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| busy {adj} [with a lot to do] | 7166 beschäftigt | |
| econ. substantial {adj} [well-to-do] | 102 zahlungskräftig [Firma] | |
| craving {adj} [for sth., to do sth.] | 95 -lüstern | |
| substantial {adj} [well-to-do] | 89 vermögend | |
| fin. substantial {adj} [well-to-do] | 44 kapitalkräftig [Firma] | |
| acad. lit. literary {adj} [having to do with literary studies] | 36 literaturwissenschaftlich | |
| lightly {adv} [say, do sth.] | 23 leichthin | |
| ling. lit. verbal {adj} [having to do with spoken or written words] | 22 sprachlich | |
| substantial {adj} [well-to-do] | 6 begütert [Person] | |
| [having to do with the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen] {adj} | Schaffhauser [indekl.] | |
| [late (deceased)] {adj} [attr.] [may in German be used colloquially hum. for things that do not exist any longer, besides the standard meaning for persons which is becoming old-fashioned] | seligen Angedenkens [nachgestellt] [ugs. hum.] [einstig, früher] [nicht Personen betreffend] | |
| proverb [Sb. must do whatever makes sb. happy.] | Des Menschen Wille ist sein Himmelreich. | |
| hist. relig. Cyrillian {adj} [having to do with Cyril of Alexandria] | cyrillisch [Kyrill von Alexandrien betreffend] | |
| hist. relig. Cyrillian {adj} [having to do with Cyril of Alexandria] | kyrillisch [Kyrill von Alexandrien betreffend] | |
| law sb. shall [do sth.] | jd. ist verpflichtet [etw. zu tun] | |
| Whatcha ... ? [coll.] [What do / are you ... ?] | Was ... [machst / tust / liest usw.] du? [umgangssprachliche Frageform] | |
Verbs |
| to omit sth. [miss, fail to do] | 2097 etw.Akk. versäumen | |
| to omit [desist, fail to do] | 1160 unterlassen | |
| to invite sb. [to do sth.] | 1014 jdn. auffordern | |
| to dabble [do in an amateurish manner] | 821 dilettieren [geh.] | |
| to act [take action, do something; perform a role (actor)] | 458 agieren [geh.] [handeln, tätig sein; als Schauspieler auftreten] | |
| to perform sth. [do, carry out, execute] | 391 etw.Akk. verrichten | |
| to prepone sth. [Ind.] [do something earlier than planned] | 331 etw. vorziehen [früher erledigen als geplant] | |
| to pretermit sth. [archaic] [omit to do] | 318 etw. unterlassen | |
| to expedite sth. [do sth. with speed, efficiently] | 306 etw. ausführen [zügig durchführen] | |
| to introduce [say or do sth. as an introduction] | 305 einbegleiten [österr.] [einleiten] | |
| to plan sth. [intend to do in future] | 261 etw. vorsehen [vorhaben] | |
| to get [manage to do] | 228 schaffen | |
| to err [formal] [sin, do wrong] | 101 fehlen [geh.] [unrecht handeln] | |
| to forego sth. [chance, opportunity] [do not use] | 99 etw. vergeben [Chance, Möglichkeit] [nicht nutzen] | |
| to assist sb. [do the preparatory or preliminary work for sb.] | 70 jdm. zuarbeiten | |
| to tank sth. [coll.] [do less well than one could have done] | 59 etw.Akk. vergeigen [ugs.] [verbocken, verpatzen] | |
| educ. to pick sb. [teacher: pick a pupil to answer a question or do a task] | 36 jdn. drannehmen [ugs.] [Lehrer: einen Schüler aufrufen] | |
| to omit sth. [fail to do] | 25 etw. verabsäumen [Amtsdeutsch] | |
| to finish [to finish school at a time of the day, e.g. "When do they finish?"] | 15 aushaben [ugs.] [Schulschluss haben, z. B. „Wann haben sie aus?“] | |
| to misdo [obs.] [do evil] | 13 fehlen [geh.] [sündigen, Unrechtes tun] | |
| to preproperate sth. [to do too soon] | 8 etw.Akk. überstürzen | |
| Unverified [to (have to) do a lot of convincing to make sb. do sth.] | jdn. / den Hund zum Jagen tragen (müssen) [Redewendung] | |
| [to enjoy the freedom to do as one pleases without having to fear any consequences] | Narrenfreiheit genießen [fig.] | |
| comm. to bargain [do business] | Geschäfte machen | |
| to dare sth. [dare (to) do sth.] | sichAkk. an etw.Akk. heranwagen [z. B. an eine Aufgabe] | |
| to disable sb. [to do sth.] | jdn. außer Stande setzen [veraltet] [noch ugs.] | |
| to forgo sth. [do without sth.] | ohne etw.Akk. auskommen [auf etw. verzichten (können)] | |
| to know [how to do sth.] | es verstehen [etw. zu tun] | |
| to misbehave [say or do the wrong thing in a particular situation] | aus der Rolle fallen [Redewendung] | |
| jobs to moonlight [coll.] [to do an after-hours job] | Feierabendarbeit verrichten | |
| to offer [to do sth.] | sichAkk. anerbieten [geh.] [bes. schweiz] | |
| educ. jobs to retrain [learn new skills so as to be able to do a different job] | sich umschulen lassen | |
| to skimp [do slovenly] | nachlässig erledigen | |
| to slay sth. [coll.] [do something impressively] | mit etw.Akk. glänzen [Bewunderung erregen] | |
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