DEU:Englisch:Synonyme

Index:DEU:Englisch:Synonyme

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Name des Wortschatzes	Synonyme
Sprache 1	Englisch
Sprache 2	Deutsch
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Fremdsprache / Sachgebiet	Englisch
Sprache der Zielgruppe	Deutsch
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Englisch	Deutsch	Englisch: Satz	Deutsch: Satz	Zusatz	Kapitel
a pain in the neck	tiresome
~	~		ermüdend
a plan fell thorugh	a plan failed
abandon	forsake, forfeit
~	~		aufgeben
about	approximately
~	~		ungefähr
abstract	summary
~	~		Zusammenfassung
accomplish	to achieve
~	~		etwas erreichen
accumulate	to build up
~	~		etwas ansammeln
actuate	operate
~	~		bestätigen
act like	behave in a certain way
act up	misbehave (for people), not work properly (for machines)
additional	extra, auxialiary
~	~		zusätzlich
add up	add, find the total
~	~		addieren
add up to	to total
adequately	enough, sufficient
~	~		ausreichend
adhere	bond
~	~		kleben
adjacent	beside, next to
~	~		daneben
advisory	consultative
~	~		beratend, ratgebend
aft	rear, backward
~	~		rückwärtig, hinten
aid	help
~	~		Hilfe
aim	target, finish
~	~		Ziel
ajar	half open
~	~		halb offen
a lot of	wide range of, many
~	~		viele von
allowed	permit, approve
~	~		erlaubt
amount	quantity
~	~		Menge
angry	enraged
~	~		wütend
annual	yearly
~	~		jährlich
annul	abolish
~	~		aufheben
anxiety	fear
~	~		Furcht
annoy	to irritate, to bother
~	~		jemanden verärgern
to answer	to reply
~	~		antworten
anyway	besides
~	~		also
apparent	obvious
~	~		offensichtlich
appear	to seem
~	~		scheinen
applicable	relevant
~	~		zutreffend
appreciable	considerable
~	~		beträchtlich
ardour	passion
~	~		Leidenschaft
arise	occur
~	~		sich ergeben
aromatic	fragrant
~	~		aromatisch
to arrive	to reach
~	~		einen Ort erreichen
arrogant	haughty
~	~		arrogant
artful	crafty
~	~		schlau, geschickt
ascertain	determine
~	~		ermitteln
ask out	ask for a date
~	~		zum Ausgehen einladen/verabreden
assume	granted
~	~		annehmen
to assure	to guarantee
~	~		versichern
attached	mounted, fixed
~	~		befestigt
attractive	appealing
~	~		attraktiv
at once	immediately
~	~		sofort
authentic	genuine
~	~		echt
avoid	prevent
~	~		verhindern
away	absent
~	~		weg sein
awful	terrible
~	~		schrecklich
awkward	embarrassing, cumbersome, clumsy
~	~		peinlich, ungeschickt
A bad workman always blames his tools	Ein schlechter Handwerker schimpft immer auf sein Werkzeug
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush	Lieber ein Spatz in der Hand als die Taube auf dem Dach
a flash in the pan	eine Eintagsfliege, ein Strohfeuer
a friend in need is a friend indeed	Freunde in der Not gehen tausend auf ein Lot
A miss is as good as a mile	Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei
A new broom sweeps clean	Neue Besen kehren gut
A picture is worth a thousand words	Ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte
A rolling stone gathers no moss	Wer rastet, der rostet
A sharp tongue does not mean that you have a keen mind	Eine spitze Zunge macht noch keinen scharfen Verstand
A stitch in time saves nine	Vorbeugen ist besser als heilen
Absence makes the heart grow fonder	Die Liebe wächst mit der Entfernung
Actions speak louder than words	Die Tat wirkt mächtiger als das Wort
All good things come to an end	Nichts dauert ewig
All that glitters is not gold	Es ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt
All`s well that ends well	Ende gut,_alles gut.
All roads lead to rome	Alle Wege führen nach Rom
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy	Arbeit allein macht nicht glücklich
A cobbler should stick to his last	Schuster bleib bei deinem Leisten
Any Tim, Dick or Harry	jeder x-beliebige, Jeder Hinz und Kunz
As thick as a brick	Dumm wie Bohnenstroh
As you make your bed, so you must lie	Wie man sich bettet, so liegt man
A golden key can open any door	Geld regiert die Welt
A penny saved is a penny got earned	Wer den PFennig nicht ehr, ist des Talers nicht wert
After the gathering comes the scattering	Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen
backbone	spine
~	~		Wirbelsäule
backside	behind, buttom, bum
~	~		Hinterteil, Hintern
back out of	walk or drive backward instead of forward
back up	when an outside force moves an item backwards
back down	Not follow throw with a statement or a threat, retreat from a statement or opinion
back off	to stop in the middle of physically or verbally threatning someone; physically retreat
~	~		nachgeben
bad (not good)	poor, naughty
~	~		schlecht
baggage	luggage
~	~		Gepäck
ballot	poll
~	~		Abstimmung
bargain	deal
~	~		übereinkunft
bay	wheel-well
~	~		Schacht
to bear on something	to affect
~	~		etwas/ jmd. betreffen
to beat	to defeat
~	~		jmd. schlagen/ besiegen
be careful	take care
~	~		vorsichtig
becoming	fitting
~	~		passend
to begin	to start
~	~		anfangen
before	prior to
~	~		bevor
to behave	to act
~	~		sich verhalten
bear down on	to pressure someone; browbeat (to bully)
~	~		jmd. einschüchtern
beating about the bush	approach a subject/ issue without coming to the point
beg off	decline a invitation; asked to be excused
bear up	endure
~	~		aufrechterhalten
believable	plausible
~	~		glaubhaft
belly	stomach
~	~		Magen
bendy	flexible
~	~		biegsam
beneficiant	generous
~	~		wohltätig; gütig
beneficial	favourable, advantageous
~	~		nützlich
beverage	to drink
~	~		Getränk
bid	tender
~	~		Angebot
bizarre	weird
~	~		seltsam
blameless	innocent
~	~		unschuldig
bloodbath	masacre
~	~		Blutbad
bloodless	cold
~	~		emotionslos
blow in	visit someone unexpectly
blow up	to inflate/ to have an angry emotional outburst
bone up on	review or study, brush up on
~	~		büffeln
boundary	border
~	~		Grenze
branch	department
~	~		Abteilung
brand	sort
~	~		Sorte
brave	courageous
~	~		mutig
break down	list parts or sections of something seperately
break in	wear or use sth. new for a limited amount of time, increasing the time little by little; to treat a new product in a special way for a limited time
break in on	to interrupt
~	~		unterbrechen
break into	interrupt
~	~		unterbrechen
break up	disperse, scatter
~	~		auflösen
break up with	end a personal relationship
brief	concise
~	~		kurz bündig
bring back	bring back sth. you are dissatisfied with or have borrowed
bring off	accomplish sth. difficult
~	~		erfolgreich durchführen
bring on	cause to happen
~	~		verursachen
bring over	bring to where you are going
bring to	to revive the consciousness
~	~		näherbringen
bring up	mention, talk about
~	~		erwähnen
bring out	reveal
~	~		aufzeigen
to bring sth. back	to reintroduce
~	~		etwas wieder einführen
to bring sth. on	to cause
~	~		etwas verursachen
to bring sb. up	to raise
~	~		jmd. aufziehen
to be like chalk and cheese	to be very different
brow	forehead
~	~		Stirn
brush out	to sweap the inside of sth.
