 | English | German |  |
 | to estimate sb./sth. at sth. [at a value, etc.] | jdn./etw. auf etw. schätzen [auf einen Wert etc.] |  |
 | to estimate sth. (at sth.) | etw.Akk. (auf etw.Akk.) beziffern |  |
Partial Matches |
 | to take a swing at sb./sth. [try to hit sb./sth.] [also to swing at sb./sth.] | versuchen, auf jdn./etw. einzuschlagen |  |
 | to take a swing at sb./sth. [try to hit sb./sth.] [also to swing at sb./sth.] | versuchen, jdn./etw. zu schlagen |  |
 | to get at sth. [target sth.] | auf etw.Akk. abzielen |  |
 | to wink at sth. [ignore sth. deliberately] | vor etw.Dat. die Augen verschließen [etw. geflissentlich ignorieren] |  |
 | to be present at sth. [attend sth.] | etw.Dat. beiwohnen [geh.] |  |
 | to take a stab at sth. [try to do sth.] | etw.Akk. ausprobieren [erproben] |  |
 | to come at sth. [Aus.] [NZ] [sl.] [to agree to do sth.] | sich auf etw.Akk. einlassen |  |
 | to be annoyed at sb./sth. [to be angry about sth.] | ärgerlich auf jdn./etw. sein [ugs.] |  |
 | to take a shot at sth. [idiom] [to attempt to do sth.] | etw.Akk. ausprobieren [versuchen etw. zu tun] |  |
 | to get at sth. [fig.] [suggest sth. without directly saying it] | auf etw.Akk. hinauswollen [ugs.] |  |
 | to go sth. for sth. [coll.] [to be prepared to pay or bid sth. to gain sth. else] | etw.Akk. für etw.Akk. riskieren [ugs.] [bereit sein, etw. (Geld) für etw. auszugeben oder zu bieten] |  |
 | to coat sth. (with sth.) [put a layer of sth. on sth.] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) überziehen [bedecken] |  |
 | to empty sth. from / out of sth. [take sth. out of sth.] | etw.Akk. aus etw.Dat. holen [alles herausholen] |  |
 | to chew away at sth. [gnaw at sth. (until it's all gone)] | an etw.Dat. herumkauen |  |
 | to have sth. at one's fingertips [idiom] [to be completely familiar with sth.] | etw.Akk. aus dem Effeff beherrschen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to attune sth. (to sth.) [bring sth. into harmony (with sth.)] | etw. abstimmen (auf etw.Akk.) [etw. in Einklang bringen (mit etwas)] |  |
 | to accord (sb./sth.) sth. [also: accord sth. to sb./sth.] | (jdm./etw.) etw.Akk. gewähren [z. B. einer Person oder Institution] |  |
 | to stick at sth. [coll.] [continue doing sth., esp. practising (a skill), even it is difficult] | bei etw.Dat. bleiben [an etw. dranbleiben, etw. nicht aufgeben] |  |
 | to add sth. to sth. [incorporate sth. into sth.] | etw. etw.Dat. einverleiben [auch: etw.Dat. etw. einverleiben] |  |
 | to derive sth. from sth. [obtain sth. from sth.] | etw.Akk. von etw.Dat. erlangen |  |
 | constr. tech. to inject sth. into sth. [to force sth. into sth.] | etw.Akk. in etw.Akk. verpressen [fachspr.: etw. in etw. einspritzen] |  |
 | to depart sth. [archaic] [go away from sth., leave sth.] | etw. verlassen [weggehen] |  |
 | to ignore sth. [disregard sth., take no notice of sth.] | etw. ausklammern [fig.] [nicht berücksichtigen, beiseitelassen] |  |
 | to shelve sth. [fig.] [to delay sth., to put sth. on hold] | etw. auf Eis legen [fig.] |  |
 | comm. to draw sth. from sb. [dated] [get sth., source sth.] | etw. von jdm. beziehen |  |
 | to establish sth. [prove sth., show sth. to be true] | etw.Akk. belegen [beweisen, erweisen] |  |
 | gastr. ind. to prepare sth. [e.g., to make sth. into sth.] | etw. (zu etw.) verarbeiten |  |
 | to subduct sth. [rare] [take sth. away, remove sth.] | etw.Akk. wegnehmen [fortnehmen, entfernen] |  |
 | to act on sth. [comply with sth., follow sth.] | sichAkk. nach etw.Dat. richten [etw. befolgen] |  |
 | to fire-fang sth. [Scot.] [singe sth., scorch sth.] | etw. versengen |  |
 | to live on sth. [subsist on sth., eat sth.] | sichAkk. von etw.Dat. ernähren |  |
 | tech. to bung sth. [to close sth. with a stopper, plug up sth.] | etw.Akk. spunden |  |
 | to lay down sth. [stock sth., store sth. for the future] | etw. (als Vorrat) lagern |  |
 | to consume sb./sth. [sth. consumes sb./sth., e.g. grief, fire] | jdn./etw. verzehren [geh.] [etw. verzehrt jdn./etw., z. B. Kummer, Feuer] |  |
 | to pull sth. [coll.] [carry sth. out, esp. sth. deceitful or illegal] | etw. durchführen [bes. eine Straftat] |  |
 | to recall sth. [bring sth. back into one's mind, remember sth.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen [sich wieder an etw. erinnern] |  |
 | to take sth. over (from sb.) [assume responsibility for sth., continue sth.] | etw.Akk. (von jdm.) übernehmen |  |
 | to pick sth. up where one left off [continue sth., resume sth.] | mit etw.Dat. fortfahren [etw. fortsetzen] |  |
 | to do sth. [get sth. done, manage sth.] | etw.Akk. erledigen |  |
 | to meet sth. [comply with sth., fulfil sth.] | etw.Dat. nachkommen [geh.] [etw. (einen Wunsch, eine Bitte etc.) erfüllen] |  |
 | to observe sth. [adhere to sth., abide by sth.] | etw.Akk. befolgen |  |
 | to observe sth. [adhere to sth., abide by sth.] | sichAkk. nach etw.Dat. richten [etw. befolgen] |  |
 | to observe sth. [comply with sth., fulfil sth.] | etw.Akk. einhalten |  |
 | to remove sth. [take sth. out (of sth.)] | etw.Akk. entnehmen [herausnehmen] |  |
 | to relook at sth. [reconsider sth.] [more frequent in South (East) Asian English than in Br. or Am.] | (sichDat.) etw.Akk. noch einmal ansehen |  |
 | admin. comm. to process sth. [deal with sth., handle sth.] [e.g. an application, orders] | etw.Akk. bearbeiten [z. B. einen Antrag, Aufträge] |  |
 | to scant sth. [Am.] [provide sth. grudgingly or in insufficient amounts, stint sth.] | mit etw.Dat. knausern [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
 | to give sth. a try [get a taste of sth., try sth. out] | in etw. hineinschnuppern [ugs.] |  |
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