 | English | German |  |
 | electr. tech. to scan sth. | etw.Akk. abtasten |  |
 | to scan sth. [look over quickly] | etw. überfliegen |  |
 | comp. to scan sth. [text, barcode label, etc.] | etw. abscannen [Text, Barcode usw.] |  |
 | to scan sth. [e.g. the horizon for enemy ships] | etw.Akk. absuchen |  |
| Partial Matches |
 | to scan | abfragen |  |
 | comp. to scan | ein Bild abtasten |  |
 | comp. to scan | einscannen |  |
 | to scan | rastern |  |
 | to scan | scannen |  |
 | to scan | sequentiell abfragen |  |
 | to scan data | Daten abfragen |  |
 | to scan a file | eine Datei durchsuchen |  |
 | to scan a list | eine Liste durchsuchen |  |
 | to scan a pattern | ein Muster abtasten |  |
 | to scan a text | einen Text scannen [ugs.] [schnell nach bestimmten Wörtern / Informationen absuchen] |  |
 | to scan a text | einen Text überfliegen |  |
 | to scan vacancy notices | Stellenanzeigen überfliegen |  |
 | lit. to scan [read or recite verse to indicate metrical form] | skandieren [Vers, Gedicht] |  |
 | MedTech. to have a scan [coll.] [MR, CT, PET etc.] | in die Röhre kommen [ugs.] [MR, CT, PET usw.] |  |
 | to give sb./sth. sth. [pain, joy, trouble, worry, problems] | jdm./etw. etw.Akk. bereiten [Schmerz, Freude, Mühe, Kummer, Probleme] |  |
 | to add sth. to sth. [attach, add in writing etc.] | etw.Akk. etw.Dat. beifügen [hinzufügen] |  |
 | to adopt sth. from sth. [e.g. words, or images] | etw.Akk. aus etw.Dat. entlehnen |  |
 | to bar sb./sth. from sth. [e.g. from membership] | jdm./etw. etw.Akk. verweigern [z. B. die Mitgliedschaft] |  |
 | to dedicate sth. to sb./sth. [book etc., time, life] | jdm./etw. etw.Akk. widmen |  |
 | to direct sth. at sb./sth. [e.g. a comment] | etw.Akk. an jdn./etw. richten [z. B. einen Kommentar] |  |
 | to estimate sb./sth. at sth. [at a value, etc.] | jdn./etw. auf etw.Akk. schätzen [auf einen Wert etc.] |  |
 | to execute sth. in sth. [in metal, wood, ceramics, etc.] | etw.Akk. in etw.Dat. ausführen [Entwurf in Metall, Holz, Keramik etc.] |  |
 | to feed sth. on sth. [fig.] [one's eyes, soul] | etw.Akk. an etw.Dat. weiden [fig.] [geh.] |  |
 | to mix sth. with sth. [e.g. paint with water] | etw.Akk. mit etw.Dat. anmachen [durch Mischen, z. B. Farbe mit Wasser] |  |
 | to peg sth. to sth. [e.g. laundry to the line] | etw.Akk. an etw.Akk. klammern [z. B. Wäsche an die Leine] |  |
 | to plate sth. (with sth.) [with a layer of metal] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) überziehen [mit einer Schicht Metall] |  |
 | gastr. to spread sth. on sth. [e.g. butter on bread] | etw.Akk. auf etw.Dat. verstreichen [z. B. Butter auf Brot] |  |
 | gastr. to stir sth. (with sth.) [e.g. with a whisk] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) verrühren [z. B. mit einem Schneebesen] |  |
 | to tie sth. to sth. [fig.] [to link together in thought] | etw.Akk. auf etw.Akk. zurückführen [als Folge von etw. auffassen, erkennen] |  |
 | to translate sth. into sth. [e.g. dominance into goals] | etw.Akk. in etw.Akk. ummünzen [z. B. Überlegenheit in Tore] |  |
 | EU law to transpose sth. into sth. [esp. directives into national law] | etw.Akk. in etw.Akk. umsetzen [bes. Richtlinien in nationales Recht] |  |
 | gastr. to bake sth. inside sth. else [to bake in a dough] | etw.Akk. in etw.Akk. einbacken [in Teig] |  |
 | to bottom sth. on / upon sth. [rare] [base sth. on] | etw.Akk. auf etw.Akk. begründen |  |
 | electr. tech. to feed sth. back to sth. [e.g. signals, data] | etw.Akk. zurückführen zu etw.Dat. |  |
 | to pay sth. over to sth. [payment to tax office etc.] | etw.Akk. an etw.Akk. abführen |  |
 | to ply between sth. and sth. [train, ferry, ship, bus] | zwischen etw.Dat. und etw.Dat. (regelmäßig) verkehren |  |
 | to relate sb./sth. to / with sth. [bring into relation] | jdn./etw. mit etw.Dat. in Zusammenhang bringen |  |
 | to wage sth. against/on sb./sth. [war, campaign, etc.] | etw.Akk. gegen jdn./etw. führen [Krieg, Kampagne, etc.] |  |
 | to whisk sth. off (of sb./sth.) [brush / wipe off] | etw.Akk. (von jdm./etw.) wegwischen |  |
 | to combinate sth. (with sth. / each other) [archaic for combine] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat. / miteinander) verbinden |  |
 | to give relief to sth. with sth. [make less monotonous] | etw.Akk. durch etw.Akk. auflockern [abwechslungsreicher machen] |  |
 | to look out of sth. (at sb./sth.) [towards observer] | aus etw.Dat. (auf jdn./etw. / zu jdm./etw.) herausschauen |  |
 | to claw one's way through sth. / out of sth. | sichAkk. aus etw.Akk. herauswühlen |  |
 | to claw one's way through sth. / out of sth. | sichAkk. durch etw.Akk. hindurchwühlen |  |
 | to lower sb./sth. to a level of sth. [fig.] | jdn./etw. zu etw.Dat. degradieren |  |
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