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 |
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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 interrup 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 ist 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-haded | 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 inb, 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 |
Kapitel
Verweis | Kapitel |
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1 | Beispielkapitel 1\Abschnitt a |
2 | Beispielkapitel 1\Abschnitt b |
3 | Beispielkapitel 2 |