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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from now on	From now on I'm going to drive more carefully.	von jetzt an
O
old fart	Bob isn't an entertainer, he is an old fart.	alter Langweiler
P
pint	"A pint for me, please."	"Halbe" (Bier)
to be pissed off	Leave me alone, I'm pissed off!	genervt sein
pitchdark		stockdunkel
plonk	Plonk often causes a bad headache.	billiger Wein
to come to the point	Don't talk for hours. Come to the point.	zur Sache kommen
to pop in	I won't be back early. I'll pop in at Max's.	vorbeischauen
to put in a word for sb.	My mother doesn't let me go out. Can you put in a word for me, please?	ein gutes Wort einlegen
pretty much	They earn pretty much money together.	ziemlich viel
out of the question	We can't come to the party. This is out of the question.	nicht in Frage kommen
Q
quid	A quid is a pound in British currency.	Pfund (Währung)
R
red tape	Too much red tape takes everything longer.	Bürokratie
right as rain	Your baby is right as rain.	kerngesund
S
to sack sb.	Fred was sacked because he had lost his driving licence.	jemanden feuern
scruffy	Her apartment is very scruffy.	schmuddelig
to see about	Let's have a party on Saturday. I'll see about the drinks.	sich um etwas kümmern
sharpish	After a quarrel Mike left sharpish.	schnell
to sing like an angel		wie ein Engel singen
to be in someone's shoes	I don't want to be in Peter's shoes.	in jemanden seiner Haut stecken
to shut up	Shut up or disappear before I get furious.	den Mund halten
can't stand	I can't stand the rain.	etwas nicht ausstehen können
in the sticks	During their holiday the Bakers lived in the sticks. Far away from towns.	in der Pampa (ganz weit draußen)
to stick sth./sb.	I can't stick more of this.	etwas aushalten
stroppy	Jimmy is a stroppy child.	widerspenstig
stuff	Where is all that stuff I bought at Oxfam's yesterday?	Zeug
T
Take it easy.	Take it easy.	Nimm's leicht.
telly	You're a couch potato. All you can do is sit in front of the telly.	Glotze
thick	Are you thick? This is the right number.	begriffsstutzig
Think nothing of it.	Think nothing of it.	Das macht nichts.
to be on time	Please be on time.	pünktlich
to take one's time	Take your time.	Zeit lassen
tipple	After walking through the cold rain everyone enjoyed a tipple.	alkoholisches Getränk
tomato-red hair	He's got tomato-red hair.	feuerrotes Haar
to loose track	Do you know where Fred lives? - I've lost track of him.	die Spur verlieren
to take turns	My sister and Anne take turns babysitting.	sich abwechseln
W
Watch your step.	You'd better watch your step if you don't want trouble with your boss.	Pass auf, was du tust.
like water on a hot stone		wie ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein
to wear many hats	You've got to wear many hats if you want to run your own hotel.	vielseitig sein
to feel under the weather	I think, I'll stay at home tonight. I'm feeling a little under the weather.	angeschlagen sein
when push comes to shove	When push comes to shove you'd rather accept the job.	wenn es hart auf hart kommt
as white as snow		schneeweiß
no wonder	No wonder he is ill. He went out in shorts in winter.	kein Wunder
a word in your ear	Could I have a word in your ear?	unter vier Augen
Words fail me.	Did you hear about Sue and Pat? - Words fail me.	Mir fehlen die Worte.
to eat one's words	I'm sorry. I'll eat my words.	zurücknehmen, was man gesagt hat
in other words	In other words, you can't answer the question.	anders gesagt
to have words with sb.	I had words with the headteacher of my son's school	mit jemanden eine Auseinandersetzung haben
to work like a dog		arbeiten wie ein Pferd
would rather	Would you like to spend your holidays in the North? No - I'd rather fly to Mexico.	würde lieber
to wow sb.	His appearance at the party wowed me.	jemanden tierisch beeindrucken
Z
to zing through sth.	The arrow zinged through the trees as fast as lightning.	durch etwas hindurchzischen

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