lean on

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lean on

vb (intr, preposition)

1. Also: lean upon to depend on for advice, support, etc

2. informal to exert pressure on (someone), as by threats or intimidation

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Verb

lean on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

lean against, rest on

adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

Translations

يَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى

spoléhat se

støtte sig til

verlassen (sich)

βασίζομαι σε

apoyarse contar con

tukeutua

s’appuyersataner

osloniti se

appoggiarsi a

おどす

의지하다

vertrouwen op

støtte (seg) på

oprzeć się

confiar em encostar-se

полагаться

stödja (sig) på

พึ่งพา

güvenmek

dựa vào

靠着

w>lean on

(= depend on) to lean on somebody → sich auf jdn verlassen

(inf: = put pressure on) to lean on somebody → jdn bearbeiten (inf) → or beknien (inf); they leaned on him too hard → sie haben ihn zu sehr unter Druck gesetzt (inf)

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lean on

→ يَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى spoléhat se støtte sig til verlassen (sich) βασίζομαι σε apoyarse, contar con tukeutua s’appuyer osloniti se appoggiarsi a おどす 의지하다 vertrouwen op støtte (seg) på oprzeć się confiar em, encostar-se полагаться stödja (sig) på พึ่งพา güvenmek dựa vào 靠着