~	~		ausbürsten
brush up on	review or study briefly, bone up on
build up	consists of
~	~		besteht aus
bussines	comerce, trade
~	~		Geschäft
busy (telephone)	engaged (telephone)
~	~		besetzt (Telefon)
burn up	to feel very angry
burn up/ burn down	destroyed by fire
butt in	impolitely interrupt a conversation to give an unasked-for opinion
~	~		reinreden
butter up	praise so. excessively with the hope of getting some benefit
~	~		Honig um den Bart schmieren
buy out	buy a person's or company's shar of sth.
~	~		Aufkauf
buy up	purchase eth. thath's available of sth.
by	between, through
~	~		durch
Barking dogs never bite	bellende Hunde beißen nicht.
Barking up the wrong tee	sich auf dem Holz weg befinden
to beat about/around the bush	Um den heißen Brei herumreden
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder	Schönheit liegt im Auge des betrachters, Über Geschmack lässt sich streiten
BEauty is only skin deep	Es ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt
Before you can say Jack Robinson	Im Handumdrehen
Beggars cannot be choosers	In der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen
Better late than never	Besser spät als nie
Better safe than sorry	Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht
Broken crockery brings you luck	Scherben bringen Glück
Business before pleasure	Erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
His bark is worse than his bite	bellende Hunde beißen nicht
Blodd is thicker than water	Blut ist dicker als Wasser
Birds of a fleather flock together	Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern
call of	cancel sth. that's been scheduled
call for	require (as in a recipe or directions)
call up	to telephone
calm down	become less agitated or help someone else become less upset
candy	sweet
~	~		Süßigkeit
catch	trap
~	~		fangen
catch on (to)	understand (I got it)
to categorize	to classify
~	~		einordnen
to change your tune	to change your opinion
care for	tend to, take care of
carry on	continou to do things as they had been done before/persevere
carry over	continue to use/apply at another time or place
carry out	fulfill/complete/perform
carry on with	continue to do sth. without stopping
carrying coals to Newcastle	unnecessary
~	~		"Eulen nach Athen tragen"
catch on	develop a knowledge or understanding of something
chart	table
~	~		Tabelle
charter	constitution
~	~		Satzung, Verfassung
check in (into)	register for an event or at a place of lodging
check off	mark a list to show sth. is completed/finished
check out	pay for items beeing bought
cheesy	corny, tacky
~	~		geschmacklos, billig
cheer up	cause to become happier
chew out	scold severely
~	~		jmd. zusammenstauchen
chiefly	mainly
~	~		hauptsächlich
chicken out	lose courage and back down from a plan
~	~		Den Schwanz einziehen
chip in	each person in a group contributing money to buy sth.
~	~		zusammenlegen
choosy	picky
~	~		wählerisch
to chop	to cut
~	~		schneiden
chop up	cut sth. big into smaller pieces
chorus	refrain
~	~		Refrain
citation	quotation
~	~		Zitat
to cite	to quote
~	~		etw./ jmd. zitieren
clam up	refuse to talk
calm down	become less upset
class	lesson, course
~	~		Unterricht
clean	wipe-off
~	~		säubern
clean up	put eth. back in its proper place
clean out	clean the inside of sth., taking out eth. not needed
clean off	clean the surface of sth; take eth. that's on the surface (table or counter) off
~	~		abreiben
clemency	mercy
~	~		Gnade
clear out	to make people or animals leave a particular place/to remove
~	~		vertreiben
clear up	talk about misunderstanding to make it understandable
~	~		aufklären
clerk	receptionist
~	~		Hotelangesteller
clever	intelligent
~	~		klug, schlau
crack of dawn	day-break, sudden
~	~		Tagesanbruch
to closer	to shut
~	~		schließen
close down	to stop operations or business temporarily
coiffure	hairstyle
~	~		Frisur
to collapse	to break down
~	~		zusammenbrechen
to collect	to gather
~	~		etwas sammeln
come across	find by accident/ to honor a deal
~	~		zufällig finden
come through	win/suceed/survive in spite of obstacles
come along with	accompany
~	~		begleiten
come down with	to begin to get sick, catch a disease
comfort	consolation
~	~		Trost
complacent	self-satisfied
~	~		selbstgefällig
component	part
~	~		Teil
confidence	faith
~	~		Vertrauen
confirm/ to conform	verify/ to comply
~	~		übereinstimmen
connection	conjunction
~	~		Verbindung
continue	proceed, go ahead
~	~		fortsetzen
contamintation	pollution
~	~		verschmutzt
customary	usual
~	~		üblich, gewöhnlich
comic	comedian
~	~		Komiker
commencement	graduation
~	~		Abschlussfeier
complete	total
~	~		vollständig
completely	totally
~	~		völlig
concord	harmony
~	~		Eintracht
condemn	to sentence
~	~		jmd. verurteilen
confederate	complice
~	~		Komplize
to confine	to restrict
~	~		etwas beschränken
conflict	clash
~	~		Konflikt
to confuse	to mix up
~	~		durcheinander bringen
to connect	to associate, to put through (telephone)
~	~		verbinden
considerate	thoughtful
~	~		rücksichtsvoll
constancy	fidelity
~	~		Treue
constant	fixed
~	~		fest
constitution	structure
~	~		Zusammensetzung, Struktur
construction (lit.)	interpretation
~	~		Konstruktion (lit.)
to consult	to refer to
~	~		nachschlagen
contemporary	modern
~	~		zeitgemäß
continous	continual
~	~		andauernd
contrary	opposite
~	~		Gegenteil
convention	conference
~	~		Versammlung
to convery	to communicate
~	~		etwas vermitteln
to cope	to manage
~	~		zurechtkommen
the way the cookie crumbles	you can't change things
count in	include
~	~		mitzählen
count out	don't include
~	~		nicht mitzählen
count up	calculate
crook	criminal
~	~		Gauner
cross out/cross off	to delete sth. from a list/eliminate
crusaid	campagne
~	~		Kampagne
cube	dice
~	~		Würfel
off-the-cuff decision	spontaneous decision
curative	healing
curler	roller
~	~		Lockenwickler
cussed	stubburn
~	~		stur
cut off	cut a portion from a solid piece
cut down	reduce the quantity
cut out	eliminate, delete
cut back on	use or do less of sth.
cut it out	an order to stop doing sth.
