jump the queue

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Translation of jump the queue into German

Verbal expression

1.

etiquette

UK
move ahead in a line ignoring others
UK
  • He decided to jump the queue at the concert.Er beschloss, sich bei dem Konzert in die Schlange zu drängeln.
2.

priority

UK
receive priority treatment over others
UK
  • She managed to jump the queue for the new phone release.Es gelang ihr, sich bei der Veröffentlichung des neuen Telefons vorzudrängeln.
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Examples of jump the queue in a sentence

  • She was caught trying to jump the queue at the airport.
  • He tried to jump the queue at the concert entrance.
  • Some passengers jumped the queue at the boarding gate.

Translations of "jump the queue" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
sich vordrängelnv.

People got angry when the politician's staff tried to jump the queue.

Die Leute wurden wütend, als die Mitarbeiter des Politikers sich vordrängeln wollten.

There may be a crowd, but if you've got the longest neck on Earth, you can jump the queue.

Hier mag ja viel los sein, aber mit dem längsten Hals der Welt kann man sich vordrängeln.

vordrängelnv.

People got angry when the politician's staff tried to jump the queue.

Die Leute wurden wütend, als die Mitarbeiter des Politikers sich vordrängeln wollten.

We all had to wait, so don't let your friends jump the queue.

Wir mussten alle warten, also lass deine Freunde sich nicht vordrängeln.

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Other translations for jump the queue:

  • drängelnv.

jump the queue: Examples and translations in context

You can't jump the queue, please.

Bitte, Sie dürfen sich nicht vordrängeln.

So I get to jump the queue.

Ich darf mich also vordrängeln?

Sir, please don't jump the queue.

Sir, nicht vordrängeln.

Don't jump the queue.

Chantal, nicht vordrängeln!

There may be a crowd, but if you've got the longest neck on Earth, you can jump the queue.

Hier mag ja viel los sein, aber mit dem längsten Hals der Welt kann man sich vordrängeln.

It's rude to jump the queue when others have been waiting patiently.

Es ist unhöflich, sich vorzudrängeln, wenn andere geduldig gewartet haben.

The store had a strict policy against customers trying to jump the queue.

Der Laden hatte eine strenge Politik gegen Kunden, die versuchten, sich vorzudrängeln.

Some people always try to jump the queue, thinking their time is more valuable.

Manche Leute versuchen immer, sich vorzudrängeln, weil sie denken, ihre Zeit sei wertvoller.

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