| English | German | |
| to dare sb. [to meet defiantly] | 223 jdm. trotzen | |
| to assemble [gather, meet] | 108 zusammenkommen | |
| to miss sb. [fail to meet] | 67 jdn. verpassen [sich zeitlich verpassen] | |
| to assemble [meet, gather] | sich treffen | |
| to assemble [meet, gather] | sich versammeln | |
| to breast sb./sth. [meet or oppose boldly] | sich jdm./etw. entgegenstellen [jdm./etw. entgegentreten, sich jdm./etw. widersetzen] | |
| to encounter sb./sth. [meet sb. unexpectedly; unexpectedly experience sth. (e.g. difficulties)] | auf jdn./etw. treffen [jdm. unvermutet begegnen; auf etw. stoßen (z. B. Schwierigkeiten)] | |
| to encounter sb./sth. [meet sb. unexpectedly; unexpectedly experience sth. (e.g. resistance)] | auf jdn./etw. stoßen [jdm. unvermutet begegnen; auf etw. treffen (z. B. Widerstand)] | |
| to face sth. [meet with resolve] | etw.Akk. mit Fassung gegenübertreten | |
| to see sb. [meet, esp. regularly] | sich (regelmäßig) mit jdm. treffen | |
| to socialise [Br.] [meet people] | unter (die) Leute kommen | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to bump into sb. [coll.] [meet accidentally] | jdm. in die Arme laufen [Redewendung] | |
| to bump into sb. [meet by accident] | jdn. zufällig treffen | |
| to come across sb. [meet by chance] | jdm. (zufällig) begegnen | |
| to come upon sb./sth. [meet by accident] | auf jdn./etw. stoßen [jdm./etw. unvermutet begegnen] | |
| neol. to e-meet [meet via e-mail] | per E-Mail kennenlernen | |
| to get by [idiom] [manage, make ends meet] | über die Runden kommen [Redewendung] | |
| to join up [meet] | aufeinanderstoßen | |
| to join up [meet] | sich treffen | |
| to pick sb. up [to meet in order to take somewhere] | jdn. abholen [z. B. von der Schule] | |
| to pull through [idiom] [make ends meet] | über die Runden kommen [Redewendung] | |
| to run across sb./sth. [meet/find by chance] | auf jdn./etw. stoßen [durch Zufall treffen/finden] | |
| to run into sb. [meet accidentally] | jdn. zufällig treffen | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| (gay) beat [Aus.] [sl.] [area where gay men meet or cruise for sexual encounters] | Schwulentreff {m} [ugs.] | |
| engin. tech. corner blend [corner where three rounded edges meet] | Kofferecke {f} [Ecke, an der drei Abrundungen zusammentreffen] | |
| rail Mexican standoff [cornfield meet] | [Beinahe-Frontalzusammenstoß von Zügen] | |
3 Words: Others |
| a year today {adv} [Br.] [e.g. meet, assemble, etc.] | in einem Jahr [z. B. sich treffen, versammeln etc.] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to hook up with sb. [coll.] [(of two people) meet, engage in casual sexual activity] | jdn. aufreißen [salopp] [jdn. kennenlernen und als Partner / Partnerin zum Geschlechtsverkehr gewinnen] | |
| to hook up with sb. [coll.] [to meet up with sb.] | sich mit jdm. treffen | |
| to pay one's dues [idiom] [meet one's (financial) obligations] | seinen Verpflichtungen nachkommen [bes. den finanziellen] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| law Unverified third-degree murder [murder that does not meet the requirements of first or second degree murder] | billigende Inkaufnahme einer Tötung {f} | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to come into contact with sb. [to meet by chance] | jdm. begegnen | |
| to come up to scratch [coll.] [to meet standards] | (die) Standards erfüllen | |
| to make the cut for sth. [coll.] [person or team] [meet a certain standard or requirement] | den Cut überstehen [selten] [sich für etwas qualifizieren] | |
5+ Words: Others |
| Nice to meet you, too. [standard reply to: Nice to meet you.] | Ganz meinerseits. [Standardantwort auf: Nett, Sie kennenzulernen.] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to step up to the plate [Am.] [expression] [meet the challenge] | sichAkk. der Herausforderung stellen | |
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