tinker

ˈtɪŋkər
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Translation of tinker into German,

Noun

1.

mechanics

person who repairs or invents mechanical devices
  • He's a tinker at heart, always fixing gadgets.Er ist im Herzen ein Bastler, der immer Geräte repariert.
2.

behavior

RareUK
mischievous child or playful youngster
RareUK
Lausbub Schlingel mFrechdachs m
  • That little tinker hid my shoes again.Dieser kleine Lausbub hat wieder meine Schuhe versteckt.

Verb

1.

work

tr./intr.Dated
mend pots and pans for a living
tr./intr.Dated
herumwerkeln reparieren als Kesselflicker arbeiten
  • In the past, he would tinker in villages.Früher arbeitete er als Kesselflicker in Dörfern.
2.

experiment casually

intr.Rare
play or experiment with something
intr.Rare
  • She tinkered with the idea of starting her own business..Sie experimentierte mit der Idee, ihr eigenes Geschäft zu gründen
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Expressions with tinker: examples in English and translations in German

herumbasteln
herumwerkeln
He decided to have a tinker with the old radio.
tüfteln
She tinkers about with old radios on weekends.
herumbasteln
tüfteln
He likes to tinker with old radios.
du kleiner Schelm
You little tinker, hiding my keys again!
Leute aller Art
Menschen aus allen Bereichen
The event was open to tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor.
wertlose Sache
Kleinigkeit
He didn't give a tinker's damn about the critics' reviews..

Images of tinker

  • tinker: razor-billed auk bird
    (ornithology) Tordalk

Synonyms and analogies of tinker in English

Examples of tinker in a sentence

  • As a tinker, she loved creating new tools.
  • The little tinker drew on the walls with crayons.
  • That young tinker played pranks on his classmates.
  • The tinker traveled from village to village.
  • A tinker repaired the broken pots.
  • The tinker set up camp by the river.

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

Verb
bastelnv.

With the children play, read, tinker and make trips.

Mit den Kindern spielen, lesen, basteln und Ausflüge machen.

tüftelnv.

You can tinker, build and invent the future in the workshop.

In der Werkstatt könnt ihr tüfteln, bauen und die Zukunft erfinden.

herumbastelnv.

The app also has flexible search parameters for you to tinker around with.

Die App verfügt auch über flexible Suchparameter, an denen Sie herumbasteln können.

experimentierenv.

But until that day this creative mind wants to tinker and experiment many weekends in his workshop.

Doch bis dahin wird der kreative Kopf noch viele Wochenenden in seiner Werkstatt verbringen um zu tüfteln und experimentieren.

Noun
derKesselflickernm.

Every summer, the tinker would visit our neighborhood to fix broken utensils.

Jeden Sommer kam der Kesselflicker in unser Viertel, um kaputte Utensilien zu reparieren.

derBastlernm.

My grandfather was a tinker who fixed radios and other electronics for fun.

Mein Großvater war ein Bastler, der aus Spaß Radios und andere Elektronik reparierte.

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tinker: Examples and translations in context

Easter is soon and there are many nice things to tinker.

Bald ist Ostern und es gibt viele nette Sachen zum Basteln.

Several empty glasses are still waiting for me to tinker lanterns.

Mehrere leeren Gläser warten noch auf mich weiter Windlichter zu basteln.

So they open up their transponder and tinker around with it.

Einige öffnen da gerne mal ihren Transponder und basteln daran herum.

Whoever wants may take the banner or tinker one for his own.

Wer will kann das Banner mitnehmen oder sich eins basteln.

After work, he likes to tinker in the garden, rearranging pots and plants.

Nach der Arbeit bastelt er gerne im Garten und stellt Töpfe und Pflanzen um.

These are suitable to tinker a cemetery or for the design of bases.

Diese eignen sich zum basteln eines Friedhofs oder zur Gestaltung von Bases.

Because I will tinker for my child, that's clear.

Denn basteln werde ich für mein Kind, das ist ja mal klar.

Our youngest guests can play here to their heart's content and tinker.

Unsere jüngsten Gäste können hier nach Herzenslust spielen und basteln.

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