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 | to front sth. [the street etc.] | auf etw.Akk. hinausgehen [auf die Straße etc.] [nach etw. gerichtet sein] | |
| to stroll along sth. [the street etc.] | etw.Akk. entlangschlendern [die Straße etc.] | |
| to stroll up and down sth. [the street etc.] | etw.Akk. auf und ab gehen [die Straße etc.] | |
| to light [a street, the stage etc.] | beleuchten [Straße, Bühne etc.] | |
| to walk down sth. [e.g. the path, the street] | etw.Akk. langgehen [ugs.] [etw. entlanggehen] [z. B. den Weg, die Straße] | |
| to front sth. [building etc.] | etw. gegenüber liegen | |
| to ascend sth. [a mountain, the throne, the pulpit, the scaffold, etc.] | etw.Akk. besteigen [einen Berg, den Thron, die Kanzel, das Schafott] | |
| to turn sth. off [the gas, the heating, the tap / faucet, etc.] | etw.Akk. zudrehen [den Gashahn, die Heizung, den Wasserhahn etc.] | |
| to put sth. on [the light, the radio, the heating, etc.] | etw. anmachen [ugs.] [das Licht, das Radio, die Heizung etc.] | |
| 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.] | |
| to smash sth. [dishes, etc.; a drug ring, the trade union movemnent, etc.] | etw. zerschlagen [Geschirr etc.; einen Drogenring, die Gewerkschaftsbewegung etc.] | |
| to observe sth. [the proprieties, the rules of convention, etc.] | etw.Akk. wahren [den Anstand, die Form etc.] | |
| to set out (into sth.) [the world, the mountains, etc.] | (in etw.Akk.) hinausziehen [in die Welt, die Berge etc.] | |
| to switch sth. on [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. aufdrehen [z. B. Licht, Radio] [österr.] [südd.] | |
| to turn on sth. [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. andrehen [das Licht, das Radio etc.] | |
| to turn sth. on [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. andrehen [das Licht, das Radio etc.] | |
| to turn sth. on [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. aufdrehen [z. B. Licht, Radio] [österr.] [südd.] | |
| to clear sth. [the table; the plates, etc.] | etw.Akk. abräumen [den Tisch; die Teller etc.] | |
| to open sth. [the door, the window, etc.] | etw. auftun [geh.] [veraltend] [aufmachen, öffnen] | |
| to wind [street, river etc.] | sich krümmen [Straße, Fluss etc.] | |
| to pick sb./sth. up [at school, the post office, the theatre, etc.] | jdn./etw. abholen [von der Schule, der Post, dem Theater etc.] | |
| sports to nose sb./sth. in front [the team, esp. in soccer] | jdn./etw. in Führung bringen [die Mannschaft, bes. im Fußball] | |
| to rush [down/along a street etc.] | entlanghetzen [ugs.] [entlanghasten] | |
| to run [+adverbial of direction] [street, border, etc.] | verlaufen [in eine Richtung führen, sich erstrecken, z. B. Straße, Grenze usw.] | |
| to pick up sb. [to gather street urchins etc.] | jdn. auflesen [auch fig.] | |
| to front sth. [be the most prominent member in a group of people] | Frontmann von etw.Dat. sein | |
| to undo sth. [a knot, the top button, the jacket, a package, etc.] | etw. aufmachen [leicht ugs.] [einen Knoten, den obersten Knopf, das Jackett, ein Paket etc.] | |
| to undo sth. [a knot, the top button, the jacket, a package, etc.] | etw. öffnen [einen Knoten, den obersten Knopf, das Jackett, ein Paket etc.] | |
| to run [street, border, etc.] [e.g. Where does ... run? / There runs ...] | langgehen [ugs.] [verlaufen] [Straße, Grenze etc.] [z. B. Wo geht ... lang? / Da geht ... lang.] | |
| to sweep out sth. [the kitchen etc.] | etw. auskehren [die Küche etc.] [bes. südd.] | |
| to huff on sth. [Br.] [blow from the back of the throat on lens, eyepiece etc. in order to create a mist of water vapour before polishing] | auf etw.Akk. von der Kehle pusten [um eine Linse oder ein Brillenglas vor dem Polieren mit Wasserdampf zu beschlagen] | |
| to blow sth. [a trumpet, the horn, etc.] | etw.Akk. ertönen lassen [eine Trompete, die Hupe etc.] | |
| to open sth. [a book, the newspaper, etc.] | etw.Akk. aufschlagen [ein Buch, die Zeitung etc.] | |
| comm. to price sth. [the goods, an item, etc.] | etw.Akk. auszeichnen [mit Preisen versehen] [die Ware, einen Artikel etc.] | |
| econ. to refloat sth. [the economy, a company, etc.] | etw.Akk. wieder zum Laufen bringen [die Wirtschaft, ein Unternehmen etc.] | |
| comm. to restock sth. [a store, the fridge, etc.] | etw. (wieder) auffüllen [ein Lager, den Kühlschrank etc.] | |
| sports to stage sth. [a bout, the championship, etc.] | etw. austragen [einen Kampf, die Meisterschaft etc.] | |
| to suspend sth. [in the air, water etc.] | etw.Akk. schwebend halten | |
| to trample sth. [crush] [the grass, flowers, etc.] | etw.Akk. zertrampeln [das Gras, Blumen etc.] | |
| to unfasten sth. [a button, the belt, etc.] | etw. aufmachen [leicht ugs.] [einen Knopf, den Gürtel etc.] | |
| mus. to beat time (to sth.) [to the music etc.] | (zu etw.Dat.) den Takt schlagen [zur Musik etc.] | |
| to enclose sth. [in the same envelope, package, etc.] | etw.Akk. beifügen [beilegen, mitschicken] | |
| med. to lacerate sth. [the skin, one's hand, etc.] | etw.Akk. aufreißen [die Haut, die Hand etc.] | |
| to adjourn to sth. [to the kitchen, to a pub, etc.] | sich in etw.Akk. begeben [geh.] [in die Küche, in eine Kneipe etc.] | |
| to crest sth. [reach the top of a hill, etc.] | etw. erklimmen [geh.] [einen Berg ersteigen, den Gipfel erreichen] | |
| to dump sth. [in the cellar / attic / a crate, etc.] | etw. verfrachten [in den Keller, in eine Kiste, auf den Dachboden etc.] | |
| gastr. pharm. to prepare sth. [a meal, the breakfast, an ointment, etc.] | etw.Akk. zubereiten [eine Mahlzeit, das Frühstück, eine Salbe etc.] | |
| naut. to refloat sth. [a ship; also fig.: the economy, etc.] | etw. (wieder) flottmachen [ein Schiff; auch fig.: die Wirtschaft etc.] | |
| to scrub sth. (down) [sb.'s back, the floor, etc.] | etw. abschrubben [ugs.] [jds. Rücken, den Fußboden etc.] | |
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