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to break down, into, off, out, through, up
break | ||
break down | zusammenbrechen | My car broke down yesterday. |
break down | collabieren | She broke down in tears. |
break into | einbrechen | Thiefs broke into the shop. |
break off | abbrechen | He broke off in the middle of the sentence. |
break out | ausbrechen | He broke out of Leeds prison. |
break through | durchbrechen | The crowd broke through the barriers. |
break up | trennen | She's broken up with her boyfriend |
break up | zerbrechen, zerkleinern | Can't you help me to break up this box? |
to bring about, down, in off, on, out, up
bring | ||
bring about | verursachen | The disagreements brought down a war. |
bring down | stürzen | The terrorists didn't bring down the government. |
bring in | einbringen | The government is bringing in a new law. |
bring off | zustande bringen | I didn't think he'd win but he brought it off. |
bring on | herbeiführen | A virus brought on the illness. |
bring out | aufdecken, herausbringen | The way he red the poem brought out its meaning. |
bring up | aufwachsen | I was brought up in the country. |
to catch on, up with
catch | ||
catch on | einschlagen, sich durchsetzen | I think your new song will really catch on. |
catch on | verstehen, kapieren | I explained it to him but he didn't seem to catch on. |
catch up with | einholen | Hurry or you'll never catch up with the rest. |
catch up with | aufarbeiten | I've got a lot of work to catch up with. |
to come across, at, off, out, over, round, to, up, up against
come | ||
come across | zufällig entdecken | I came across an interesting book. |
come across | rüberkommen | He didn't come across as a serious person. |
come at | losgehen auf | He came at me and hit me into the face. |
come off | gelingen | Do you really thing your plan will come off? |
come out | herauskommen | The roses have come out. |
come over | überwältigen | The feelings came over me. |
come round | besuchen | Can I come round and visit you? |
come to | wieder zu sich kommen | When I came to after the operation, I couldn't talk. |
come up | einschreiben | I came up to the university last year. |
come up against | treffen auf | We've come up against a serious problem. |
to cut across, back, down, in off, up
cut | ||
cut across | abkürzen | We'll cut across the park to save time. |
cut back | zurückfahren, reduzieren | The company cut back the production of TVs. |
cut back | zurückblenden | They cut back to the beginning of the film. |
cut down | stutzen | Several trees had to be cut down. |
cut in | einbiegen | The car cut in very suddenly. |
cut off | unterbrechen | Sorry, I have to cut off the phone call. |
cut up | zerreißen | She cut up the old shirt to make cleaning rags. |
to get away, down, off, on, out of, over, round to, through
get | ||
get away | flüchten | The thief could get away. |
get down | fertigmachen | The work got me down. |
get off | verlassen | Ask the conductor when to get off. |
get on | vorankommen | He is getting on very well in his new job. |
get out of | vermeiden | I do everything to get out of the ironing. |
get over | überwinden | I haven't got over the shock yet. |
get round to | endlich dazu kommen | I finally got round to iron the shirt. |
get through | durchkommen | I couldn't get through because the line was engaged. |
to give away, back, in, over, out, up
give | ||
give away | schenken | John won £2.000 and gave it all away. |
give away | verraten | The author gave away no secret about his new book. |
give back | zurückgeben | Give Pam her pen back. |
give in | abgeben | Please give in your papers now. |
give in | aufgeben | He gave in to solve the problem. |
give over | übergeben | He gave over the papers. |
give out | ausgeben | Children gave out presents to old people. |
give up | aufhören | I have to give up smoking. |
to go against, before, beyond, by, down with, in for, off, on over / through, to pieces, under, with, without
go | ||
go against | zuwider handeln | He went against his wishes. |
go before | erscheinen | He went before the court. |
go beyond | überschreiten | He went beyond the expectations. |
go by | sich halten an | I always go by rules. |
go down with | erkranken | I hope I'm not going down with flu. |
go in for | teilnehmen | Are you going in for the race? |
