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I. mon·key [ˈmʌŋki] N

1. monkey (animal):

monkey: [langschwänziger] Affe

2. monkey inf (mischievous child):

monkey: Schlingel m <-s, ->

monkey: Racker m <-s, ->

monkey: Fratz m <-es, -e> SGer o A

3. monkey ARCHIT, TECH (device):

monkey: Rammbär m spec

monkey: Rammklotz m

monkey: Ramme f <-, -n>

4. monkey Brit dated sl (£500):

monkey: 500 Pfund

Phrases:

I don't give a monkey's [what] ... Brit sl: es interessiert mich einen Dreck [was] ... inf

to have a monkey on one's back sl (burdensome problem): ein Problem haben

to have a monkey on one's back (drug addiction): an der Nadel hängen inf

to have a monkey on one's back (enduring habit): eine Manie haben inf

to make a monkey out of sb: jdn zum Narren [o. Affen] halten

I'll be a monkey's uncle dated sl: mich laust der Affe inf

II. mon·key [ˈmʌŋki] VB trans Am

to monkey sb/sth: jdn/etw nachäffen

III. mon·key [ˈmʌŋki] VB intr inf

1. monkey (waste time):

to monkey about [or around] with sb: mit jdm seine Zeit verschwenden

to monkey about [or around] with sb: sich acc mit jdm aufhalten

to monkey about [or around] with sb (waste sb's time): jdm die Zeit stehlen

to monkey about [or around] with sb (waste sb's time): jdn aufhalten

2. monkey pej (play):

to monkey about [or around] with sth: mit etw dat herumspielen pej [o. herumfummeln] inf

to monkey about [or around] with sb (play sexually): mit jdm herummachen inf

monkey, ape N

monkey: Affe

ˈgrease mon·key N esp Am dated sl

grease monkey: [ölverschmierter] Mechaniker[lehrling]

ˈmon·key busi·ness N no pl

1. monkey business (silliness):

monkey business: Blödsinn m <-(e)s>

monkey business: Unfug m <-(e)s>

2. monkey business (trickery):

monkey business: krumme Touren

monkey business: faule Tricks

ˈmon·key nut N Brit

monkey nut: Erdnuss f <-, -nüsse>

monkey nut: CH a. spanisches Nüsschen nt

ˈmon·key suit N inf

1. monkey suit (full-dress suit):

monkey suit: Smoking m <-s, -s>

monkey suit: Gesellschaftsanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

to put on one's monkey suit: sich acc in Schale werfen inf

2. monkey suit (uniform):

monkey suit: Uniform f <-, -en>

ˈmon·key tricks N

monkey tricks pl Brit inf:

monkey tricks: Faxen inf pl

monkey tricks: dumme Streiche m

monkey tricks: Unfug m <-(e)s> kein pl

have you been up to your monkey tricks again?: hast du wieder etwas angestellt?

ˈmon·key wrench N esp Am

monkey wrench: Universal[schrauben]schlüssel m

monkey wrench: verstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel m

monkey wrench: Rollgabelschlüssel m <-s, -> spec

monkey wrench: Engländer m <-s, ->

Phrases:

to throw a monkey wrench into sth: etw störend beeinflussen [o. sabotieren]

pro·ˈbos·cis mon·key N

proboscis monkey: Nasenaffe m <-n, -n>

rhe·sus ˈmon·key N

rhesus monkey: Rhesusaffe m

ˈspi·der mon·key N

spider monkey: Klammeraffe m <-n, -n>

ˈhowler monkey N

howler monkey: Brüllaffe m

blue ˈmon·key N

blue monkey: Diademmeerkatze f

ˈver·vet mon·key N ZOOL

vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops): Äthiopische Grünmeerkatze f

OpenDict entry

monkey chants N

monkey chants npl FBALL: rassistische Affenlaute mpl

Present
I	monkey
you	monkey
he/she/it	monkeys
we	monkey
you	monkey
they	monkey

Past
I	monkeyed
you	monkeyed
he/she/it	monkeyed
we	monkeyed
you	monkeyed
they	monkeyed

Present Perfect
I	have	monkeyed
you	have	monkeyed
he/she/it	has	monkeyed
we	have	monkeyed
you	have	monkeyed
they	have	monkeyed

Past Perfect
I	had	monkeyed
you	had	monkeyed
he/she/it	had	monkeyed
we	had	monkeyed
you	had	monkeyed
they	had	monkeyed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

monkeys are arboreal animals: Affen leben auf Bäumen

not my circus, not my monkeys! (Polish idiom): NICHT mein Problem!

to be as cheeky as a wagon-load of monkeys: so verrückt wie eine Fuhre Affen sein inf

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