Englisch - Umgangssprache

Hier findest du Wörter und Wendungen, die in der englischen Umgangssprache häufig verwendet werden. Man nennt sie auch idiomatische Wendungen.

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A
about to	Peggy is about to leave.	dabei sein
in advance	We booked the tickets in advance.	im Voraus
alive and kicking	I love Berlin. It's alive and kicking.	lebendig
all of a sudden	I went out in the sun. Then, all of a sudden, it started to rain.	ganz plötzlich
all over the place	There are environmental problems all over the place.	überall (auf der Welt)
B
to go from bad to worse	My marks went from bad to worse last term.	immer schlimmer werden
to bag sb.	Tom bagged this special offer at an online-shop.	etwas erbeuten
beat-up	Mark is too beat-up to play tennis this evening.	erschöpft
to do the best	He always does his best.	das Beste geben
blabber	Don't listen to him, he's a blabber.	Schwätzer
to blag sb.	Once in a while young Tim blags his father's cigarettes.	etwas schnorren
bloody	What a bloody day!	beschissen
to be blue	She's been feeling blue all day.	traurig
a closed book		ein Buch mit sieben Siegeln
bouncer	A bouncer's task is to keep out those who might cause trouble.	Türsteher
be broke	I can't go to the cinema with you, I'm broke.	Pleite sein
to brush up on sb.	I have to brush up on my Spanish.	etwas auffrischen
buck	You can buy a DVD player for less than 100 bucks.	Dollar
butt	You're a pain in the butt.	Du nervst. Du bist eine Nervensäge.
buzz	Parachuting gives me a real buzz.	Kick
Buzz off!	Buzz off! I have told you not to come to my place anymore.	Hau ab!
C
a close call	I had a close call. A stone almost hit me!	Das war knapp.
like cat and dog		wie Hund und Katze
to catch sb.	Sorry, I didn't quite catch your telephone number.	etwas mitbekommen
to catch cold	I walked out in the rain, so I caught cold.	eine Erkältung einfangen
not to have a clue	I don't have a clue about repairing the faucet.	keine Ahnung haben
Come off it!	Come off it! This isn't the truth.	Red doch keinen Unsinn!
as far as I'm concerned	As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to watch the film.	was mich betrifft
cop	A big crowd of cops gathered in front of the Bank of England.	Polizist(in)
corner shop	Mother really liked corner shops when she was a child.	Tante-Emma Laden
cram school	Many pupils have to go to a cram school in the afternoon.	Nachhilfeinstitut
on credit	I'd not buy the new TV on credit.	etwas auf Kredit kaufen
cut	Mr Brown made big cuts of $500 million.	Anteil
D
damned	I hate going through that damned rush hour.	verdammt
to drive like the devil		wie der Teufel fahren
to dig in one's heels	If you take or express an opinion and refuse to change it, you dig in your heels.	auf seinem Standpunkt beharren
dirt cheap		spottbillig
to disrespect sb.	Poor people shouldn't be disrespected.	auf etwas herabsehen
to do one's best	He does his best to fix the car.	sein Bestes tun
to do someone good	Let's go on a holiday. The sun will do us good.	gut tun
to do without	If there's no milk for the tea, it'll do without.	es geht auch ohne
down under	Down under will be my next destination.	Australien
E
to be up to one's ears	Sorry, I can't go out with you. I'm up to my ears in work.	bis über beide Ohren
to eat like a horse		einen Bärenhunger haben
to eat like a pig		fressen wie ein Schwein
every now and then	Every now and then I play the piano.	ab und zu
every other	He comes to me every other week.	jede zweite
to see eye to eye	World Bank and IMF see eye to eye on Asia	einer Meinung sein
F
fair enough	Fair enough! Let's go out for dinner tonight.	na schön
fiddle	Especially fiddles are necessary to play folk music.	Geige
to keep the fingers crossed	I have to see the doctor for a checkup. - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.	die Daumen drücken
flutter	The old lady loves a flutter on the slot machine.	kleine Glücksspiele
folk	We all are fond of the Irish folk.	Leute
for free	I was lucky. I got this CD for free.	umsonst
freak out	Ron freaked out when he heard that Peter had broken his car.	ausrasten
fridge	Butter must be kept in the fridge.	Kühlschrank
G
to get a lot of stick	In his new job Jack gets a lot of stick.	viel Kritik einstecken müssen
to get cold feet	He wanted to speak to the boss, but he didn't. He got cold feet.	kalte Füße bekommen
to get fed up with sb.	They get fed up with their neighbour's parties.	die Nase voll haben von etwas
to get rid of sb.	We have to get rid of that old car.	etwas loswerden
to get sb.	Jason, did you finally get your exercise?	etwas kapieren
to take sth. for granted	I took it for granted the meeting was on Tuesday.	etwas annehmen
greasy spoon	I'd rather starve instead of eating at a greasy spoon.	billiges Schnellrestaurant
groovy	This cocktail tastes groovy.	klasse
guy	Jennifer fell in love with the guy from the supermarket.	Typ
H
had better	You'd better go now.	Du gehst jetzt besser.
on the other hand	Sue likes pop music, on the other hand she doesn't like discos.	auf der anderen Seite
to give a hand	Can you give me a hand with the cupboard?	zur Hand gehen
hard graft	Building our house has been a hard graft.	Schufterei
by heart	My brother has to learn the poem by heart.	auswendig
hip	Molly always knows what's hip.	"in" (sein)
to hold s.o.'s horses	Hold your horses," I said when John began to leave the room.	"Mach mal langsam", sagte ich, als John sich aufmachte, das Zimmer zu verlassen.
to be hooked on sth.	Bill is hooked on car racing.	süchtig nach etwas sein
J
to jump down sb.'s throat	The boss jumped down my throat because I was late for work.	jemanden anschnauzen
K
knackered	What has happened? You look so knackered.	fix und fertig
to keep an eye on sth./sb.	Will you keep an eye on my baby?	auf jemanden aufpassen
L
little by little	Andrew had an accident while playing ice-hockey. Little by little he begins to walk.	nach und nach
to look forward to sb.	I look forward to my holidays in Rome.	sich auf etwas freuen
M
to make ends meet	She's been out of work for years. How can she make ends meet with four children?	mit dem vorhandenen Geld auskommen
to make friends easily	Chris makes friends easily.	leicht Freundschaften schließen
to make oneself at home	Come in, please. Make yourself at home.	sich wie Zuhause fühlen
to make the most	Let's make the most of the last day of our holidays.	das Beste aus etwas machen
to make up one's mind up	Did you make your mind up to buy a new computer?	sich etwas überlegen
mash	I love Grandma's homemade mash.	Kartoffelpüree
What's the matter?	You look sad. What's the matter with you?	Was ist los?
to be mean	Grandfather is mean with money.	geizig sein
to meet sb. halfway	I don't like his ideas, but I can imagine that we should meet halfway.	auf halbem Wege treffen
to mess around	The clown messed around to make the children laugh.	herumalbern
to mess up	Sandy has really messed up this time.	versagen

Danke an Arenas, Randall und Ulrike.