 | English | German  | |
 | sb. brings | 11 jd. bringt | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| idiom no soap | bringt nichts | |
| That's the stuff! [coll.] | Das bringt's! [ugs.] | |
| sb. authors | jd. bringt hervor | |
| What's the point? [coll.] | Was bringt's? [ugs.] | |
| idiom What's it good for? [coll.] | Was bringt's? [ugs.] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| idiom There is no profit in that. | Das bringt nichts. | |
| It's pointless. | Das bringt nichts. [ugs.] | |
| It's no use. | Es bringt nichts. | |
| proverb Money goes to money. | Geld bringt Geld. | |
| sb./sth. silences | jd./etw. bringt zum Schweigen | |
| agr. idiom Rain in May promises much hay. [country lore] | Mairegen bringt Segen. [Bauernregel] | |
| idiom There's life in the old girl yet. | Sie bringt's noch. | |
| What is the good of this? | Was bringt das? | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| It doesn't pay. | Es bringt nichts ein. | |
| proverb Hard work pays off. | Sich regen bringt Segen. | |
| idiom What does that do for me? | Was bringt mir das? | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| idiom sb. can't get anywhere | jd. bringt es zu nichts | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| Cheats never prosper. | Betrug bringt es nicht weit. | |
| That's the pay-off. | Das bringt das Ergebnis zu Tage. | |
| It's part of the job. | Das bringt der Job mit sich. [ugs.] | |
| idiom That drives me nuts. | Das bringt mich auf die Palme. | |
| That gets my goat. | Das bringt mich in Zorn. | |
| This leads me to the issue of ... | Das bringt mich zur Frage ... | |
| The floods involve great dangers. | Das Hochwasser bringt große Gefahren mit sich. | |
| proverb An evening red and a morning grey will set the traveller on his way. | Der Abend rot, der Morgen grau bringt das schönste Tagesblau. | |
| idiom the (last) straw that breaks the camel's back | der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt | |
| idiom the straw to break the camel's back | der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt | |
| proverb The truth will out. | Die Sonne bringt es an den Tag. | |
| This brings me to the subject of ... | Dies bringt mich auf das Thema ... | |
| He is simply unable to accept this. | Er bringt es einfach nicht fertig, sich dem zu stellen. | |
| idiom He has a trick of getting up my nose. [coll.] | Er bringt es immer wieder fertig, mir auf den Wecker zu gehen. [ugs.] | |
| He makes things hum. | Er bringt Schwung in die Sache. | |
| There is no use (in) doing sth. | Es bringt nichts, etw. zu tun. [ugs.] | |
| There's no point (in) doing sth. [coll.] | Es bringt nichts, etw. zu tun. [ugs.] | |
| Rudeness will get you nowhere. | Grobheit bringt dir gar nichts ein. | |
| quote I often quote myself. I find it adds spice to the conversation. [attributed to George Bernard Shaw] | Ich zitiere mich oft selber. Ich finde es bringt Attraktivität in das Gespräch. | |
| Let's see what this does. | Mal sehen, was das bringt. [ugs.] | |
| quote They're coming for me. The wind is bringing them closer. [Troy] | Sie kommen um meinetwillen, der Wind bringt sie näher. | |
| That kind of thing always gets his hackles up. [coll.] | So etwas bringt ihn immer in Harnisch. [ugs.] | |
| If he can't cut the mustard, then ... [coll.] | Wenn er es nicht bringt, dann ... [ugs.] | |
| lit. quote Who brings a lot, brings something that will pass: And everyone goes home contentedly. | Wer vieles bringt, wird manchem etwas bringen; Und jeder geht zufrieden aus dem Haus. [Faust I, Goethe] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| idiom It does not work worth a damn. | Das bringt nicht die Bohne. [Das funktioniert ganz und gar nicht] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) hide |
| F lit. The Sun Brings It To Light [Grimm Brothers] | Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag [Brüder Grimm] | |
| F lit. The Winter of Our Discontent [John Steinbeck] | Geld bringt Geld | |
