zigzag

ˈzɪɡzæɡ
zigzaggedzigzagging
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Translation of zigzag into German,

Adjective

pattern

having sharp alternating turns or angles
  • She walked along a zigzag path up the hill.Sie ging einen zickzack Pfad den Hügel hinauf.

Verb

1.

movement

intr.
move with sharp turns in alternating directions
intr.
zickzack laufen zickzackeln im Zickzack laufen
  • The rabbit zigzagged to escape the fox.Das Kaninchen zickzackelte, um dem Fuchs zu entkommen.
2.

movement

tr.
create a pattern with sharp turns
tr.
zickzackförmig verlaufen Zickzacklinien ziehen
  • The artist zigzagged the paint across the canvas.Der Künstler zog Zickzacklinien mit der Farbe über die Leinwand.

Noun

line

pattern or shape with sharp, alternating angles
Zickzack mZickzacklinie
  • The road followed a zigzag up the mountain.Die Straße folgte einem Zickzack den Berg hinauf.

Adverb

path movement

in a line or path that alternates sharp angles
  • The rabbit ran zigzag to escape the fox..Der Hase lief Zickzack, um dem Fuchs zu entkommen.
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Expressions with zigzag: examples in English and translations in German

im Zickzack
zickzackförmig
The rabbit ran in a zigzag to escape the fox.

Images of zigzag

  • zigzag: pattern or shape with sharp, alternating angles
    (line) Zickzack

Synonyms and analogies of zigzag in English

Examples of zigzag in a sentence

  • He drew a zigzag border around the illustration.
  • The cyclist zigzagged through the parked cars.
  • Flames zigzagged up the wall during the storm.
  • The cyclist zigzagged through the cones.
  • Lightning zigzagged across the night sky.
  • The artist painted a zigzag on the canvas.

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

Noun
derZickzacknm.

Leggings with zigzag print in blue or yellow on beige.

Leggings mit Zickzack Druck in blau oder gelb auf beige.

derZickzackstichnm.

Now sew the band in place in the middle using a zigzag stitch.

Nähen Sie das Band jetzt mit einem Zickzackstich in der Mitte zusammen.

dieZickzacklinienf.

The blue zigzag line symbolises the flesh of ripe fruit.

Die blaue Zickzacklinie symbolisiert das reife Fruchtfleisch.

derZickzack-Stichnm.

You can use a plain stitch or a zigzag strip.

Du kannst eine schlichte Naht oder einen Zickzack-Stich verwenden.

Adverb
zickzackförmigadj./adv.

But the blue and yellow flowers are arranged in a zigzag order.

Aber die blauen und gelben Blumen sind zickzackförmig arrangiert.

im Zickzackadv.

He doesn't zigzag, and he holds course away from us.

Er fährt nicht im Zickzack und hält Kurs von uns weg.

Adjective
Zickzack-adj.

All the rules of a zigzag and of a triangle must be respected.

Alle Regeln von Zickzack- und Dreieckmustern müssen befolgt sein.

Verb
fahren im Zickzackv.

We zigzag around the bodies, their shadows drifting under the surface.

Wir fahren im Zickzack zwischen den schemenhaften Körpern hindurch, die unter der Oberfläche treiben.

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zigzag: Examples and translations in context

He doesn't zigzag, and he holds course away from us.

Er fährt nicht im Zickzack und hält Kurs von uns weg.

Looks like she ran a zigzag through the field, ended up here.

Sie ist offenbar im Zickzack übers Feld gelaufen, bis hierher.

You climb the canyon in zigzag to the base of a rocky range.

Steigen Sie in endlosem Zickzack auf bis an den Fuß einer Felswand.

She walked zigzag through the crowded market, trying not to bump into anyone.

Sie ging im Zickzack durch den überfüllten Markt, um nicht mit jemandem zusammenzustoßen.

Still in a zigzag form the path runs between fine boulders.

Weiter im Zickzack geht der Pfad aufwärts zwischen schönen Felsblöcken.

He rode his bike zigzag around the cones during the obstacle course.

Er fuhr mit seinem Fahrrad im Zickzack um die Kegel während des Hindernisparcours.

Whisk in a zigzag motion until tea is smooth and frothy.

Rühren Sie in einer Zickzack Bewegung bis der Tee glatt und schaumig ist.

A zigzag turning into matter and lighting up in colour.

Ein Zickzack, das sich in Materie verwandelt und in der Farbe entzündet.

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in a zigzag
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