anzapfen
to tapạn+zap|fen
vt sep Fass →
to broach;
Fluss →
to breach;
Baum, Telefon, elektrische Leitung →
to tap;
jdn (um Geld) anzapfen (inf) →
to touch sb (Brit) →
or hit sb up (US) →
(for money);
jdn anzapfen (inf) (= ausfragen) →
to pump sb; (Telec) →
to tap sb’s phone Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
den Kapitalmarkt anzapfen | → | to tap the capital market |
eine Telefonleitung anzapfen [ugs.] | → | to tap a telephone line |
etw. anzapfen | → | to tap into sth. |