Translation for "siphon off" to german
Translation examples
verb
“Shouldn’t have been siphoning off our ozone to sell on the black market,” Jay reminded him.
»Du hättest eben unser Ozon nicht absaugen sollen, nur um es dann auf dem Schwarzmarkt zu verhökern«, gab Jay zurück.
Perhaps it was in the hope of siphoning off this water that she put the beautiful white Ted-decorated house on the market as soon as it was finished.
Vielleicht war es die Hoffnung darauf, dieses Wasser absaugen zu können, die sie veranlaßte, das schöne, weiße, von Ted gestaltete Haus zum Verkauf anzubieten, sobald es fertig war.
verb
“It’d be like him to try and siphon off a bit of fame from someone else.”
»Es sähe ihm tatsächlich ähnlich, von jemand anderem Ruhm abzapfen zu wollen.«
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