Translation of rake over from English into German
Phrasal verb
1.
gardening
use a rake to move or arrange something- He decided to rake over the fallen leaves.Er beschloss, die gefallenen Blätter zu rechen.
2.
idiomatic
discuss unpleasant past events- She tends to rake over old arguments.Sie neigt dazu, alte Streitigkeiten wieder aufzuwärmen.
Expressions with rake over: examples in English and translations in German
zur Schnecke machen
zurechtweisen
The manager raked him over the coals for the mistake.
alte Wunden aufreißen
alte Geschichten aufwärmen
He doesn't want to rake over old coals from his childhood.
Synonyms and analogies of rake over in English
Examples of rake over in a sentence
The gardener will rake over the mulch to even it out. He keeps raking over his past mistakes. They rake over the details of the failed project.
Translations of "rake over" in Context ordered by category and frequency
Verb
zurückschauen aufv.
I have no wish today to rake over the draining negotiations of the last few weeks and months.
Ich will heute nicht mehr zurückschauen auf die kräftezehrenden Verhandlungen der letzten Wochen und Monate.
Other translations for rake over:
- rechenv.
- harkenv.
- aufzuwühlen
rake over: Examples and translations in context
Today, I do not wish to rake over the draining negotiations of recent weeks and months, as we all know only too well that even the starting point was difficult.
Ich will heute nicht mehr zurückschauen auf die kräftezehrenden Verhandlungen der letzten Monate und Wochen, denn wir alle wissen noch zu gut, dass schon der Ausgangspunkt schwierig war.