 | English | German | |
 | to come and fetch sth. | kommen, um etw. abzuholen | |
| to come for sb./sth. | kommen, um jdn./etw. abzuholen | |
| Partial Matches |
| Unverified to have got in sb. (to do sth.) [Br.] [Aus.] | jdn. kommen lassen (um etw. zu tun) | |
| to have sb. in (to do sth.) | jdn. kommen lassen (um etw. zu tun) | |
| to come round the corner | um die Ecke kommen | |
| to come after sb. | kommen, um jdn. zu holen | |
| to come to sb. for advice | zu jdm. um Rat kommen | |
| This isn't a sociaI caII. | Die kommen nicht, um nett zu plaudern. | |
| To come straight to the point, ... [idiom] | Um direkt zum Punkt zu kommen: ... [Redewendung] | |
| There is no avoiding the fact that ... | Wir kommen um die Tatsache nicht herum, dass ... | |
| the safest way to obtain money | der sicherste Weg {m} um an Geld zu kommen | |
| quote They're coming for me. The wind is bringing them closer. [Troy] | Sie kommen um meinetwillen, der Wind bringt sie näher. | |
| to acquire sth. [get possession of sth.] | in den Besitz etw.Gen. / von etw.Dat. kommen | |
| to get a reputation for sth. | in den Geruch etw.Gen. / von etw.Dat. kommen [geh.] [Redewendung] | |
| to visit sth. on sb. / sth. | etw. über jdn./etw. kommen lassen | |
| to increase sth. by sth. from A to B | etw. um etw. von A auf B erhöhen | |
| to use sth. to do sth. | etw.Akk. benutzen um etw. zu tun | |
| to use sth. to do sth. | etw.Akk. verwenden um etw. zu tun | |
| to employ sth. to do sth. [to use sth.] | etw.Akk. verwenden, um etw. zu tun | |
| to telephone round in order to do sth. | jdn./etw. abtelefonieren, um etw. zu tun [ugs.] [..., um Informationen zu bekommen etc.] | |
| to send for sth. | etw. kommen lassen | |
| to achieve sth. [a particular result] | auf etw. kommen [Resultat] | |
| to see sth. coming (a mile away) | etw.Akk. kommen sehen | |
| to advance towards sth. | etw.Dat. näher kommen | |
| to near sth. | etw.Dat. näher kommen | |
| to see sb./sth. coming | jdn./etw. kommen sehen | |
| to wind sth. round sth. | etw. um etw.Akk. wickeln | |
| to wrap sth. around sth. | etw. um etw. schlagen [einhüllen] | |
| to do sth. to prepare sth. | etw. tun, um etw. vorzubereiten | |
| to come by sth. | an etw.Akk. kommen [erlangen] | |
| to remember sth. | auf etw. kommen [sich erinnern] | |
| to approach sb./sth. [come closer] | jdm./etw. näher kommen [räumlich] | |
| to trot out sth. [coll.] [to produce unthinkingly] | mit etw.Dat. kommen [ugs.] | |
| to get to sb./sth. [reach] | zu jdm./etw. kommen [erreichen] | |
| to come towards sb./sth. [with a vehicle] | auf jdn./etw. zugefahren kommen | |
| to come strolling up to sb./sth. | auf jdn./etw. zugeschlendert kommen | |
| to get up to sth. | bis zu etw.Dat. kommen | |
| to be close to sth. | etw. sehr nahe kommen [alt] | |
| idiom to get too close for comfort to sb./sth. | jdm./etw. bedrohlich nahe kommen | |
| to find the time to do sth. | dazu kommen, etw. zu tun | |
| to get around to doing sth. | dazu kommen, etw. zu tun | |
| to get round to doing sth. | dazu kommen, etw. zu tun | |
| to be in line for sth. | für etw. in Frage kommen | |
| to conceive of sth. [idea, solution] | auf etw.Akk. kommen [Idee, Lösung] | |
| to reach sth. [length, speed] | auf etw.Akk. kommen [Länge, Geschwindigkeit] | |
| to stem from sb./sth. | von jdm./etw. kommen [stammen von] | |
| to come by sth. | zu etw.Dat. kommen [erlangen, bekommen] | |
| to approach sth. [broach a topic] | auf etw.Akk. zu sprechen kommen | |
| to get on to sth. [subject] | auf etw.Akk. zu sprechen kommen | |
| to refer to sb./sth. [mention, allude] | auf jdn./etw. zu sprechen kommen | |
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