stab

erstechen, stechen

Einen spitzen Gegenstand in den Körper eines Menschen stoßen und ihn dadurch verletzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To push a sharp object into someone’s body and hurt them.

• Someone stabbed him outside the station.
• She was stabbed with a knife.
• Police arrested the man who had stabbed her.

So benutzt man es: stab someone with something (The attacker stabbed him with a knife.); stab someone in the + body part (He was stabbed in the arm.)

Synonyme: knife, pierce

Häufige Wendungen: stab someone, stab with something, stab someone repeatedly, stab someone twice

stoßen, stechen

Mit der Spitze eines Gegenstands schnelle, heftige Bewegungen auf etwas zu machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make quick, rough movements toward something with the end of a pointed object.

• He stabbed at the button with his finger.
• She stabbed at the ground with a stick.
• His finger stabbed the air as he argued.

So benutzt man es: stab at something with something (He stabbed at the screen with one finger.)

Synonyme: jab, poke, thrust

Häufige Wendungen: stab at something, stab a button

Versuch

Ein Versuch, etwas zu tun, oft ohne zu wissen, ob es gelingen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: An attempt to do something, often without knowing whether you can succeed.

• Let me take a stab at it.
• She had a stab at solving the puzzle.
• His first stab at a novel was surprisingly good.

So benutzt man es: a stab at something/doing something (I took a stab at repairing the radio.)

Synonyme: try, attempt

Häufige Wendungen: take a stab, stab at something, have a stab

Messerstich

Ein Stoß mit einem spitzen Gegenstand in den Körper eines Menschen, um ihn zu verletzen.

In einfachem Englisch: An act of pushing a sharp object into someone to hurt them.

• The stab left a deep wound.
• He narrowly avoided a stab to the chest.
• The attacker delivered several stabs with a knife.

Synonyme: thrust

Häufige Wendungen: a knife stab, stab wound, stab to something

kurzer Akkord

Mehrere gleichzeitig gespielte Töne, die kurz und plötzlich erklingen und eine starke Wirkung haben.

In einfachem Englisch: A short, sudden group of musical notes played together for a strong effect.

• A horn stab opens the song.
• The producer added sharp synth stabs.
• Each brass stab lands just before the beat.

Häufige Wendungen: horn stab, brass stab, synth stab