conceited	arrogant
centenarian	a person who is in hundred or more than one hundred years old
to clinch a deal	to fix deal
a callous thief	a tough burglar
to call of	to cancel
corpse	dead body
customary	usual
~	~		üblich
crafty	clever, keen, fraudulent, deceitful
captivate	enchant
coincident	chance
comprise	consist off
~	~		beinhalten
(my father) crossed the road	died, passed away
Charity begins at home, or: blodd is thicker than water	Nächstenliebe beginnt zu Hause., Oder: blut ist dicker als Wasser
Close but not cigar	Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei
Children and fools tell the truth	Kinder und Betrunkene sagen immer die Wahrheit., oder: Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund
Clothes make the man	Kleider machen Leute
He was caught red-handed	Er wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt
damage	harm, defect, fault
~	~		Schade
decay	ruin, deterioration
~	~		Abstieg, Ruin, Verfall
defective	imperfect, fault, damaged
~	~		defekt, fehlerhaft
defiant	disobedient, defy
~	~		keck, trotzig
deficiant	bad, faulty, inadequate, lacking
~	~	mangelhaft
dependable	reliable
~	~		zuverlässig
designation	desciption
~	~		beschreiben
dash	sprint
~	~		Lauf (Kurzstrecke), Sprint
daybreak	dawn
~	~		Dämmerung
deceptive	misleading
~	~		irreführend
decontrol	deregulate
~	~		etwas freigeben
to deduce	to infer
~	~		etwas folgern
dedicated	committed
~	~		engagiert
deliberate/deliberately	planned/intentionally
~	~		absichtlich
delicate	fragile
~	~		zerbrechlich
to denationalize	to privatize
~	~		privatisieren
denims	jeans
to denote	to indicate, to represent
~	~		bedeuten hinweisen
to deprave	to corrupt
~	~		jmd. verderben
depraved	wicked, evil
~	~		verdorben, böse
to desert	to abandon
~	~		etw. verlassen
deserted	abandoned
~	~		verlassen
destiny	fate
~	~		gewagt
die off/out	become extinct, disappear
to differentiate	to distinguish
~	~		unterscheiden
to dimisnish	to decrease
~	~		etwas vermindern
disadvantaged	diprived
~	~		benachteiligt
disagreeable	unpleasant
~	~		unangenehm
to disappear	to vanish
~	~		verschwinden
disaster	catastrophe
~	~		Katastrophe, Unglück
to disclaim	to deny
~	~		etw. abstreiten
to disclose	to reveal
~	~		etw. bekanntgeben
discount	reduction
~	~		Rabatt
disgrace	shame
~	~		Schande
disagree with	cause physical discomfort (allergic reaction)
do away with	get rid of, abolish
~	~		abschaffen
do without	deprive oneself
~	~		verzichten auf
do in	make very tired
do over	repeat an action
domesticate	cultivate
~	~		zähmen
dossier	file
~	~		Akte
dubious	doubtful
~	~		zweifelhaft
dull (person)	stupid
~	~		begriffsstutzig
dust off	to clean the surface
dust out	wipe the dust from inside of sth.
different	various
~	~		verschieden
destructive	deadly
~	~		zerstören
develop	design, construct
~	~		entwickeln
divided	split, seperated
~	~		getrennt
drain	dump
~	~		ablassen
draw out	prolong
~	~		hinauszögern
draw up	create a written document (usually a legal one,_like a contract)
dreary	dull
~	~		düster
drive back	return by car to the original location or starting point
dres up	to wear more formal clothes, not everyday clothes
drop by	casual visit with no warning
drop out of	quit, stop attending a course before it's finished
the penny has dropped	the result was achieved, the meaning was
a dubious decision	a questionable decision
to dismiss s.o.	to send s.o. away,_to fire s.o.
to dismantle	to pull down
in danger	in jeopardy
in deficient	sufficient
~	~		ausreichend
to depend on	contingent on sth. or wb.
directives	instructions
durable	lasting, enduring
~	~		dauerhaft
deceive	betray, mislead
~	~		betrügen
don't make a meal of it	don't exaggerate
drag	pull, bore
~	~		ziehen
drag on	last longer than one expected
~	~		sich in die Länge ziehen
drawback	disadvantage, hindrance, handicap, deficiency
~	~		Nachteil
Do lunch or be lunch	Fressen oder gefressen werden
Don't cross a bridge till you come to it	Alles zu seiner Zeit
Don't count your chicken before they are hatched	Lobe den Tag nicht vor dem Abend.
Don't mock the afflicted.	Werd den Schaden hat,_braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen.
Dripping hollows out rock.	Steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
Don't judge a book by it's cover.	Der Schein trügt.
eager	keen
~	~		begeistert, begierig sein
earth	soil
~	~		Erdreich
eat up	eat at a restaurant instead of in your home
eat up	eat the whole amount of sth.
economic	profitable
~	~		rentabel, profitabel
egocentric	selfish
~	~		egozentrisch, emporheben
egg on	to urge, to dare (usually do sth. negative)
to emphasize	to stress
~	~		etwas betonen
to encounter	to come across
~	~		jmd. treffen
enormous	huge, immense
~	~		riesig
to enquire	to investigate
~	~		sich erkundigen
equity	fairness
~	~		Gerechtigkeit
essential	fundamental
~	~		unabdingbar
to establish	to set up
~	~		etwas gründen
to evaluate	to assess
~	~		etwas einschätzen
everlasting	eternal
~	~		ewig
exactly	precisely
~	~		genau
except	apart from
~	~		außer
to expire	to run out
~	~		ablaufen
to explode	to blow
~	~		explodieren
extra	additional
~	~		zusätzlich
exhaustive	thoroughly
~	~		erschöpfend, gründlich
eternity	perpetuity
~	~		Ewigkeit
essential	necessary, important
~	~		wesentlich
end up	finally arrive at a planned or unplanned place
enlarge	amplify
~	~		erweitern
enthralled	charmed, delighted, captivated
~	~		begeistert
endurance	persitence, perseverance
~	~		Ausdauer
eventually	finally
~	~		schließlich
Easy come easy go.	Wie gewonnen,_so zerronnen.
Enough is as good as a feast	Allzuviel ist ungesund
Every Jack will find his Jill	Jeder Topf findet seinen Deckel
Every man is the architect of his own fortune	Jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied
face up to	Acknowledge the reality of sth., acknowledge one's responsibility
fall off	decrease, lessen
~	~		verringern
fall behind	not progress at the expected rate/not be able to do sth. at the same speed as other people are doing it
~	~		in Rückstand geraten
fall back on	depend on for an emergency
~	~		zurückkommen auf
fall thorugh	a plan or deal didn't happen, fail
to fabricate	to manufacture
~	~		herstellen
famend	renowned
~	~		berühmt
fanatic	enthusiast
~	~		fanatisch
fantastic	great, brilliant
~	~		toll
feel up to	feel strong enough physically or emotionally to do sth.
