 | English | German |  |
 | to SKI [coll.] [spend the kids' inheritance] | die Erbschaft der Kinder verprassen |  |
Partial Matches |
 | to winter [spend the winter] | den Winter verbringen [z. B. in wärmeren Gefilden] |  |
 | to watch sb. grow [kids] | jdn. aufwachsen sehen |  |
 | to scramble [struggle, esp. among kids] | sich balgen |  |
 | to scramble [struggle, esp. among kids] | sich raufen |  |
 | to descend [inheritance] | übergehen [Besitz durch Erbe] |  |
 | to blue sth. [coll.] [spend] | etw.Akk. auf den Kopf hauen [ugs.] [ausgeben] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to stay [spend some time] | verweilen [geh.] |  |
 | to live off sth. [inheritance, pension] | von etw. leben |  |
 | to put into sth. [to spend on] | in etw.Akk. hineinbuttern [ugs.] [aufwenden] |  |
 | to blow sth. [coll.] [spend (money) recklessly] | etw.Akk. verplempern [ugs.] [(viel Geld) verschwenden] |  |
 | to chum [coll.] [spend time with sb.] | zusammen abhängen [ugs.] |  |
 | idiom to launch out [coll.] [spend a lot] | sich in Unkosten stürzen |  |
 | to splash out [coll.] [idiom] [spend extravagantly] | sich nicht lumpen lassen [ugs.] |  |
 | to splash out on sth. [to spend extravagantly] | etw.Akk. spendieren [ugs.] |  |
 | to lallygag [Am.] [coll.] [lollygag] [spend time idly] | herumlungern [ugs.] |  |
 | to blue sth. [Br.] [coll.] [dated] [squander or recklessly spend (money)] | etw. verpulvern [ugs.] |  |
 | to dissipate sth. [to spend wastefully, squander] [money, sb.'s fortune, etc.] | etw.Akk. verprassen |  |
 | to blow sth. [coll.] [spend recklessly] [one's money, a fortune, etc.] | etw.Akk. verprassen |  |
 | idiom to have the place all to oneself [i.e. to remain at home while spouse, kids, etc. are away] | sturmfrei haben [hum.] [sturmfreie Bude haben] |  |
 | idiom to lash out on sth. [Br.] [coll.] [to spend a lot of money on sth.] | sichDat. etw. gönnen [viel ausgeben, teure Dinge kaufen] |  |
 | to ascend sth. [a mountain, the throne, the pulpit, the scaffold, etc.] | etw.Akk. besteigen [einen Berg, den Thron, die Kanzel, das Schafott] |  |
 | sports to break away [from the rest of the field, gaining the lead] | ausreißen [Vorsprung gewinnen] |  |
 | to turn sth. off [the gas, the heating, the tap / faucet, etc.] | etw.Akk. zudrehen [den Gashahn, die Heizung, den Wasserhahn etc.] |  |
 | sports to ski | Ski fahren |  |
 | sports to ski | Ski laufen |  |
 | to put sth. on [the light, the radio, the heating, etc.] | etw. anmachen [ugs.] [das Licht, das Radio, die Heizung etc.] |  |
 | to see sth. [experience, witness] [e.g. the turn of the century, the first lunar landing] | etw.Akk. erleben [z. B. die Jahrhundertwende, die erste Mondlandung] |  |
 | to board sth. [the train, the ship, the plane, etc.] | etw.Akk. besteigen [den Zug, das Schiff, das Flugzeug etc.] |  |
 | to peruse sth. [the newspaper, the menu, the records, etc.] | etw. studieren [die Zeitung, die Speisekarte, die Akten etc.] |  |
 | naut. to jet-ski | (einen) Jetski® fahren |  |
 | sports to ski jump | Ski springen |  |
 | sports to water-ski | Wasserski laufen |  |
 | to fit sb./sth. [e.g. the description fits him exactly, the lid doesn't fit the pot] | auf jdn./etw. passen [z. B. Beschreibung auf jdn., Deckel auf Dose] |  |
 | sports to apply ski wax | Skiwachs auftragen |  |
 | sports to cross-country ski | langlaufen |  |
 | sports to hit the ski slopes | auf die Skipiste gehen |  |
 | sports to powder ski [to ski through powder] | powdern [Skisportjargon] [bes. österr. und schweiz.] [hier: im Pulverschnee Ski fahren] |  |
 | to tell the truth and shame the devil [also: to shame the devil and tell the truth] [cf. Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1] [idiom] | auf Teufel komm raus die Wahrheit sagen [Redewendung] |  |
 | sports to ski down the piste at high speed | die Piste herunterbrettern [ugs.] |  |
 | equest. to gymnasticate sth. [the muscles of the horse (and rider)] | etw.Akk. gymnastizieren [die Muskeln des Pferdes (und Reiters) für höchste Anforderungen systematisch durchbilden] |  |
 | to hijack sth. [fig.] [e.g. the discussion, the conversation] | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen [z. B. die Diskussion, das Gespräch] |  |
 | to observe sth. [the proprieties, the rules of convention, etc.] | etw.Akk. wahren [den Anstand, die Form etc.] |  |
 | to set sth. [e.g. the volume, the ignition timing] | etw. einstellen [z. B. die Lautstärke, die Zündung] |  |
 | to fall short [to fall to the ground before reaching the target] | zu kurz fallen [vor dem Ziel auf den Boden fallen] |  |
 | to fling sth. open [e.g. the door, the window] | etw.Akk. aufreißen [z. B. die Tür, das Fenster] |  |
 | to leave sth. off [e.g. the radio, the light] | etw.Akk. auslassen [ugs.] [nicht anschalten, z. B. das Radio, das Licht] |  |
 | to turn sth. off [e.g. the light, the TV] | etw. ausmachen [ugs.] [abschalten, ausschalten] |  |
 | to set out (into sth.) [the world, the mountains, etc.] | (in etw.Akk.) hinausziehen [in die Welt, die Berge etc.] |  |
 | to offload the goods from the train onto the ship | die Güter vom Eisenbahnwaggon aufs Schiff verladen |  |
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