lurch$45735$ - Übersetzung nach griechisch
CHARACTER IN THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Lurch (butler); Lurch (The Addams family); Sonny Lurch; Mother Lurch
lurch
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Definition
lurch
(lurches, lurching, lurched)
1.
To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way.
As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward...
Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet...
VERB: V adv/prep, V adv/prep, also V
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Lurch is also a noun.
The car took a lurch forward but grounded in a deep rut.
N-COUNT
2.
If you say that a person or organization lurches from one thing to another, you mean they move suddenly from one course of action or attitude to another in an uncontrolled way.
The state government has lurched from one budget crisis to another...
The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair.
VERB: V from n to n, V prep/adv [disapproval]
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Lurch is also a noun.
The property sector was another casualty of the lurch towards higher interest rates.
N-COUNT: usu N prep
3.
If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time. (INFORMAL)
You wouldn't leave an old friend in the lurch, surely?
PHRASE: V inflects
Wikipedia
Lurch (The Addams Family)
Lurch (whose first name is unknown) is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Charles Addams as a butler to the Addams Family. In the original television series, Lurch was played by Ted Cassidy.
