Phrasal verbs – N – Z
Phrasal verbs und Prepositional verbs im Englischen N – Z
| Phrasal verb | Phrasal verb in einem Satz | Deutsch |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| nail up | (1) Please nail this picture up. | (1) annageln |
| (2) Who nailed up the door? I can't get out. | (2) vernageln, zunageln | |
| O | ||
| open up | They opened up the border a few weeks ago. | aufmachen |
| order in(to) | The officer ordered me in. | hereinrufen |
| P | ||
| pass away/on | Her uncle passed away last summer. | sterben |
| pass out | (1) Don't drink until you pass out. | (1) bewusstlos werden |
| (2) Please can you pass these handouts out to everyone? | (2) (to) verteilen | |
| pay off | The time I spent in this project didn't pay off. | sich auszahlen, sich bezahlt machen |
| pick up | (1) Relax. I will pick her up from school. | (1) abholen |
| (2) Help me pick up this guy from the sidewalk, will you? | (2) hochheben | |
| (3) The storm picked up about midnight. | (3) wachsen, zunehmen | |
| (4) I picked up a little French while I was in Quebec. | (4) aufnehmen, aufschnappen | |
| pile up | Exams are piling up on my desk. | sich anhäufen, sich stapeln |
| plan out | They met and planned out their strategy. | ausführlich planen |
| play along | The guy with the guitar came in and played along. | mitspielen |
| point out | That's exactly what I pointed out earlier. | aufzeigen, darlegen, hinweisen |
| pop up | I don't know where he's going to pop up next. | auftauchen |
| power up | Okay, let's power up the engine and get going. | einschalten, hochfahren |
| pull in(to) | A stranger just pulled into our driveway. | fahren in, parken |
| pull up | He reached down and pulled her up. | heraufziehen |
| put across to | How can I best put this across to them? | vermitteln, verständlich machen |
| put on | (1) Don't put your brother on. | (1) auf den Arm nehmen |
| (2) Don't you have some clothes to put on? | (2) anziehen | |
| put off (until) | Can't you just put this off until tomorrow? | aufschieben, verschieben |
| put together | We put a team together on very short notice. | zusammenstellen |
| put up with | I just don't know why I even put up with you. | ertragen |
| Q | ||
| quiet down | (1) Try to quiet him down. | (1) leiser machen |
| (2) Ask him to quiet down. | (2) leiser sein | |
| R | ||
| rattle off | She rattled off the long list of names. | herunterleiern |
| reach out | I reached out, but there was nothing I could get hold of. | ausstrecken |
| read over / through | Please read this text over and tell me what is about. | durchlesen |
| rely (up)on | Can we rely on you in this case? | sich verlassen auf |
| ride out | Things are rough around here, but I think I can ride it out. | überstehen |
| rub away | I used that towel to rub away the dirt on my shoes. | abreiben |
| rule on | When will the court rule on your decision? | in einer Sache entscheiden |
| run away | The cat ran away from me. | davonlaufen, weglaufen |
| run down | The car's battery ran down. | den Geist aufgeben |
| run off | This allows rainwater to run off. | abfließen, ablaufen |
| run off with | The kidnappers ran off with her little daughter. | abhauen mit |
| run over | (1) He ran over his neighbour's cat. | (1) überfahren |
| (2) I ran over the time allotted for the presentation. | (2) überschreiten | |
| run out of | I'm afraid we ran out of milk and cookies. | ausgehen |
| rush in(to) | Don't rush into this job. | hereinstürzen |
| S | ||
| save up | I'm saving up money for a new car. | sparen |
| see through | (1) I knew what he was up to, because I saw through him. | (1) durchschauen |
| (2) I'll see this project through. | (2) begleiten, betreuen | |
| sell out (to) | (1) He refused to sell out to a large corporation. | (1) ausverkaufen |
| (2) He shouldn't have sold out to them. | (2) verkaufen, verraten | |
| send away for | I had to send away for a new part. | anfordern |
| send for | He sent for his secretary. | holen lassen, kommen lassen |
| send over (to) | She sent me over to her office. | jemanden anweisen zu gehen |
| set up (for) | I will set up a meeting for next week. | arrangieren |
| settle down | (1) One day they will settle down in a small cabin in the mountains. | (1) sich niederlassen |
| (2) Will you please settle down and relax? | (2) beruhigen | |
| share together | We shared a room together in college. | teilen |
| shoot up | Jane shot up just after she turned thirteen. | in die Höhe schießen |
| show off | Stop showing off. | angeben, prahlen |
| sign in | Did you remember to sign in? | sich eintragen |
| sign up for | Did you remember to sign up for the class? | sich anmelden zu |
| sit around | Don't just sit around. Do something! | rumsitzen |
| sit down | Please, sit down and relax. | sich hinsetzen, sich setzen |
| sit in on | You guys mind if I sit in on your discussion? | dabei sein bei |
| sit out | I'm not playing. I better sit out this time. | aussetzen |
| sit up | (1) I sat up and read a book. | (1) sich aufrichten |
| (2) I wouldn't get such terrible backaches if I sat up properly. | (2) aufrecht sitzen, gerade sitzen | |
| sleep in | I slept in this morning. | ausschlafen |
| slim down | You have slimmed down a lot since last spring break. | abnehmen |
| slip up | You must not slip up again. | einen Fehler begehen/machen |
| slow down | You're going to fast. Please slow down. | abbremsen, langsamer fahren |
| smash into | The car smashed into the side of a bus. | einschlagen in |
| sober up | Some coffee definitely won't sober them up. | ausnüchtern |
| sort itself out | Things will sort itself out by the end of the month. | sich einpendeln |
| speak up | Please speak up. I nearly can't hear you. | lauter sprechen |
| speak up for | You can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. | sich einsetzen für |