(the report) didn't figure	didn't make sense
to float	to drift
~	~		treiben
fool	idiot
~	~		Dummkopf
foolish	silly
~	~		dumm
to foretell	to predict
~	~		vorhersagen
to feel put out	to feel annoyed or angry
formerly	previously
~	~		früher
fortunate	lucky
~	~		glücklich
foxy	cunning
~	~		gerissen, raffiniert
foyer	lobby
~	~		Vorhalle
fragrance	parfume
~	~		Parfüm
French dressing	vinaigrette
~	~		Dressing
to function	to operate
~	~		funktionieren
to be fed up with	to be tired of
fervent	ardent, passionate
~	~		leidenschaftlich
follow	observe
~	~		befolgen
forbidden	prohibited
~	~		verboten
fraudulent	deceitful, tricky, treacherous
~	~		betrügerisch
from scratch	from the very beginning
fortnight	in two weeks
frank	open
figure on	expect
figure out	solve a problem, find an answer, understand another person's behavior
fill in	add material if some is missing
fill up	fill completely
fill in for	substitute for
fill out	gain weight
find out	discover
find out about	discover, learn, investigate
It's fishy	suspicious
~	~		suspekt
fix up	repair to make more attractive or funtional
fly back	return by air
fly over	fly to over an area, to fly to some specific point
Fair exchange is no robbery	Tausch ist kein Raub
Few sandwiches short of a picnic	Nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben
Fine feathers make fine birds	Kleider machen Leute
First come, first served	Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst
For Pete's sake	Um Gottes Willen, Menschenskind
Fortune favours fools	Dumme haben immer Glück
Far from eye far from heart	Aus den Augen aus dem Sinn
garbage	rubbish
~	~		Müll
garbage can	trashcan
~	~		Mülleimer
to get jacked up	to get into serious trouble
to get hold of the wrong end of the stick	to completely misunderstand someone, to get the worst of it
to get sidetracked by a red herring	by diversionary tactic
~	~		Durch ein Ablenkungsmaneuver abgelenkt werden
to glitter	to sparkle
~	~		funkeln, glitzern
to grab	to seize
~	~		etwas ergreifen
grasping	greedy
~	~		gierig
gratuity	tip
~	~		Trinkgeld
gravestone	headstone
~	~		Grabstein
to grouse	to grumble
~	~		nörgeln
gut	intestine
~	~		Darm
get	obtain, receive
~	~		erhalten, bekommen
get across	communicate clearly, explain sth. to make yourself understood
get around	avoid sth., evade
get away with	escape
~	~		entkommen
get by with/without	use little effort
~	~		auskommen mit geringem Aufwand
get over, get passed	accept sth negative that happened, and not feel pain about it anymore, feel hopefull about the future
get by (on/with)	barely manage in a difficult situation/survive with difficult
get ahead	to make progress, surpass
get ahead of	get in front of
get along with	have a relationship that have no conflict
get down to bussines, brass tacks (informal)	become serious about sth.
get on	enter a large vehicle (bus,_train,_plane,_etc.)
get on with	continue
get off	excused from a regular activity
get out of	leave a small vehicle
get rid of	give or throw away
get through with	finish
get up	change from a sitting or prone position, stand up
get in	gain admission
~	~		Eintritt erhalten
give back	return
give out	distribute or spread the news
~	~		Neuigkeiten verbreiten
grave	imminent
~	~		ernst, bedrohlich
gravy	sauce
~	~		Soße
garments	clothes
go back	return
go back on	fail to keep a promise
go for	really like, be attracted to
go in for	take part in, be interested in
go off	explode
goof off (informal)	be lazy, no do anything productive
go on with	continue
go out with	have an appointment or a date
go over	review
go with	harmonize with a match
go without	to not have sth.
gregarious student	a social student, a student fond of company
Good things come to those who wait	Was lange währt, wird endlich gut
Great minds think alike	Zwei Dumm, ein Gedanke
Garbage in, garbage out	Aus nichts wird nichts, Von nichts kommt nichts
hall	corridor
~	~		Diele
to hand sth. out	to distribute
~	~		verteilen
hand down	announce a decision or law
hand in (turn in)	submit sth. in person (not by mail)
~	~		etwas persönlich einreichen
hand out	distribute personally
hand over	surrender sth., return, give back
handsome	good-looking
~	~		gutazssehend (Mann)
hand around	walking or waiting doing nothing while being somewhere
hang-out	haunt
~	~		Treffpunkt
hang up, hang up on	keep waiting for conditions to improve (opposite of "give up")
happily	fortunately
~	~		zum Glück
hard	tough
~	~		hart (schwierig)
he hits the roof	he loses his temper
to have a row	to have an argument
to hawk	to peddle
~	~		hausieren gehen
to hazard	to endanger
~	~		etwas gefährden
to hold up	lift higher
have on	wear clothes
have over	invite so. to your home
have to do with	relate to, be with
hearsay	rumour
~	~		Gerüchte
hold off	delay
hit on	find out, discover accidentally
hear from	receive telephone or mail communication
hold on to	keep possession of
hold out against	resist
hold out	refuse to come to an agreement
hermetic	airtight
~	~		luftdicht
highbrow	intellectual
~	~		intellektuell
hint	trace, tip
~	~		Spur
hole	gap
~	~		Loch
home	domestic
~	~		häuslich
homicide	murder
~	~		Mord
housebreaking	burglary
~	~		Einbruch
hunger	starvation
~	~		Hunger, Verhungern
to hurry	to rush
~	~		sich beeilen
to have a clue	to have an idea, to know, to solve a problem
hypothesis	speculation
~	~		Spekulation
habit	sttle
~	~		Gewohnheit
happens	occurs
~	~		passiert
hazardous	dangerous, perilous
~	~		gefährlich
honest	sincere
~	~		ehrlich
horror	dismay
~	~		Schrecken
hostile	unfriendly, enemy
~	~		feindlich
to have the flu	to be ill
to hesitate	to be reluctant
~	~		zögern
to humiliate the opposition	to degrade (disgust) the opposition
~	~		Die Gegenseite herabwürdigen
hence	therefore
~	~		folglich
hint	suggestion, indication, reference, remark
hardware store	ironmongery
Harm set, harm get	Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein
He deserved the break	Das war das Glück des Glücklichen
He is a chip of the old block	Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm
He had reckoned without his host	Er hat die Rechnung ohne den Wirt gemacht
He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing	Wer nichts macht, macht nichts verkehrt
Honesty is the best policy	Ehrlich währ am längsten
He who laughs last laughs longest	Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten
idler	loafer
~	~		Faulenzer
if	Whether
~	~		ob
to ignore	to disregard
~	~		ignorieren
illiberal	intolerant
~	~		intolerant
to illuminate	to clairify, to light up
~	~		etwas erhellen
to illustrate	to demonstrate
~	~		etwas zeigen
to imagine	to suppose, to assume
~	~		etwas glauben, annehmen
to imitate	to mimic
~	~		etwas nachmachen
imidiate	instant
~	~		sofort
immobile	motionless
~	~		bewegungslos
immoderate	excessive
~	~		übermäßig
immodest	conceited
~	~		eingebildet
to impact to affect
~	~	jmd./etwas beeinflussen
illustrated	shows
~	~		zeigen
immense	tremendous
~	~		enorm, riesig
impervious	impenetrable
~	~		undurchlässig
indeficient	sufficient, enough
~	~		genügend
inevitable	unvertain
~	~		unvermeindlich
install	putting in, insert
~	~		einbauen
in spite of	nevertheless
~	~		trotzdem
invade	concuer
~	~		eindringen
impartial	neutral
~	~		unparteiisch
inopportune	inappropriate
~	~		unangebracht
impasse	deadlock
~	~		Sackgasse
impassive	emotionless
~	~		Ausdruckslos
to impeach	to question
~	~		etwas anzweifeln
impediment	obstacle
~	~		Hindernis
imperative	vital
~	~		unerlässlich
impolite	rude
~	~		unhöflich
incidentally	by the way
~	~		übrigens
inconsiderate	thoughtless
~	~		rücksichtslos
indisputable	indeniable
~	~		nicht wiederlegbar
infamous	notorious
~	~		berüchtigt
infantile	childish
~	~		kindisch
to infect	to contaminate
~	~		etwas verunreinigen
inflexible	rigid
~	~		starr, steif
inflow	influx
~	~		Zustrom
informal	casual
~	~		lässig
infrequent	rare
~	~		selten
inheritor	heir
~	~		Erbe
innocent	harmless
~	~		harmlos
insolvent	bankrupt
~	~		zahlungsunfähig
to inspect	to examine
~	~		etwas untersuchen
instinct	intuition
~	~		gefühlsmäßig
instructions	directions
~	~		Anweisung
insufferable	unbearable
~	~		unerträglich
insufficient	inadequate
~	~		unzureichend
insupportable	intolerable
~	~		unerträglich
insurgent	rebel
~	~		Aufständischer
intellectual	mental
~	~		geistig
to intend	to mean
~	~		etwas wollen
to intensify	to heighten
~	~		etwas verstärken
interplay	interaction
~	~		Zusammenspiel
inventory	stock
~	~		Inventar
invoive	bill
~	~		Rechnung
to ivolve	to entail
~	~		etwas mit sich bringen
isolated	lonely
~	~		einsam
iron out	resolve a problem
~	~		Ein Problem lösen
it's a piece of cake	It's easy
I wouldn't live in that dump if you paid me!	Hier möchte ich nicht begraben sein.
