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in the PONS Dictionary

twixt [twɪkst] PREP old poet

twixt → between

See also

I. be·tween [bɪˈtwi:n] PREP

1. between:

between (at middle)
zwischen +dat
between (to middle)
zwischen +acc
halfway between Rome and Florence
auf halbem Weg zwischen Rom und Florenz

2. between (among):

between
zwischen +acc/dat
to divide sth between sb
etw zwischen jdm aufteilen

3. between (to and fro):

between
zwischen +dat

4. between (inside):

between
zwischen +dat
to have nothing between one's ears inf
nichts zwischen den Ohren haben inf

5. between (in range):

between
zwischen +dat
between meals
zwischen den Mahlzeiten
between times [or whiles]
in der Zwischenzeit

6. between (connecting):

between
zwischen +dat
between friends
unter Freunden
[just] between you and me [or ourselves]
unter uns gesagt
[just] between you and me [or ourselves]
im Vertrauen gesagt
that's just between ourselves
das bleibt aber unter uns

7. between (suffered by):

between
zwischen +dat

8. between (separating):

between
zwischen +acc/dat
to stand/come between sb/sth [and sb/sth]
zwischen jdm/etw [und jdm/etw] stehen/zwischen jdn/etw [und jdn/etw] geraten [o. kommen]

9. between (combining):

between
zwischen +dat
between us we have collected £1,000
zusammen [o. gemeinsam] haben wir 1.000 Pfund gesammelt
we carried it between the four of us
wir haben es zu viert getragen
something/a cross/a mixture between a goat and a sheep
etwas/ein Mittelding/eine Mischung zwischen einer Ziege und einem Schaf

10. between (choosing):

between
zwischen +dat
to be torn between sth [and sth]
zwischen etw dat [und etw dat] hin und her gerissen sein

11. between (sharing):

we drank the bottle between us
wir haben zusammen die Flasche ausgetrunken

Phrases:

to read between the lines
zwischen den Zeilen lesen

II. be·tween [bɪˈtwi:n] ADV inv

between
dazwischen
in between
dazwischen
in between (time also)
zwischendurch
the layer between
die Zwischenlage
between-meal snack
Zwischenmahlzeit f <-, -en>
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