 | English  | German |  |
 | sb. deserves [e.g.: ... to be promoted / to get paid / to be punished] | 21 jd. gehört ... [z. B. ... befördert / bezahlt / bestraft zu werden] [ugs. auch verkürzt: jd. gehört befördert / bezahlt / bestraft] |  |
 | facile {adj} [easy to get on with] | 12 umgänglich |  |
 | proverb [Rather get an upset stomach than let anything go back to the innkeeper.] | Lieber den Magen verrenken, als dem Wirt etwas / was schenken. [auch: Lieber den Magen verrenkt, als dem Wirt was geschenkt.] |  |
Verbs |
 | to shed sth. [get rid of] | 1871 etw. loswerden |  |
 | to meet sb. [to get to know] | 1486 jdn. kennenlernen |  |
 | to do sth. [get sth. done, manage sth.] | 1345 etw.Akk. erledigen |  |
 | to bug sb. [coll.] [get on sb.'s nerves] | 1261 jdn. nerven [ugs.] [jdm. lästig werden] |  |
 | to remove sth. [abolish, get rid of] | 795 etw.Akk. abschaffen |  |
 | to declutter sth. [also fig.] [get rid of mess] | 615 etw. entrümpeln [auch fig.] [aufräumen] |  |
 | to mooch [Am.] [sl.] [try to get sth. for free] | 481 schnorren [ugs.] |  |
 | to cop sth. [coll.] [get sth.] | 470 etw.Akk. kriegen [ugs.] |  |
 | to crack [get a crack in some material] | 411 platzen [einen Riss etc. bekommen, zerspringen] |  |
 | to convey sth. [get across] | 207 etw. rüberbringen [ugs.] [Botschaft etc.] |  |
 | to scoop [coll.] [get the better of] | 139 zuvorkommen |  |
 | to shake sth. [coll.] [get rid of or put an end to sth.] | 109 etw. abschütteln [fig.] [etw. loswerden] |  |
 | to scratch sth. [coll.] [to get rid of] | 93 etw.Akk. löschen |  |
 | equest. to mount [esp.: get on a horse] | 64 aufsteigen |  |
 | to lose sb. [get rid of] | 57 jdn. abhängen [Verfolger] |  |
 | to shift sth. [coll.] [get rid of] | 50 etw. loswerden |  |
 | to shift sb. [coll.] [get rid of] | 48 jdn. loswerden |  |
 | to rival sb. [get the better] | 40 jdn. ausstechen |  |
 | to fetch sth. [to bring or get ] | 36 etw. herbeischaffen [beschaffen] |  |
 | to doff sth. [discard or get rid of (an idea, etc.)] | 30 etw. verwerfen [eine Idee etc.] |  |
 | to raise sth. [to get together] [e.g. money] | 16 etw.Akk. zusammenkriegen [ugs.] [z. B. Geld] |  |
 | to shrink [get smaller] | 13 abnehmen [an Umfang verlieren] |  |
 | [to get a paunch from eating so much] | sichDat. einen Bauch anessen |  |
 | educ. to ace [sl.] [get an A] | die Note 1 bekommen |  |
 | educ. to ace sth. [esp. Am.] [coll.] [get an A in / on sth.] | eine Eins in etw.Dat. bekommen [in einem Fach] |  |
 | to acquire sth. [get possession of sth.] | in den Besitz etw.Gen. / von etw.Dat. kommen |  |
 | to bottom sth. [rare] [get to the bottom of] | etw.Akk. ergründen |  |
 | to bug sb. [coll.] [bother sb., get on sb.'s nerves] | jdm. auf den Wecker fallen [ugs.] |  |
 | to bug sb. [coll.] [get on sb.'s nerves] | jdm. auf die Nerven gehen [ugs.] |  |
 | to clear sth. [to pass or get over sth.] | etw. (ohne Berührung) überwinden [Hindernis usw.] |  |
 | med. to contract sth. [get an infection] | sichAkk. mit etw.Dat. infizieren |  |
 | to descend sth. [get down off] [also fig.] | von etw. heruntersteigen [auch fig.] |  |
 | to disappear [get lost] | abhandenkommen [verloren gehen] |  |
 | to doff sth. [discard or get rid of (an idea, etc.)] | sich von etw. verabschieden [von einer Idee etc.] |  |
 | to elope [fig.] [to get married secretly] | heimlich heiraten |  |
 | to fix sb. [coll.] [get even with sb.] | mit jdm. abrechnen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Vergeltung üben an jdm.] |  |
 | to fuss [get upset unnecessarily] | sich unnötig aufregen |  |
 | to manage [to get by] | über die Runden kommen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to meet sb. [get to know] | jdn. kennen lernen [Rsv.] |  |
 | to shed sth. [get rid of] | sich etw.Gen. entledigen [geh.] |  |
 | to snare sth. [get sth. in a clever way or by deceiving people] | sichDat. etw.Akk. unter den Nagel reißen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to survive sth. [get through, weather] | etw. übertauchen [österr.] [ugs.] |  |
Nouns |
 | [sth. one has to get used to] | 7 Gewöhnungssache {f} |  |
 | educ. [the replacement lesson in school; when you get a substitute teacher] | 5 Supplierung {f} [österr.] |  |
 | sociol. [willingness of women to get children] | Geburtenfreudigkeit {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | ... this instant. [e.g. Get out of here this instant!] | ..., aber schleunigst. [z. B. Mach dass du fortkommst, aber schleunigst!] |  |
 | Do one! [Br.] [coll.] [Get lost!] | Hau ab! |  |
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