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dran

adverb A2
  1. to be in a particular situation · schlecht dran sein to be in a bad spot, to be screwed· spät dran sein to be running late (and therefore having to hurry)
  2. to be (possibly) true · „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“ "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
  3. to be someone's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.) (informal) · Du bist dran! It's your turn!· Wer ist heute mit dem Putzen dran? Whose turn is it to do the cleaning today?
  4. to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation (colloquial) · Jetzt bist du dran! Now you're gonna get it!
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