If you put yourself in my shoes	Wenn du an meiner Stelle wärst
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride	Wenn das Wörtchen "wenn" nicht wär,_...
In for a penny, in for a pound	Wer a sagt, muss auch B sagen
It's foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid.	Fürchte nicht,_was du nicht vermeinden kannst.
It's never too late to mend	Zur Umkehr ist es nie zu spät
It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse has bolted	Es ist zu spät,_etwas zu tun,_nachdem das Kind in den Brunnen gefallen ist/der Zug abgefahren ist.
It never rains out it pours	Ein Unglück kommt selten allein
It takes two to tango	Es gehören immer zwei dazu
It's raining cats and dogs	Es regnet wie aus Kübeln
jealous	envious
~	~		neidisch sein
joy	delight
~	~		Freude
to jack up	lift with a jack (device used to lift a heavy object,_like a car)
jump all over (informal)	scold angrily
~	~		herunterputzen
Justice was never done but so. complained	Gerechtigkeit geschieht nicht, ohne dass sich jemand beklagt
knowingly	deliberately
~	~		absichtlich
to know the ropes	to know all the answers or do be in the know
keep at	persevere/put time and energy into sth. until it's finished
keep up	continue, maintain the place
keep on	continue
kick out	expel a person
knock out	to hit so. and make them unconscious/be hin ´t and made to be unconscious
knock (oneself) out	work much harder than normal
Kill two birds with one stone	Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
Knowledge is power	Wissen ist Macht
link	connect
~	~		verbinden
liquid	fluid
~	~		flüssig
lacking	missing
~	~		an etwas mangeln
last	final
~	~		letzte
leave out	to omit
~	~		weglassen
let down	disappoint
~	~		enttäuschen
let out	allow to leave
let up	slower or less intense
lay off	to dismiss employees from a job becauase a company down't have the money to pay them
leading	main
~	~		führend
to learn	to memorize
~	~		sich einprägen/lernen
to lend a sympathetic ear to s.o.	to listen to s.o.
to have a lot to be desired	the report was admirable
ligitimate	valid, lega
~	~		rechtmäßig
lethal	deadly
~	~		tödlich
leaveable	habitable
~	~		wohnlich
light up	light, brighten
lie down on	fail to take care of a responsibility because of laziness
~	~		zurücklegen
lie down	recline
~	~		zurücklegen
live on	support oneself by
live down	to do sth. morally wrong, and make people forget that you did it
livid	furious
~	~		zornig
loopy	crazy
~	~		verrückt
look in on	chek on so. by actually seeing them
look on	watch sth. that's happening, i.e., a fight, an accidenr, etc., but not get involved
look after	take care of, tend
look back on	remember with nostalgia
look down on	regard so. as inferior
look forward to	anticipate with pleasure (thoughts about sth. happening in the future)
look into	investigate
~	~		untersuchen
look over	read, inspect/review
look like	resemble
~	~		ähneln
look up to	respect for a person
lousy	awful
~	~		miserabel
lucid	clear
~	~		klar, deutlich
luck out (informal usage)	have sth. of good fortune occur
Lies have short legs., Lies don't travel far.	Lügen haben kurze Beine
Like father, like son	Wie der Vater, so der Sohn, Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm
Listeners hear no good of themselves	Der Lauscher an der Wand hört seine eigne Schand'
Love is blind	Liebe macht blind
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love	Glück im Spiel, Pech in der Liebe
mackintosh	waterproof coat
~	~		Regenmantel
madness	insanity
~	~		Wahnsinn
magician	conjuror, sorcerer, wizard, warlock
~	~		Zauberer
magistrate	Justice of Peace
~	~		Richterschaft
to magnify	to exaggerate
~	~		aufbauschen
to maintain	to preserve
~	~		erhalten
make over	redo, remake
make fun of	make jokes about so. in an unkind way/unsult
make up for	compensate
make for (very informal use)	go toward
make uo/make up with	to get along well with a person after having had an argument/re-establish a relationship
make up	create fantasy, invent imaginary information, i.e., lies
make out	to understand sth. one sees or hears
mark up	rase the price
mark down	reduce the price, put on sale
manmade	artificial
~	~		künstlich
mannequin	model
~	~		Mannequin
material	fabric
~	~		Stoff (kleidung)
matters	things
~	~		Sachen, Angelegenheiten
maybe	perhaps, possibly
~	~		vielleicht
in the meantime	meanwhile
~	~		währenddessen
measure	degree
~	~		das Maß
meeting	assembly
~	~		Versammlung
mendacity	lying
~	~		Verlogenheit
merciless	cruel
~	~		grausam
middleman	intermediary
~	~		Mittlesmann
midway	halfway
~	~		aufhalbem Weg
to migrate	emigrate
~	~		auswandern
mild	gentle
~	~		sanft, mild
move over	move to the side
mix up	to be confused, put things in a different order or the wrong order
to mimic	to imitate
~	~		etwas imitieren
mind	intellect
~	~		Verstand
mindless	senseless
~	~		sinnlos
to minimize	to play down
~	~		etwas herunterspielen
to mirror	to reflect
~	~		wiederspiegeln
to misconceive	to misunderstand
~	~		missverstehen
miserable	depressing
~	~		trist, depremierend
misery	distress
~	~		Elend
misread	lost
~	~		verloren, abhanden
mistrust	distrust
~	~		Misstrauen, Argwohn
mo (AE)	moment
~	~		Nu, Moment
moderately	reasonable
~	~		vernünftig, gemäßigt
modern	contemporary
~	~		zeitgemäß
more and more	increasingly
~	~		zunehmend
moreover	additionally
~	~		darüber hinaus
movie	film
~	~		Spielfilm, Film
murderer	assassin
~	~		Mörder
mad	insane
~	~		wahnsinnig
mandatory	not optional, compulsory
~	~		Zwang, Pflicht
minimal	least
