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1. tap [tæp] n
1) (outlet) Hahn m;
beer on \tap Bier nt vom Fass;
a dripping \tap ein tropfender Wasserhahn;
to turn the \tap on/off den Hahn auf-/zudrehen;
to be on \tap (fig) [sofort [o jederzeit] ] verfügbar sein;
there are a lot of interesting projects on \tap es laufen zurzeit viele interessante Projekte
2) telec (intercepting device) Abhörgerät nt; (interception of phone calls) Telefonüberwachung f vt <-pp->
1) telec (intercept)
to \tap sth conversation etw abhören [o mithören];
to \tap a line/phone [or telephone] eine Leitung/ein Telefon anzapfen;
2) (fig fam: try to obtain)
to \tap sb (for information, money) jdn anzapfen (fam)
to \tap sb for advice/support jdn um Rat/Unterstützung angehen
3) econ;
(fig: make available)
to \tap sth energy, sources etw erschließen;
to \tap the market/new resources den Markt/neue Quellen erschließen
4) (let out)
to \tap sth etw [ab]zapfen;
to \tap a barrel ein Fass anstechen [o anzapfen];
to \tap beer Bier zapfen
5) med
to \tap sth spinal canal etw punktieren [o fachspr drainieren] vi;
(fig fam: gain access) vorstoßen;
to \tap into sb mit jdm enger in Kontakt treten [o vertraut [o (fam) warm] werden];
to \tap into new markets in neue Märkte vorstoßen, neue Märkte erschließen
2. tap [tæp] n
1) (light hit) [leichter] Schlag, [leichtes] Klopfen
2) (tap-dancing) Stepp[tanz] m adj
attr Stepp- vt <-pp->
1) (strike lightly)
to \tap sth door, wall, window [leicht] an [o gegen] etw akk klopfen [o pochen]; floor, table [leicht] auf etw akk klopfen;
to \tap one's fingers [on sth] mit den Fingern [auf etw akk] klopfen;
to \tap sb on the shoulder jdm auf die Schulter tippen
2) med chest etw beklopfen [o abklopfen] [o fachspr perkutieren] vi <-pp-> [leicht] klopfen [o schlagen];
to \tap against a door [leicht] anklopfen [o an eine Tür klopfen];
to \tap one's foot on the floor mit dem Fuß [rhythmisch] auf den Boden klopfen

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