gawk

ɡɔːk
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Translation of gawk into German,

Verb

intr.
1.

behavior

US
stare openly and stupidly at something
US
anstarren gaffen glotzen
  • He couldn't help but gawk at the celebrity.Er konnte nicht anders, als den Prominenten anzustarren.
2.

rude stare

stare rudely or conspicuously at someone
starren glotzen gaffen
  • People gawked at her unusual outfit.Die Leute starrten auf ihr ungewöhnliches Outfit.

Noun

1.

awkwardness

US
clumsy or awkward person
US
Tolpatsch mUngeschickter
  • Everyone laughed at the gawk who tripped over the carpet..Alle lachten über den Tolpatsch, der über den Teppich stolperte
2.

behavior

Rare
foolish or simple-minded person
Rare
Tölpel mDummkopf mEinfaltspinsel m
  • Don't be such a gawk, use your head.Sei nicht so ein Tölpel, benutze deinen Kopf.
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Synonyms and analogies of gawk in English

Examples of gawk in a sentence

  • Children gawk at the animals in the zoo.
  • Tourists gawked at the street performers.
  • He couldn't help but gawk at the celebrity walking by.
  • The gawk spilled his drink at the party.
  • She felt like a gawk during her first dance class.
  • He stood there like a gawk, not knowing what to do.

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

Verb
glotzenv.

If we leave here, people gawk at us.

Wenn wir hier weggehen, glotzen uns die Leute an.

angaffenv.

You're supposed to hydrate, not gawk at the painter.

Du wolltest trinken, nicht den Maler angaffen.

gaffenv.

I'll just take three seconds to gawk.

Ich nehme mir nur 3 Sekunden zum gaffen.

begaffenv.

Welsh police warn drivers not to stop to gawk at the "Dragon of Bethesda"

Die Polizei in Wales fordert Autofahrer auf, nicht anzuhalten, um den "Drachen von Bethesda" zu begaffen

anstarrenv.

Well, probably from the stress of having all these strangers gawk at me.

Nun, wahrscheinlich wegen dem Stress, da die ganzen Fremde mich anstarren.

Noun
derTollpatschnm.

Being a gawk, she often trips over her own feet while walking.

Weil sie ein Tollpatsch ist, stolpert sie oft über ihre eigenen Füße beim Gehen.

derTölpelnm.

The dwarf never leaves the poor gawk in the life.

Niemals wird der Zwerg den armen Tölpel am Leben lassen.

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gawk: Examples and translations in context

Don't you have better things to do than mince around and gawk?

Haben Sie nichts Besseres zu tun, als hier rumzulungern und zu glotzen?

Usually, the honor guards just sit around and gawk,

Normalerweise sitzen Ehrengarden nur da und glotzen,

When people sit together at the table and do not talk to each other, but gawk at their cell phone.

Wenn Menschen zusammen am Tisch sitzen und nicht miteinander reden, sondern auf ihr Handy glotzen.

Thousands of eyes gawk, silvery bodies sway, small mouths open and shut - a veritable divers'dream has come true.

Tausende Augen glotzen, silbrige Leiber weichen, es öffnen und schließen sich kleine Mäuler - ein wahr gewordener Tauchertraum.

This isn't a parade for you to gawk at.

Du hast hier nichts zu glotzen.

so if you want to gawk, just get it over with so we can all get back to work.

Wenn ihr also glotzen wollt tut es jetzt damit wir wieder an die Arbeit können.

You pay for the drinks, not the right to gawk at me.

Du bezahlst nur deinen Drink. Angaffen ist da nicht mit drin.

I don't pay your mouth to gawk.

Ich bezahle euch nicht fürs Angaffen.

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