~	~		am wenigsten
miniority	opposition
~	~		Minderheit
mobile	changeable
~	~		veränderlich
moist	damp
~	~		feucht
motion	movement, maneuver
~	~		Bewegung
by Monday	till/until Monday
magnitude	size
moody	gloomy, bad tempered
~	~		launisch
on my mind	in my thoughts
Many hands make lights work	Viele Hände machen bald ein Ende
Mind your own business	Kümmer dich um deinen eigenen Kram
Misery loves company	Geteiltes Leid is halbes Leid, Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern
Mistakes are often the best teachers	Fehler sind der beste Lehrer
Monkey see monkey do	Affen machen alles nach
Money isn't eth.	Geld allein macht nciht glücklich
More haste less speed, Zeal without knowledge is fire without light	Eile mit Weile, Blinder Eifer schadet nur
naked	bare
~	~		nackt
nameless	anonymous
~	~		namenlos
napkin	serviette
~	~		Serviette
to narrate	to relate
~	~		erzählen
a narrative	a story
~	~		Eine Erzählung
a native	a local
~	~		ein Einheimischer
to near	to approach
~	~		(sich) nähern
nightfall	dusk
~	~		Abenddämmerung
necessary	essential
~	~		notwendig
nobility	the Aristocracy
~	~		der Adel
nod off	fall asleep
to nominate	to appoint
non-stop	continous
~	~		ununterbrochen
noon	midday
~	~		Mittag
noted	famous
~	~		berühmt, bekannt
to notify	to inform
~	~		benachrichtigen
notwithstanding	however, despite
~	~		trotz
nugatory	wothless
~	~		wertlos
numerous	many
~	~		zahlreiche
negligible	unimportant
~	~		unwichtig
nomadic	migratory
~	~		wandernd
normally	usually
~	~		normal
novel	new
~	~		neu
Necessity is the mother of invention, Necessity begets ingenuity	Not macht erfinderisch
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today	Was du heute kannst besorgen, verschiebe nicht auf morgen
Never spread yourself to thin	Du sollst dein Licht nicht unter den Scheffel stellen
No news is good news	Keine Nachricht ist eine gute Nachricht
no pains - no gains	Ohne Fleiß keinen Preis
Nothing ventured, nothing gained	Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt
No smoke without fire, Where there is smoke, there is fire	Wo Rauch ist, das ist auch Feuer
Not all who own a lyre are lyre-players	Singe, wem Gesant gegeben
obdurate	stubborn
~	~		halsstarrig
object	thing
~	~		Gegenstand
obligatory	compulsory
~	~		verpflichtend
oblique	indirect
~	~		indirekt
omnipotent	all-powerfuk
~	~		allmächtig
obsolete	out of date
~	~		veraltet, unmodern
off-season	low season
~	~		Nebensaison
to operate	to function
~	~		funktionieren
organic	biological
~	~		biologisch, organisch
ornament	decoration
~	~		Verzierung, Schmuck
outside	external
~	~		außerhalb, draußen
to overhaul	to overtake
~	~		überholen
to overlook	to miss
~	~		übersehen
overseas	abroad
~	~		im Ausland
to oversee	to supervise
~	~		betreuen, beaufsichtigen
obtainable	achievable
~	~		erreichbar
odd	strange
~	~		sonderbar
omnious	portentous, baleful, malign
~	~		unheilvoll
origin	source, spring
~	~		Ursprung, Quelle
original	first
~	~		ursprünglich, zuerst
opposite number	counter party
offend	hurt, annoy
~	~		verärgern, verletzen
orderly	systematic
otherwise engaged	doing sth. different or not getting married
Once bitten twice shy	Ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
Once one has served one's purpose one is simply discarded	Das Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan
One good turn deserves another	Eine Hand wascht die andere
One man's meat is another man's poison	Des einen Freud des anderen Leid
One swallow doesn't make a summer	Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer
Opportunity makes thieves	Gelegenheit macht Diebe
Out of sight, out of mind	Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
Out of the heat, into the frying pan	Vom Regen in die Traufe
pan out	succeed
painting	portray
~	~		Gemälde
paper money	notes
~	~		Papiergeld
particular	specific
~	~		besonders, bestimmt
passable	satisfactory
~	~		zufriedenstellend
pattern	sample
~	~		Muster, Probe
peaceable	peaceful
~	~		friedlich
perception	insight
~	~		Erkenntnis
phantasm	illusion
~	~		Trugbild
pocket book	notebook
~	~		Notizbuch
poisonous	toxic
~	~		giftig
possibility	opportunity
~	~		Möglichkeit
post-mortem	autopsy
~	~		Obduktion
practically	virtually
~	~		praktisch
praise	compliment
~	~		Lob
precedence	priority
~	~		Vorrang
precept	principle
~	~		Grundsatz
precept	principle
~	~		Grundsatz
précis	summary
~	~		Inhaltsangabe, Kurzfassung
pressing	urgent
~	~		dringend
previous	preceding
~	~		vorhergehend
priority	precedence
~	~		Vorrang, Vortritt
prompt	immidiate
~	~		umgehend, unverzüglich, sofort
prosperous	affluent, flourishing
~	~		wohlhabend
to provide	to supply
~	~		liefern
provided	if
~	~		falls
to put wth. back	to postpone
~	~		verschieben, vertagen, aufschieben
to put your foot down	to become more energetic or resolute, to insist on, to try harder
performance	efficiency
~	~		Leistung
perform	realized, accomplished, carry out
~	~		durchführen
perilous	dangerous
~	~		gefährlich
plain	simple
~	~		klar, einfach
position	location
~	~		Lage
precipitation	rainfall
predictable	calculable, assessable, computable
to purchase	to buy
to participate in	to take part in, to share in, to be involved
pass off	i.e. an event: take place, be carried through i.e. a pain: to end
pass away	die
pass on	transmit
pass out	distribute by personal contact
pass up	not be able to receive the benefit of sth. because you refused it
pay back	repay
pay off	pay a debt in full
pitch in	contribute time/energy to help s.o.
