German-English translations for schleifen

drag
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I firmly believe that we must stop dragging our feet. Ich glaube fest daran, dass wir aufhören müssen, die Sache schleifen zu lassen. The Commission and the Council have dragged their feet on this issue for far too long. Kommission und Rat haben dieses Problem viel zu lange schleifen lassen. It is sheer madness that pigs are dragged across Europe for the sake of being able to label them 'Parma' . Es ist aberwitzig, Schweine durch ganz Europa zu schleifen, um ihren Schinken unter dem Markennamen "Parma " vermarkten zu können.
acuminateacuminate leaves, teeth, etc.

drill
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Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right directionThey drilled daily to learn the routine exactlyThe sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops
graze
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Cattle graze in the meadows.the bullet grazed the wallto graze ones knee
grind
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grind a lens; grind an axeThis corn grinds wellSteel grinds to a sharp edge
raze
sand
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The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil
sand/translations

trail
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This has been trailing for some time and we think it should now be fully resolved before the first reading of the 1998 budget. Dieses Problem hat man einige Zeit schleifen lassen. Wir denken, es sollte jetzt vor der ersten Lesung des 1998er Haushalts vollständig gelöst werden. The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woodsYoull get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that