is not about coddling the downtrodden universal souls, no.

Spiritualität heißt nicht, die niedergetretenen universellen Seelen zu verhätscheln, nein.

I just can't seem to learn the knack of coddling criminals.

Ich scheine es einfach nicht zu schaffen den Kniff zu lernen Verbrecher zu verhätscheln.

Instead of coddling the executives who mismanaged their companies, it should fire them.

Anstatt die Führungskräfte, die ihre Unternehmen schlecht verwaltet haben, zu verhätscheln, sollte es sie feuern.

If you believe in coddling criminals.

Wenn man einverstanden ist, Kriminelle zu verhätscheln.

time to stop coddling our enemies and offering our friends empty promises.

Damit, Feinde zu verhätscheln und Freunde mit leeren Versprechungen abzuspeisen.

I think it's time we both stopped coddling him.

Wird Zeit, dass wir aufhören, ihn zu verhätscheln, stimmt's?

or coddling a broken old man?

oder einen gebrochenen alten Mann zu verhätscheln?

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