pick out	choose
pick on	tease
~	~		schikanieren
pick up	lift
play down	de-emphasize/minimize
play-up	emphasize
play up to	insincerely flatter
~	~		jmd. schöntun
point out	indicate
point up	emphasize
pull in	arrive
pull down	destroy
pull out	leave, remove
pull over	drive to the side of the road
put up with	tolerate
prison	jail
postpone	put off
promotion	advancement
pun	wordplay, paranomasia
push through	cause to be accepted
put away	place an item in the right or safe place
put back	return to the right place
put off	procrastinate, delay
put on	get dressed in clothes
put a person out	cause inconvenience
~	~		Unnanehmlichkeit verursachen
to put (s.o.) on	to deceive or pretend (often by teasing or joking)
~	~		täuschen
promote	marketing job
Payback is a bitch	Rache ist süß
Penny wise, pund foolish	Sparsam im Kleinen, aber im Großen verschwenderisch
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones	Menschen, die im Glashaus sitzen, sollen nicht mit Steinen werfen
Practice makes perfect	Übung macht den Meister
Pride comes before the fall	Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall
Promises are made to be kept	Was man verspricht, muss man halten
to quake	to remble
~	~		beben, erzittern
quite	fairly
~	~		ziemlich
quiet down	be silent
read up on	to research
reasonable	fair
~	~		angemessen
red-handed	comitting a crime
~	~		jmd. auf frischer Tat ertappen
to receive	to get
~	~		erhalten
refrain	chorus
~	~		Refrain
reliable	dependable
~	~		zuverlässig, verlässlich
religious	devout
~	~		religiös
remainder	the rest
~	~		der Rest, das Übrige
remark	comment
~	~		Bemerkung
reminiscence	memory
~	~		Erinnerung
remorse	regret
~	~		Reue
remoted	isolated
~	~		abgelegen
removable	detachable
~	~		abnehmbar
to renew	to resume
~	~		wiederaufnehmen
to renounce	to give up
~	~		aufgeben
repute	reputation
~	~		Ansehen
to respond	to reply
~	~		antworten
revolting	disgusting
~	~		ekelig
rubbish	nonsense
~	~		Quatsch
rude	impolite
~	~		grob, ungezogen, unhöflich
rule out	reject, eliminate as a choice
run down	looks for and finds
run against	compete in an election
run away with	escape/elope
~	~		durchbrennen
run for	campaign for eleciton
run away	leave quickly, escape
run into (also said "bump into")	a chance meeting
run off	chase s.o.
run out off	use the last of sth.
to rue	to regret
~	~		bereuen
reduce	decrease
~	~		reduzieren
redundant	superfluous
~	~		überflüssig
reference	according to
~	~		bezüglich
reimburse	indemnify
~	~		entschädigen
reluctant	unwilling
~	~		widerwillig
remove	take away
~	~		entfernen
reproach	scold
~	~		schimpfen
retractable	withdrawable
~	~		einziehbar
ridiculous	absurd
~	~		lächerlich
ride over	go by car or bicyle tow here s.o. is
ripp off	cheat/steal from
ring off	hang up the telephone
rinse off	rinse the surface off
~	~		abspülen
rinse out	rinse the inside off
~	~		ausspülen
riotous	violate
~	~		gewaltsam
to resign	to quit abondon, sign off, to give notice
row	fight
round off	change a fraction to the nearest whole number
rarely drinks wine	hardly ever drinks wine
Rats desert the sinking ship	Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff
sacristy	vestry
~	~		Sakristel
save up	accumulate
~	~		sammeln
satisfied	convinced
~	~		überzeugt
scarcity	shortage
~	~		Knappheit
scrumptious	delicious
~	~		lecker
second	moment
~	~		Moment
send back	return to the former place
send over	send to s.o. else
see about	find out about/make arrangements
see thorugh	complete in spite of obstacles
see off	be with s.o. when they leave (for a trip)
see to	arrange, supervise, tend to
to save your bacon	to avoid punishment
~	~		Strafe vermeiden
to select	to choose
selection	choice
~	~		Auswahl
sell out	sell ownership
self-assured	confident
~	~		zuversichtlich
set back	a delay
settle for	agree to accept sth. that wasn't you first choice
settle up	pay a bill or debt
settle on	make a choice/decision
signal	sign
~	~		Signal, Zeichen
significant	meaningful
~	~		bedeutungsvoll
silly	foolish
~	~		blöd
sincere	honest
~	~		aufrichtig, ehrlich
slip up	make a mistake
skull	cranium
~	~		Schädel
soiled	dirty
~	~		be-/verschmutzt
spotlight	highlight
~	~		Glanzpunkt, Schlaglicht
stable	steady
~	~		beständig
~	~		dauerhaft
steady	regular
~	~		regelmäßig
step aside	move to one side
stupid	silly
~	~		dumm
stick up for	defend
substantially	considerably
~	~		wesentlich
suggest	propose
~	~		vorschlagen
sundown	sunset
~	~		Sonnenuntergang
sunrise	dawn, Sonnenaufgang, Dämmerung
sure	certain
~	~		sicherlich
surroundings	environment
~	~		Umgebung
to survive	to outlive
~	~		überleben
to symbolize	to represent
~	~		verkörpern, symbolisieren
scare	frighten
~	~		Angst haben
section	copartment
~	~		Abteil
settle	fix
~	~		Gewohnheit
shut up	stop talking
shall be	must be
~	~		müssen
shelf	rack
~	~		Regal
should	ought
~	~		sollte
show off	behaving as though one is superior to other people/exhibit possessions in a boastful way
~	~		sich hervortun
show up	do a better job than
slow up/slow down	cause to move more slowly
speed	velocity
~	~		Geschwindigkeit
spell out	sarcastic way to say sth., and be sure that there definitely is no misunderstanding
splendently	brilliantly
~	~		glänzend
started	incipient
~	~		anfänglich
stand up	not keep a date or appointment
sweep out	sweep the inside of
~	~		auskehren
subsequent	supplementary
~	~		zusätzlich, spatter, folgend
systematic	methodical, done or conceived according to plan or system
~	~		systematisch
staff	employees, personel
stay over	spend one night or longer with s.o.