go off | explodieren | We heard the bomb go off. |
go on | passieren | What's going on? |
go on | dauern | How long does this concert go on? |
go over / through | studieren | The teacher went over our test papers. |
go through | suchen | Go through your pocket to see if you can find it. |
go to pieces | die Nerven verlieren | He went to pieces during the test. |
go under | scheitern | The project went under. |
go with | passen | That tie doesn't go with your shirt. |
go without | verzichten | You can't go without water for long. |
to let down, in, off, on, out, up, up on
let | ||
let down | herunterlassen | He let down the curtains. |
let down | enttäuschen, im Stich lassen | My computer let me down yesterday. |
let in | hereinlassen | They won't let you in without a ticket |
let off | abfeuern | Don't let any firework off too near the house! |
let off | davonkommen lassen | The judge let him off with a warning. |
let on | preisgeben | He let on about the secrets of the new car. |
let out | freilassen | Don't let out the cat! |
let up | aufhören | Let up beating him! |
let up | nachlassen | The pain let up last night. |
let up on | in Ruhe lassen | Let up on him. He's had enough! |
to live on, through, up to
live | ||
live on | ernähren von | I don't know how he manages to live on the salary. |
live on | weiterleben | The legend still lives on. |
live through | überleben | He's lived through two major wars. |
live up to | erfüllen | The holiday fails to live up to the broshure promises. |
to look after, for, in, into, out, through, up, up to
look | ||
look after | sich kümmern | Look after the child. |
look for | suchen | I'm looking for my keys. |
look in | besuchen, vorbeischauen | I'm looking in next week. |
look into | untersuchen | Police are looking into several burglaries in the area. |
look out | Achtung! | Look out! There's a car coming. |
look through | durchschauen | Look through the contract carefully. |
look up | nachschlagen | I had to look the spelling up. |
look up to | respektieren, aufsehen | He's always looked up to his elder brother. |
to put aside, away, off, on, out, through, up, up wiht
put | ||
put aside | beiseite legen / sparen | We've put some money aside. |
put away | beiseite legen / wegräumen | Please put your toys away. |
put off | aufschieben | We've put the wedding off for a month. |
put off | abhalten / entmutigen | I put me off when I heard how difficult it is. |
put on | anziehen | Put on your shirt! |
put on | zunehmen | I put on weight in winter. |
put out | auslöschen / beseitigen | Firemen managed to put the fire out. |
put through | verbinden | Could you put me through to the manager, please? |
put up | aufnehmen | My brother will put me up when I'm in Berlin. |
put up with | tolerieren | I will not put up with that rubbish! |
to set down, in, off / out, off, out, up
set | ||
set down | (Gedanken) niederlegen | Could you set down your reasons in writing? |
set in | einsetzen | The rain set in. |
set off / out | Reise antreten | Don't set off the journey without me. |
set off | beginnen | This has set off a chain reaction. |
set off | hochgehen lassen | Don't set off the firework too near the house! |
set out | aufmachen | He set out to beat the world record. |
set up | etablieren | The society was set up in 1923. |
set up | ausgesorgt haben | He has set up for life. |
set up | niederlassen | He set himself up as a doctor. |
to take after, back, in, off, on, out, over, to, up
take | ||
take after | ähnlich sein | He takes after his father. |
take back | zurückbringen | Take back the dishes. |
take in | verstehen | I didn't take in the news first. |
take off | ausziehen | Why don't you take your jacket off? |
take off | abheben | The plane took off at noon. |
take on | annehmen | I took on the new job. |
take out | abheben | I took out money from the bank. |
take over | übernehmen | He took over the business from his father. |
take to | mögen | I really took to Spanish food while I was in Spain. |
take up | weitermachen | I have to take up jogging. |
take up | zulegen | I took up a new hobby. |
to wear off, out, down
wear | ||
wear off | verschwinden | The pain wear off last night. |
wear out | verschleißen, abgenutzt | My shoes are worn out. |
wear down | abnutzen | The tyre is worn down! |