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Detailed Translations for tack from English to German

tack:

to tack verb (tacks, tacked, tacking)

  1. to tack (change tack)
  2. to tack (sail against the wind; beat against the wind; navigate)
    – turn into the wind 1
    lavieren; gegen den Wind einfahren
  3. to tack (change one's tack; go overboard for)
    – reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) 1
    reihen; drehen; wenden; lenken; kehren; schnüren; seineMeinungändern; über Stag gehen
    • reihen verb (reihe, reihst, reiht, reihte, reihtet, gereiht)
    • drehen verb (drehe, drehst, dreht, drehte, drehtet, gedreht)
    • wenden verb (wende, wendest, wendet, wendete, wendetet, gewendet)
    • lenken verb (lenke, lenkst, lenkt, lenkte, lenktet, gelenkt)
    • kehren verb (kehre, kehrst, kehrt, kehrte, kehrtet, gekehrt)
    • schnüren verb (schnüre, schnürst, schnürt, schnürte, schnürtet, geschnürt)
    • seineMeinungändern verb (ändere meine Meinung, änderst deine Meinung, ändert seine Meinung, änderte seine Meinung, ändertet euere Meinung, geändert)
    • über Stag gehen verb (gehe über Stag, gehst über Stag, geht über Stag, ging über Stag, ginget über Stag, über Stag gegangen)
  4. to tack (beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind)
    – turn into the wind 1
    überqueren; kreuzigen
    • überqueren verb (überquere, überquerst, überquert, überquerte, überquertet, überquert)
    • kreuzigen verb (kreuzige, kreuzigst, kreuzigt, kreuzigte, kreuzigtet, gekreuzigt)

Conjugations for tack:

present
  1. tack
  2. tack
  3. tacks
  4. tack
  5. tack
  6. tack
simple past
  1. tacked
  2. tacked
  3. tacked
  4. tacked
  5. tacked
  6. tacked
present perfect
  1. have tacked
  2. have tacked
  3. has tacked
  4. have tacked
  5. have tacked
  6. have tacked
past continuous
  1. was tacking
  2. were tacking
  3. was tacking
  4. were tacking
  5. were tacking
  6. were tacking
future
  1. shall tack
  2. will tack
  3. will tack
  4. shall tack
  5. will tack
  6. will tack
continuous present
  1. am tacking
  2. are tacking
  3. is tacking
  4. are tacking
  5. are tacking
  6. are tacking
subjunctive
  1. be tacked
  2. be tacked
  3. be tacked
  4. be tacked
  5. be tacked
  6. be tacked
diverse
  1. tack!
  2. let's tack!
  3. tacked
  4. tacking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

tack [the ~] noun

  1. the tack (basting-stitch)
    der Reihstich; der Heftstich
  2. the tack (hobnail; cloutnail; clout)
    – a short nail with a sharp point and a large head 1

Translation Matrix for tack:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Heftstich basting-stitch; tack
Reihstich basting-stitch; tack
kleine Nagel mit plattem Kopf clout; cloutnail; hobnail; tack
- mainsheet; saddlery; sheet; shroud; stable gear; tacking; weather sheet
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
drehen change one's tack; go overboard for; tack film; revolve; roll; rotate; shoot; swing around; swirl; turn; turn around; twist; whirl; wrestle
gegen den Wind einfahren beat against the wind; navigate; sail against the wind; tack
kehren change one's tack; go overboard for; tack come back; date back to; go back; go back to; go down; return; revert to; revolve; roll; rotate; stem from; swing; swing around; turn; turn around; twist; veer; whirl
kreuzigen beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind; tack crucify
lavieren beat against the wind; navigate; sail against the wind; tack navigate; sail; set course for; steer a course for
lenken change one's tack; go overboard for; tack address; arrange; be at the wheel; be in command of; command; coordinate; direct; drive; drive horses; exercise authority; exert power; fly a machine; fly an aeroplane; guide; lead; navigate; operate; order; organise; organize; point the direction; preside; refer to; reign; ride; rule; steer; take the lead
reihen change one's tack; go overboard for; tack
schnüren change one's tack; go overboard for; tack attach; bind; bind together; button; button up; cant; fasten; fix; join; knot; lace; lace up; lash; pinch; press; squeeze; string; tack up; tie; tie on; tie together; tie up
seine meinung ändern change tack; tack
seineMeinungändern change one's tack; go overboard for; tack
wenden change one's tack; go overboard for; tack swing; turn; turn around; veer
über Stag gehen change one's tack; go overboard for; tack
über stag gehen change tack; tack
überqueren beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind; tack cross; cross over; traverse
- alternate; append; assemble; baste; flip; flip-flop; hang on; interchange; piece; put together; set up; switch; tack on; tack together; tag on; wear round
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- baste

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Antonyms for "tack":

  • disassemble

Related Definitions for "tack":

  1. sailing a zigzag course1
  2. (nautical) the act of changing tack1
  3. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind1
  4. gear for a horse1
  5. a short nail with a sharp point and a large head1
  6. the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails1
  7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)1
  8. fix to; attach1
  9. sew together loosely, with large stitches1
  10. fasten with tacks1
    • tack the notice on the board1
  11. create by putting components or members together1
    • He tacked together some verses1
  12. turn into the wind1
    • The sailors decided to tack the boat1
    • The boat tacked1

Wiktionary Translations for tack:

tack
noun
  1. nautical: maneuver
verb
  1. to stitch
  2. nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
tack
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tack wenden overstag — overstag gaan
tack lavieren; kreuzen laveren — bij tegenwind zigzagswijze opzeilen
tack Halse amure — marine|fr cordage fixant le point d’en bas, nommé point d’amure, d’une basse voile qui se trouve au vent.
tack lavieren louvoyer — marine|fr Faire plusieurs routes en zigzag au plus près du vent, en lui présenter tantôt un côté du bâtiment, tantôt l’autre.
tack Reißnagel punaise — Petit clou

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