| split up | We had to split the class up into two classes. | aufteilen, trennen |
| spread out | He told them to spread out and continue their search. | (sich) ausbreiten |
| stand around | Don't stand around. Get busy! | herumstehen |
| stand by | Stand by while I search for another song. | sich bereithalten, warten |
| stand in (for) | Sam is sick. Can you stand in for him? | einspringen |
| stand up | She stood up and looked across the room. | aufstehen, sich erheben |
| start over | Sorry, I guess I messed this up, so can I start over? | noch einmal von vorne beginnen |
| start up | Start your car up and let's go. | in Betrieb nehmen, starten |
| stay over | Can my friend stay over, please? | übernachten |
| steal away | She stole away while he was refilling her coffee. | sich davonschleichen, sich wegschleichen |
| step aside | Step aside, please. You're in my way. | beiseite treten, zur Seite treten |
| stick together | We must stick together. | zusammenhalten |
| stop by | Please stop by before you go on vacation. | vorbeischauen |
| stop over | We stopped over in Chicago for two nights. | übernachten |
| storm in(to) | He stormed into the room, shouting and yelling. | hineinstürmen |
| storm out (of) | He got angry and stormed out of the meeting. | herausstürmen |
| straighten out | (1) We have to straighten this mess out. | (1) in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren |
| (2) They straightened out the line of people. | (2) glätten | |
| strip down | The doctor told me to strip down for the examination. | sich ausziehen |
| stumble (upon) | I just stumbled upon her. | zufällig finden/treffen |
| sum up | Can you sum up the arguments of this essay? | zusammenfassen |
| swell up | I bumped my ankle and it swelled up. | anschwellen |
| switch off | I forgot to switch the TV off before I went to bed. | ausmachen, ausschalten |
| switch on | Can someone switch the light on, please? | anmachen, einschalten |
| T | ||
| take away | The police took her daughter away. | fortschaffen, wegnehmen |
| take apart | Don't take my TV apart. | auseinandernehmen |
| take off | (1) When does your plane take off? | (1) abfliegen, abheben |
| (2) Sorry, I have to take off now. | (2) aufbrechen | |
| (3) Take your coat off, please. | (3) ablegen, ausziehen | |
| take over | If you take over, you will be in charge. | an die Macht kommen, übernehmen |
| talk back (to) | Don't ever talk back to her. | widersprechen |
| talk out | Let's just talk this matter out. | ausdiskutieren |
| team up (with) | I don't want to team up with him. | zusammenarbeiten, sich zusammentun |
| tear off (of) | She tore the label off the bottle. | abreißen |
| tell off | I should have told him off. | ausschimpfen |
| tell on | I'm going to call your father and tell on you. | melden, verpfeifen, verraten |
| think back (to) | Try and think back to the morning of June 5. | zurückdenken an |
| think over | I needed a few minutes to think it over. | überdenken, überlegen |
| think through | First, let me think this through and I'll call you tomorrow first in the morning. | gründlich durchdenken, gründlich nachdenken |
| think of | I quickly had to think of something. | sich einfallen lassen |
| think up | I'll think something up. | sich ausdenken, erfinden |
| throw up | I was so nauseous I almost threw up. | sich erbrechen, sich übergeben |
| tidy away | Please tidy your stuff away.  |
wegräumen |
| tidy up | Your room looks like a pig sty. You better tidy it up now. | aufräumen, in Ordnung bringen |
| trick into | He tried to trick her into doing it his way. | durch einen Trick bringen zu |
| try out | Let's try out this candy store. | ausprobieren, versuchen |
| turn around/about | The car turned around and went the other way. | kehrtmachen, umdrehen |
| turn down | (1) He turned his collar down, when he entered her house. | (1) nach unten biegen, umklappen |
| (2) Turn the music down a little, will you? | (2) leiser stellen | |
| (3) Our proposal was turned down. | (3) ablehnen | |
| turn in | I need some sleep. I'm going to turn in now. | ins Bett gehen |
| turn in(to) | Turn in for some gas. | einbiegen, einlenken |
| turn off | Could you please turn the radio off? | abstellen, auschalten |
| turn on | Don't forget to turn on the lights when the sun goes down. | einschalten |
| turn up | (1) Turn your cuffs up, please. | (1) hochkrempeln, umkrempeln |
| (2) Something always turns up. | (2) passieren, geschehen | |
| (3) Apparently, new evidence has turned up. | (3) auftauchen | |
| U | ||
| use up | You can use it up. I have more of it. | aufbrauchen, verbrauchen |
| W | ||
| wake up | Wake up! We have to hit the road. | aufwachen |
| walk off | They didn't even say good-bye. They just walked off. | abhauen |
| walk out (on) | My sister walked out on Fred because she was fed up with him. | sitzen lassen, verlassen |
| watch over | Can you watch over the kids while we're gone. | wachen über |
| watch out (for) | Watch out for the snakes in the bushes. | aufpassen, vorsichtig sein |
| wear out | After weeks of learning for this stupid test, I'm worn out. | ermüden, erschöpfen |
| wipe off (of) | Don't use your sleeve to wipe the ice cream off of your hand. | wegwischen |
| work out | (1) Everything will work out in the end. | (1) Erfolg haben, klappen |
| (2) She needs to work out more often. | (2) trainieren | |
| work over | They really worked him over. | verdreschen |
| wrap up | Wrap up the presents quickly. | einpacken |
| write away for | I wrote away for a book on poetry. | schriftlich anfordern |
| Y | ||
| yell out | The pain caused me to yell out. | aufschreien |
| Z | ||
| zip up | I had better zip my jacket up. | den Reißverschluß zuziehen |
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Danke an Jennie, Josef und Kai.