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| angry {adj} [at, about] | 601 böse [auf, über] | |
| solicitous {adj} [about / for] | 207 bekümmert [um] | |
| picky {adj} [coll.] [esp. about food] | 201 heikel [österr., sonst regional] [wählerisch] | |
| -savvy {adj} [description of a person interested in or knowledgable about sth.] | 130 -affin [geh.] [adjektivbildendes Suffix] [z. B. technikaffin, kulturaffin] | |
| um [sound made when not sure about something] | 120 ähm | |
| feisty {adj} [about a person] | 92 resolut | |
| er [sound made when not sure about something] | 85 äh | |
| roundly {adv} [less frequent than: approximately, about] | 54 rund <rd.> [ungefähr, etwa] | |
| uh [sound made when not sure about something] | 53 äh | |
| finicky {adj} [choosy, fussy about food] | 46 heiklig [österr.] [bayer.] [ugs.] | |
| 'bout {prep} [coll.] [about] | 36 über | |
| caring {adj} [government or society that is concerned about human welfare] | 32 sozial [mitmenschlich] | |
| sb. bustled [about / around; in; out; (back) into sth., over to; round sth.] | 25 jd. hastete [herum; herein; hinaus; (wieder) in etw. hinein; hinüber zu; um etw. herum] | |
| about {adv} [in the vicinity; moving about in the vicinity] | 20 rum [ugs.] [herum] | |
| nowish {adv} [coll.] [about now] | 13 gleich [sofort] | |
| roved {past-p} [wandered about] | 10 umhergestrichen | |
| on {prep} [about, concerning] | 9 ueber [veraltet für: über, bes. beim Satz- und Titelanfang] | |
| picky {adj} [coll.] [about food] | 9 schnäubig [hessisch] [wählerisch beim Essen] | |
| about {adv} [on every side] [e.g., to look about the carpark] | 6 überall | |
| quote [posterity binds no garlands about the actor's head] | Dem Mimen flicht die Nachwelt keine Kränze. [Schiller] | |
| aboot [stereotypical, alleged Canadianism] [Am.] [about] | [vorgeblich kanadische Aussprache des Wortes 'about'] | |
| asocial {adj} [unconcerned about the welfare of others] | unsozial | |
| choosy {adj} [coll.] [esp. about eating] | krüsch [nordd.] [wählerisch, vor allem beim Essen] | |
| art lit. mus. critical {adj} [of or relating to the judgments of critics about books, movies, art, etc.] | bei der Kritik [nachgestellt] [seitens der Kritiker] [z. B. Erfolg, Lob] | |
| Fuggedaboutit! [Am.] [sl.] [forget about it] | Keine Chance! | |
| Fuhgeddaboudit! [Am.] [sl.] [Forget about it!] | Keine Chance! [ugs.] | |
| fussy {adj} [bustling about, busy] | aufgeregt und geschäftig | |
| umm [spv.] [sound made when not sure about something] | ähm [auch ähem] | |
Verbs |
| to mull sth. [think deeply about sth.] | 2235 etw.Akk. überdenken | |
| to reflect sth. [think about sth.] | 824 etw. überlegen | |
| to instigate sth. [bring about, initiate, e.g. legal proceedings] | 574 etw. einleiten [in die Wege leiten, initiieren, z. B. ein Verfahren] | |
| to reflect [on / about] | 503 reflektieren [über] | |
| to alarm [warn about a danger, alert] | 499 alarmieren | |
| to spout [utter a stream of words about sth.] [coll.] [pej.] | 382 palavern [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| to induce sth. [cause, bring about] | 211 etw. bewirken | |
| to swank [coll.] [about sth.] | 118 angeben [ugs.] [mit etw.] | |
| to ensure sth. [bring about] | 113 etw. bewirken | |
| to brew sth. [fig.] [contrive, bring about] [e.g. treason] | 73 etw.Akk. schmieden [fig.] [z. B. Verrat] | |
| to specify sth. [to be more specific about sth.] | 51 etw.Akk. konkretisieren | |
| to roam [wander about, prowl] | 30 stromern [ugs.] [auch pej.] | |
| to ghost [go about like a ghost] | 21 geistern [wie ein Geist umgehen] | |
| to dish sb./sth. [Am.] [sl.] [gossip about] | 19 jdn./etw. durchhecheln [ugs.] [pej.] [klatschen über] | |
| spec. to negotiate (sth.) [bring about through discussion] | 16 (etw.Akk.) negoziieren [veraltet] [verhandeln] | |
| to roam [wander about] | 12 vagabundieren [umherziehen] | |
| to flirt [bird etc.: flit about] | 8 herumsausen [ugs.] [Vögel etc.] | |
| to negotiate sth. [bring about through discussion] | 6 etw.Akk. ausjassen [schweiz.] [aushandeln] | |
| to negotiate sth. [bring about through discussion] | 6 etw.Akk. ausschnapsen [südd.] [österr.] [ugs.] [aushandeln] | |
| to argue [with sb.] [about / over sth.] | sich streiten [mit jdm.] [über etw.] | |
| to bring sth. [bring about, cause] | etw.Akk. nach sich ziehen [herbeiführen, bewirken] | |
| to concern sb./sth. [to be about sb./sth.] | sich um jdn./etw. handeln | |
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