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 | angry {adj} [at, about] | 573 böse [auf, über] |  |
 | solicitous {adj} [about / for] | 196 bekümmert [um] |  |
 | picky {adj} [coll.] [esp. about food] | 193 heikel [österr., sonst regional] [wählerisch] |  |
 | feisty {adj} [about a person] | 82 resolut |  |
 | -savvy {adj} [description of a person interested in or knowledgable about sth.] | 79 -affin [geh.] [adjektivbildendes Suffix] [z. B. technikaffin, kulturaffin] |  |
 | roundly {adv} [less frequent than: approximately, about] | 52 rund <rd.> [ungefähr, etwa] |  |
 | uh [sound made when not sure about something] | 51 äh |  |
 | finicky {adj} [choosy, fussy about food] | 43 heiklig [österr.] [bayer.] [ugs.] |  |
 | caring {adj} [government or society that is concerned about human welfare] | 31 sozial [mitmenschlich] |  |
 | 'bout {prep} [coll.] [about] | 30 über |  |
 | sb. bustled [about / around; in; out; (back) into sth., over to; round sth.] | 24 jd. hastete [herum; herein; hinaus; (wieder) in etw. hinein; hinüber zu; um etw. herum] |  |
 | about {adv} [in the vicinity; moving about in the vicinity] | 14 rum [ugs.] [herum] |  |
 | nowish {adv} [coll.] [about now] | 13 gleich [sofort] |  |
 | on {prep} [about, concerning] | 9 ueber [veraltet für: über, bes. beim Satz- und Titelanfang] |  |
 | roved {past-p} [wandered about] | 9 umhergestrichen |  |
 | picky {adj} [coll.] [about food] | 6 schnäubig [hessisch] [wählerisch beim Essen] |  |
 | 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'] |  |
 | about {adv} [on every side] [e.g., to look about the carpark] | überall |  |
 | 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 |  |
Verbs |
 | to mull sth. [think deeply about sth.] | 2131 etw.Akk. überdenken |  |
 | to reflect sth. [think about sth.] | 798 etw. überlegen |  |
 | to instigate sth. [bring about, initiate, e.g. legal proceedings] | 531 etw. einleiten [in die Wege leiten, initiieren, z. B. ein Verfahren] |  |
 | to reflect [on / about] | 499 reflektieren [über] |  |
 | to alarm [warn about a danger, alert] | 472 alarmieren |  |
 | to spout [utter a stream of words about sth.] [coll.] [pej.] | 364 palavern [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
 | to induce sth. [cause, bring about] | 205 etw. bewirken |  |
 | to swank [coll.] [about sth.] | 111 angeben [ugs.] [mit etw.] |  |
 | to ensure sth. [bring about] | 104 etw. bewirken |  |
 | to brew sth. [fig.] [contrive, bring about] [e.g. treason] | 62 etw.Akk. schmieden [fig.] [z. B. Verrat] |  |
 | to specify sth. [to be more specific about sth.] | 50 etw.Akk. konkretisieren |  |
 | to roam [wander about, prowl] | 27 stromern [ugs.] [auch pej.] |  |
 | to ghost [go about like a ghost] | 17 geistern [wie ein Geist umgehen] |  |
 | to dish sb./sth. [Am.] [sl.] [gossip about] | 15 jdn./etw. durchhecheln [ugs.] [pej.] [klatschen über] |  |
 | spec. to negotiate (sth.) [bring about through discussion] | 15 (etw.Akk.) negoziieren [veraltet] [verhandeln] |  |
 | to roam [wander about] | 11 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] | 5 etw.Akk. ausschnapsen [südd.] [österr.] [ugs.] [aushandeln] |  |
 | to argue [with sb.] [about / over sth.] | sich streiten [mit jdm.] [über etw.] |  |
 | to boast [sth./about sth.] | sich rühmen [+Gen.] |  |
 | 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 |  |
 | to concern sth. [be about a particular subject] | von etw. handeln |  |
 | to controvert sth. [argue about sth.] | etw.Akk. (lebhaft) diskutieren |  |
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