 | English  | German | |
 | speedy {adj} [done or occurring quickly] | 147 baldig [attr.] [zügig] | |
| onetime {adj} [attr.] [occurring or done only once] | 78 einmalig [nur ein einziges Mal vorkommend oder getätigt] | |
| over {adj} [finished, done] | 9 beendet | |
| Finito! [coll.] [It's all done!] | 5 Fertig! | |
| [made or done hastily or sloppily] {adj} | mit heißer Nadel gestrickt [Redewendung] | |
| [something must urgently be done] | (Es ist) Feuer unterm Dach! [ugs.] [Redensart] [österr. auch: (Es ist) Feuer am Dach!] | |
| easy {adj} [facile, easily done] | ring [alemannisch] [leicht zu bewältigen] | |
| licked {adj} [done, all in] | am Ende [total fertig] | |
| Verbs |
| to do sth. [get sth. done, manage sth.] | 1358 etw.Akk. erledigen | |
| to tank sth. [coll.] [do less well than one could have done] | 77 etw.Akk. vergeigen [ugs.] [verbocken, verpatzen] | |
| to have [have something done] [e.g. have a car repaired] | 74 lassen [veranlassen (, dass etw. getan wird)] [z. B. ein Auto reparieren lassen] | |
| to claim [to have seen, done sth.] | 58 wollen [etw. gesehen, getan haben wollen] | |
| psych. [to feel ashamed on someone else's behalf; to feel ashamed for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | sichAkk. fremdschämen [ugs.] | |
| Nouns |
| psych. [the feeling of shame on someone else's behalf; the feeling of shame for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | 211 Fremdschämen {n} [ugs.] | |
| breeze [coll.] [something easily done] | 188 Kinderspiel {n} [fig.] | |
| psych. undoing [the reversal, cancellation, or annulment of something done] | 107 Ungeschehenmachen {n} | |
| art scrimshaw [carvings done in bone or ivory] | 80 Beinschnitzerei {f} [Knochen- bzw. Elfenbeinschnitzerei] | |
| handiwork [fig.] [sth. that one has made or done] | 54 Werk {n} [Produkt eigener Arbeit] | |
| ling. lit. philos. agent [person or means by which something is done] | 41 Handlungsträger {m} | |
| admin. [letter demanding that sth. be done within a certain time] | 10 Binnenbrief {m} [ugs.] | |
| hort. [damage done by snails] | 8 Schneckenfraß {m} | |
| educ. [person who is doing, has done the Matura] | Maturant {m} [österr.] | |
| [things that happen or have to be done compulsorily] | Zwangsmäßigkeiten {pl} [Dinge, die zwangsmäßig geschehen oder zu tun sind] | |
| bot. ballochory [seed dispersal by explosive hurling, as done by touch-me-nots] | Ballochorie {f} [Samenverbreitung durch Schleudern (Springkraut)] | |
| constr. brickwork {sg} [work done by a bricklayer] | Mauerarbeiten {pl} | |
| camouflage [done with paint] | Tarnbemalung {f} | |
| jobs journeywork [work done by a journeyman] | Gesellenarbeit {f} [tägliche Arbeit] | |
| weapons Unverified plinking [informal target shooting done for pleasure] | Plinking {n} [zwangloses Freizeitschießen] | |
| mus. yodelling [Br.] [Viennese, esp. done by women] | Dudeln {n} [Wiener Form des Jodelns, bes. von Frauen] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| Easier said. [short for: Easier said than done.] | Leicht gesagt. [kurz für: Das ist leichter gesagt als getan. / Das ist leicht gesagt (aber schwer getan).] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| gastr. to cook sth. through [fry until it is well done] | etw.Akk. durchbraten | |
| to forget (about) sth. [consider sth. as over and done with] | etw.Akk. abhaken [fig.] [etw. als erledigt betrachten] | |
| to kill game [done by straying dogs and cats, primarily] | wildern [von z. B. Hunden, Katzen, die herumstreunen und dabei Wild, wild lebende Tiere töten] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| botched job [a piece of work done unskilfully] | Murks {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [unsachgemäß ausgeführte Arbeit] | |
| current practice [the way things are done today] | derzeitige Praxis {f} [gegenwärtige Vorgehensweise] | |
| art hist. fine painting [painting done in the style of the Dutch Fijnschilder, c. 1630-1710] | Feinmalerei {f} | |
| automot. measurement run [done on a vehicle to assess its performance and efficiency] | Messfahrt {f} | |
| one-off [Br.] [coll.] [something done or happening only once] | einmalige Angelegenheit {f} | |
| party piece [sth. done to entertain people, especially at parties] | Kabinettstückchen {n} | |
| work area [place where one's work is done as well as subjects one works on] | Arbeitsfeld {n} [bezeichnet den Gegenstandsbereich der Arbeit, nicht den konkreten Arbeitsplatz] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| away-from-home {adj} [e.g. activities done away from home] | aushäusig [nicht zu Hause getan] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to have a shave [done by someone else] | sich rasieren lassen | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| not in a hurry {adv} [e.g. cannot be done / answered in a hurry] | so schnell nicht [z. B. kann so schnell nicht gemacht / beantwortet werden] | |
| sth. has to be done [must be done] | etw. hat getan zu werden [muss getan werden] | |
| idiom That's dead and buried. [over and done with] | Darüber ist längst Gras gewachsen. | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to get one's hair did [sl.] [to get one's hair done] | sein Haar geschnitten bekommen | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| sb. has some splainin' to do. [Am.] [sl.] [idiom] [hum.] [way of suggesting that sb. has done sth. illegal] | jd. hat einiges zu erklären. [humorvolle Vermutung, dass jd. etwas Illegales getan hat.] | |
| sth. shall / must / has to be [done, accomplished, etc.] | etw. ist zu [+ Infinitiv] | |
| proverb What has to be done, has to be done. | Wat mut, dat mut. [plattd.] | |
| proverb What has to be done, has to be done. | Wat mutt, dat mutt. [plattd.] | |
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