German-English translations for knacken

break
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He said that he was extremely pleased to see that the American secret service had tried for two weeks but had not been able to break the encryption. Er hat sich sehr zufrieden darüber geäußert, dass es dem amerikanischen Geheimdienst in zwei Wochen nicht gelungen sei, den Code zu knacken. If the vase falls to the floor, it might breakIn order to tend to the accident victim, he will break the window of the car
crack
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We should be able to crack this one. Wir sollten imstande sein, diese Nuß zu knacken. And it is not being done because it is a harder nut to crack. Aber es wird nicht umgesetzt, weil diese Nuss schwerer zu knacken ist. Our rapporteur has given the Commission several hard nuts to crack. Unser Berichterstatter gibt der Kommission mehrere harte Nüsse zu knacken.

napThe regulators were caught napping by the financial collapseIf the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
pick
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so many picks to an inchDont pick at that scab.He picked his nose.
sleep
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You should sleep 8 hours a dayWhen a top is sleeping, it is spinning but not precessing.This caravan can sleep four people comfortably
snap
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We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.a ginger snapItll be a snap to get that finished.

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