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I. tweak [twi:k] VB trans

1. tweak (pull sharply):

to tweak sth: the rider tweaked the horse's reins in exasperation
der Reiter riss verzweifelt die Zügel zurück
he was nervously tweaking his ear again
er zupfte wieder nervös an seinem Ohr
fig this proposal still needs some tweaking
an diesem Vorschlag muss noch etwas herumgefeilt werden
to tweak sth out
etw ausreißen

2. tweak (adjust):

to tweak sth
etw gerade ziehen
he tweaked his tie straight
er zog seine Krawatte zurecht

II. tweak [twi:k] N

1. tweak (a pulling action):

tweak
Zupfen nt kein pl
she gave her eyebrows a few tweaks with the tweezers
sie zupfte hier und da mit der Pinzette an den Augenbrauen herum
Billy gave Jane's ponytail a playful tweak
Billy zog Jane im Spaß an ihrem Pferdeschwanz

2. tweak inf (a fine adjustment):

tweak
kleine Änderung [o. Verbesserung]
OpenDict entry

tweak VB

although they are tweaking it all the time they can't get it right inf
obwohl sie ständig daran herumdoktern, kriegen sie es nicht hin inf
Present
Itweak
youtweak
he/she/ittweaks
wetweak
youtweak
theytweak
Past
Itweaked
youtweaked
he/she/ittweaked
wetweaked
youtweaked
theytweaked
Present Perfect
Ihavetweaked
youhavetweaked
he/she/ithastweaked
wehavetweaked
youhavetweaked
theyhavetweaked
Past Perfect
Ihadtweaked
youhadtweaked
he/she/ithadtweaked
wehadtweaked
youhadtweaked
theyhadtweaked
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