Phrasal verbs – A – M
Phrasal verbs und Prepositional verbs im Englischen A – M
Phrasal verb | Phrasal verb in einem Satz | Deutsch |
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A | ||
agree with | I agree with him on that point. | einer Meinung sein mit, zustimmen |
B | ||
back off* | She was told to back off. | zurückweichen |
be in | Are your parents in? | da sein |
be off* | I'm off now. | gehen |
black out | And then she just blacked out. | in Ohmacht fallen |
blow up | The bomb might have blown up. | explodieren |
break away | At last, the hostage could break away/free/loose from his captors. | sich davonmachen, sich losreißen |
break free | ||
break loose | ||
break down | Finally her car broke down. | liegen bleiben |
break up | Sue and Tim broke up last year. | auseinandergehen, sich trennen |
bring up | (1) She was brought up in Wisconsin. | (1) erziehen, großziehen; |
(2) Why do you have to bring that up? | (2) erwähnen | |
butt in* | How can we talk when you keep butting in all the time? | sich einmischen, unterbrechen |
C | ||
call off | I had to call off the barbecue because of the bad weather. | abblasen, absagen |
calm down | Please calm down. | sich beruhigen |
carry on | Please carry on with your homework. | fortfahren mit, weitermachen |
check out | I will check it out. | nachprüfen, überprüfen |
close down | The shop was closed down by the police. | schließen, zumachen |
cut out* | Cut it out! | aufhören |
D | ||
do without | I guess I will have to do without lunch today. | entbehren, verzichten auf |
drop in (on)* | I can't believe who dropped in on us last night. | auf einen Sprung hereinkommen, vorbeikommen |
drop off | You can drop me off at the next red light. | absetzen |
E | ||
ease off | The storm eased off a little. | sich beruhigen, sich entspannen |
end up | How will this end up? | enden |
even out | The surface of the road was evened out. | glätten |
F | ||
fall through | I hope the house signing doesn't fall through. | ins Wasser fallen |
figure out* | I just can't figure her out. | herausfinden, verstehen |
fill in | Would you fill in the form, please? | ausfüllen |
fill out | Would you fill out the form, please? |
ausfüllen |
focus (on) | She focused on this issue. | sich konzentrieren auf |
G | ||
get along with | He couldn't get along with his mother-in-law. | auskommen, zurechtkommen |
get at* | What exactly is he getting at? | hinauswollen auf |
get by (on) | She can't get by on that much money. | über die Runden kommen (mit) |
get into | He managed to get himself into the class he wanted. | angenommen werden, genommen werden |
get off on* | He gets off on playing soccer. | mögen |
get on | How are you getting on? | vorankommen |
get on with | (1) I need to get on with my homework. | (1) weitermachen mit |
(2) How do you get on with Sam? | (2) auskommen mit, sich verstehen mit | |
get out of | You've got to get out of there. | herauskommen aus |
get up | Today I got up at 10 am. | aufstehen |
give up | Are you sure you want to give up your career? | aufgeben |
go through | (1) The truck wouldn't go through the tunnel. | (1) durchkommen |
(2) He went through his pockets, looking for his wallet. | (2) durchsehen, durchsuchen | |
(3) You won't believe what I've gone through. | (3) durchmachen, durchstehen | |
(4) I guess we need to go through the whole song a few more times. | (4) durchgehen, proben | |
H | ||
hand out | The teacher handed out the test to the surprised students. | austeilen, verteilen |
hang up | Why did you hang up on me? | auflegen |
hit back | He hit me, but I didn't hit him back. | zurückschlagen |
hold on | Hold on a minute! I have to check this first. | warten |
hurry up | Hurry up, will you? I got some errands to run today. | sich beeilen |
I | ||
idle away | Don't idle the whole day away. | verbummeln, vertun |
insist (on) | He inisted on it. | bestehen auf |
invite over | Let's invite them over for dinner. | einladen |
J | ||
jump in(to) | I just jumped into the pool and had a refreshing swim. | reinspringen |
K | ||
keep at | I need to keep at this. | weitermachen mit |
keep off | Please keep off the lawn. | nicht betreten |
keep on | (1) It's a little chilly in here, so I better keep my coat on. | (1) anbehalten |
(2) Just keep on practicing your scales by simply playing them up and down. | (2) weitermachen | |
keep out (of) | (1) Keep out of this and mind your own business. | (1) heraushalten aus |
(2) My door is closed. Keep out! | (2) sich fernhalten von | |
knock off | Knock it off! | aufhören mit |
L | ||
lead up to | (1) A narrow path leads up to his cabin. | (1) hinführen zu |
(2) She was just leading up to something when he interrupted. | (2) hinauswollen auf | |
leak out | I hope that news does not leak out. | durchsickern |
leave out (of) | Leave me out of it, please. | auslassen, weglassen |
leave up to | They left this decision up to me. | überlassen |
let down | I won't let you down again. | im Stich lassen |
let in | Don't let strangers in. | hereinlassen |
let on (about) | I promised I wouldn't let on about her new job. | verraten |
let up | The storm has let up. | nachlassen |
lie down | I need to lie down and take a little nap. | (sich) hinlegen |
light up | We lighted the house up with the headlights of our automobile. | aufleuchten, erhellen |
lighten up | Hey, lighten up a little. Enjoy the day. | locker werden |
line up | Everyone, please line up. | in einer Reihe aufstellen |
live up to | That meal did not live up to my expectations. | gerecht werden |
look back (at/on) | When I look back on him, I am amazed at all he has accomplished. | zurückdenken, zurückschauen |
look for | I am looking for my watch. | suchen |
look in (on) | I will look in on him from time to time. | vorbeikommen, vorbeischauen |
look out (for) | Look out for that car! | aufpassen |
look up to | She is glad they look up to her. | bewundern |
loom up | An old cottage loomed up in the distance. | auftauchen |
loosen up | Relax and loosen yourself up. | lockerer werden |
M | ||
make out | Can you make out what she is saying? | entziffern, verstehen |
make up | (1) Did she make up the clowns yet? | (1) zurechtmachen |
(2) I made up that story. | (2) ausdenken | |
(3) I'm sorry, but you can't make up that test you missed. | (3) nachholen | |
(4) Class participation will make up 25% of your final grade. | (4) ausmachen | |
(5) They kissed and made up. | (5) wiedergutmachen | |
(6) Do you think I would make this up? | (6) sich ausdenken, erfinden | |
march on | Time marches on. | weitergehen, weiterschreiten |
mark down | Pineapples are marked down again. | den Preis herabsetzen |
mark up | Watermelons are marked up again. | den Preis anheben |
mess up* | (1) He messed up his room. | (1) in Unordnung bringen |
(2) The dirty water messed my pants up. | (2) schmutzig machen | |
(3) Losing my job really messed my life up. | (3) durcheinanderbringen | |
move in(to) | I moved into a new apartment last month. | einziehen |
move on (to) | (1) The officer stopped for a minute, asked some questions, and then moved on. | (1) sich in Bewegung setzen |
(2) Alright, let's move on to our next point. | (2) übergehen zu | |
move out (of) | I moved out of my old apartment last month. | ausziehen |
move up (to) | How long will it be before they can move her up? | wechseln, versetzt werden |
* wird in der Umgangssprache benutzt
Danke an Jennie, Josef und Kai.