- hinreißen
- hin|rei·ßenvt irreg1) (begeistern)jdn \hinreißen to send sb into transports of delight (form), to enchant [or captivate] [or enrapture] sb;[von jdm/etw] hingerissen sein to be enchanted [or captivated] [or enraptured] [by sb/sth];von jdm hingerissen sein (verliebt sein) to be smitten [or infatuated] with sb;hin- und hergerissen sein to be unable to decide [or unable to make up one's mind];was meinst du? - ich bin ganz hin- und hergerissen what do you think? - oh! I don't know [or I can't make up my mind] !; s. a. hingerissen2) (spontan verleiten)jdn zu etw \hinreißen to drive sb to sth, to provoke sb into sth;sich zu etw \hinreißen lassen to allow oneself to be [or to let oneself be] driven to sth/into doing sth [or provoked into doing sth];sich \hinreißen lassen to allow oneself to be carried away, to let oneself be carried away;sich dazu \hinreißen lassen, etw zu tun to allow oneself to [or to let oneself] be provoked into doing [or be driven to] sth
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten. 2013.