Spanish man	Spaniard
stubborn	obstinate
~	~		hartnäckig
splendid	brilliant
~	~		großartig
shoplifter	thief
stamina	endurance
~	~		Ausdauer
stand by	wait
stand out	be noticeable
~	~		herausstechen
stand for	represent
stand up for	defend
stand up to	confront
to snooze	nap
slanting	bent, curved, turned
~	~		abschüssig
summit	top, climax, peak
single file	moving/standing one behind the other in a line
Slow and steady wins the race	Was lange währt, wird endlich gut
Speech is silver silence is gold	Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
Still waters run deep	Stille Wasser sind tief
Strike while the iron is hot	Schmiede das Eisen solange es heiß ist
take after	physically resemble/inherit certain qualities
~	~		jmd. ähneln
take back	return
take care of	help/provide for
take down	write from dictation
take over	assume command
take off	remove a piece of clothing
take up	begin or start a hobby
talk back to	answer rudely
talk over	discuss
tailored	tailor-made
~	~		maßgeschneidert
temper	mood
~	~		Laune
tear down	mock, belittle/critisize
terror	terrosism
~	~		Terror
testament	testimony
~	~		Testament
tell off	tell s.o. bluntly what he or she did wrong
~	~		bluntly = freiraus
tell on (slang: rat on/snitch on)	report misbehavior
~	~		verpetzen
today	nowadays
~	~		heute
torpid	lethargic
~	~		teilnahmslos
touch on	briefly mention
touch up	repait (can also mean a woman fixing her makeup or hair)
touchdown	landing
~	~		Landung
touchy	sensitive
~	~		empfindlich
to transform	to convert
~	~		umbauen, umformen
to tighten your belt	to become frugal, to decrease in spending
transitority	temporary
~	~		vorübergehend
transparent	obvious
~	~		klar, offensichtlich
trustworthy	reliable
~	~		zuverlässig
twister	tornado
twosome	pair
~	~		Paar
terrific	fantastic
~	~		fantastisch
think over	consider sth. for some period of time
tiny	minute
~	~		winzig
tie up	bind
~	~		verbinden
tire out	exhaust
~	~		erschöpfen
tick off	make s.o. angry
try on	wear a garment to check the fit and how it looks
~	~		garment = Kleidungsstück
try out for	audition
try out	uses a machine to see if it works
tread	step on
throw up	to remind s.o. (in a scolding or mocking tone of voice) of sth. they did wrong
throw away	discard
throw out	discard
throw over	reject a person
turn around	face the opposite direction; make a radical change in things (usually from bad to good)
turn down	reduce the volume
turn in	deliver to the authorities or s.o. in charge (boss,_parents,_teachers)
turn into	become
turn off	bore or repulse (informal)
turn on	activate by using a handle or switch
turn out	produce
turn up	increase the volume
Talk of the devil	Wenn man vom Teufel spricht
Take a care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves	Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt ist des Talers nicht wert
That's old hat	Das ist ein alter Hut
The early bird catches the worm	Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm, Wer zuerst kommt mahlt zuerst, Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
The end justifies the means	Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel
The last straw that breaks te camels back	Der Krug geht so lange zum Wasser bis er bricht
The pot calling the kettle black	Ein Esel schmipft den andern Langohr
The proof of the pudding is in the eating	Probieren geht über studieren
There's no fool like an old fool	Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht
Third time is a charm	Alle guten Dinge sind drei
Tit for that	Wie du mir so ich dir
To blow one's own trumpet	Eigenlob stinkt
To carry coals to Newcastle	Eulen nach Athen tragen
to call a spade a spade	Das Kind beim Namen nennen
To drop a brick	Ins Fettnäpfchen treten
Too many cooks spoil the broth	Zu viele Köche verderben den Brei
To pull s.o.'s leg	Jemanden auf den Arm nehmen
To put the pedal to the metal	Vollgas geben
To ride shotgun	Beifahrer sein
Two wrong's don't make it right	Ein Unrecht hebt das andere nicht auf
There's no accounting for taste	Über Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten
The pitchers goes often to the well and gets broken at last	Der KRug geht so lange zum Brunnen bis er bricht
the devil takes the hidmost	Den letzten beißen die Hunde
Time will tell	Kommt Zeit kommt Rat
Twice the pride double the fall or: Pride goes before a fall	Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall
ultimate	final
~	~		letzte
uncared for	neglected
~	~		vernachlässigt
uncommon	unusual
~	~		ungewöhnlich
uncooked	raw
~	~		roh
undeniable	indisputable
~	~		unbestreitbar
understandable	comprehensible
~	~		verständlich
unforeseen	unexpected
~	~		unerwartet
unfortunate	unlucky
~	~		unglücklich, bedauerlich
unhurt	unharmed
~	~		unbeschädigt
uninjured	unhurt
~	~		unverletzt
unlawful	illegal
~	~		gesetzwidrig, illegal
unmarried	single
~	~		ledig
unstated	unspoken
~	~		unausgesprochen
untimely	premature
~	~		vorzeitig
untrue	unfaithful
~	~		untrue
unusual	strange
~	~		ungewöhnlich, fremd
unvoiced	voiceless
~	~		stimmlos
uprising	rebellion
~	~		Aufstand, Rebellion
usually	generally, normally
~	~		gewöhnlich
unprotected	defenceless
~	~		ungeschützt
uproar	tumult
~	~		Lärm
utterly	completely, absolutely, entirely
vacancy	emptiness
~	~		Lehre
to vacuum	to hoover
~	~		Staub saugen
vague	indistinct
~	~		undeutlich, unklar
vain	useless
~	~		vergeblich, nutzlos
valueless	wortless
~	~		wertlos
to vanquish	to conquer
~	~		besiegen
to vary	to differ
~	~		abweichen, sich unterscheiden
vast	huge, enormous
~	~		gewaltig
virtue	advantage
~	~		Vorteil
to visualize	to imagine
~	~		sich etwas vorstellen
valour	courage
~	~		Mut
vigilant	watchful
~	~		aufmerksam
wait for	wait unti s.o. or sth. arrives or is finished
wait up for	stay awake to wait for sth. or s.o.
warranty	guarantee
~	~		Garantie
walk back	return to a previous point
walk over	walk to where s.o./sth. is
wake up	make s.o. stome sleeping
watch out	be careful
watch out for	be careful of
wash off	wash the surface
wash out	wash the inside
wear off	fade and disappear, or lose effect through use time
wear out	become used to
wear out/to be worn out	no longer useable
well mannered	polite
~	~		höflich, gesittet
well timed	timely
~	~		rechtzeitig
we're all set	we're ready to go
winery	vineyard
~	~		Weingut
wind up	finish
wipe off	wipe the surface
wipe out	wipe the inside of
to withstand	to resist
~	~		widerstehenm standhalten
winging	flying
~	~		fliegen
to worsen	to aggravate
~	~		verschlimmern
work out	solve a problem
wrap up	finish
wrap up (also said "bundle up")	dress warmly
write down	record in writing
write out	write every detail
write s.o. up	a negative report written by a supervisor about an employee
What goes around comes around	Man erntet das was man säet, Alles rächt sich irgendwann
What you deserve is what you get	Man bekommt das was man verdient
What goes around comes around	Wie man in den Wald hineinruft so schallt es heraus
What the eye does not see the heart cannot grieve over	Was ich nicht weiß macht mich nicht heiß
When the cat's away the mice will play	Katz aus dem Hause rührt sich die Maus
Whe two perople quarrel a third rejoices	Wenn sich zwei streiten freut sich die dritte
Where there is a will there is a way	Wo ein Wille ist ist auch ein Weg
You can easely fall into your own trap	Wer andern eine Grube gräbt fällt selbst hinein
ou cannot change the habits of a lifetime	Was der Bauer nicht kennt das frisst er nicht
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs	Wo gehobelt wird fallen Späne
You can't study on a full stomach	Voller Bauch studiert nicht gern
You can't teach an old dog new tricks	Was Hänschen nicht lernt lernt Hans nimmermehr
You don't now the vlue of water before the well runs dry	Man weiß erst was man hatte wenn man es verloren hat
You can't examine the teeth nof a gift horse	Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nichts ins Maul
zenith	peak
~	~		Scheitelpunkt
zonk out	falls asleep because of being very tired

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1	Beispielkapitel 1\Abschnitt a
2	Beispielkapitel 1\Abschnitt b
3	Beispielkapitel 2