| English | German | |
| sb. deserves [e.g.: ... to be promoted / to get paid / to be punished] | 21 jd. gehört ... [z. B. ... befördert / bezahlt / bestraft zu werden] [ugs. auch verkürzt: jd. gehört befördert / bezahlt / bestraft] | |
| facile {adj} [easy to get on with] | 12 umgänglich | |
| proverb [Rather get an upset stomach than let anything go back to the innkeeper.] | Lieber den Magen verrenken, als dem Wirt etwas / was schenken. [auch: Lieber den Magen verrenkt, als dem Wirt was geschenkt.] | |
Verbs |
| to shed sth. [get rid of] | 1864 etw. loswerden | |
| to meet sb. [to get to know] | 1482 jdn. kennenlernen | |
| to do sth. [get sth. done, manage sth.] | 1334 etw.Akk. erledigen | |
| to bug sb. [coll.] [get on sb.'s nerves] | 1244 jdn. nerven [ugs.] [jdm. lästig werden] | |
| to remove sth. [abolish, get rid of] | 790 etw.Akk. abschaffen | |
| to declutter sth. [also fig.] [get rid of mess] | 605 etw. entrümpeln [auch fig.] [aufräumen] | |
| to mooch [Am.] [sl.] [try to get sth. for free] | 469 schnorren [ugs.] | |
| to cop sth. [coll.] [get sth.] | 462 etw.Akk. kriegen [ugs.] | |
| to crack [get a crack in some material] | 409 platzen [einen Riss etc. bekommen, zerspringen] | |
| to convey sth. [get across] | 204 etw. rüberbringen [ugs.] [Botschaft etc.] | |
| to scoop [coll.] [get the better of] | 138 zuvorkommen | |
| to shake sth. [coll.] [get rid of or put an end to sth.] | 108 etw. abschütteln [fig.] [etw. loswerden] | |
| to scratch sth. [coll.] [to get rid of] | 95 etw.Akk. löschen | |
| equest. to mount [esp.: get on a horse] | 64 aufsteigen | |
| to lose sb. [get rid of] | 57 jdn. abhängen [Verfolger] | |
| to shift sth. [coll.] [get rid of] | 50 etw. loswerden | |
| to shift sb. [coll.] [get rid of] | 48 jdn. loswerden | |
| to rival sb. [get the better] | 37 jdn. ausstechen | |
| to fetch sth. [to bring or get ] | 36 etw. herbeischaffen [beschaffen] | |
| to doff sth. [discard or get rid of (an idea, etc.)] | 29 etw. verwerfen [eine Idee etc.] | |
| to raise sth. [to get together] [e.g. money] | 16 etw.Akk. zusammenkriegen [ugs.] [z. B. Geld] | |
| to shrink [get smaller] | 13 abnehmen [an Umfang verlieren] | |
| [to get a paunch from eating so much] | sichDat. einen Bauch anessen | |
| educ. to ace [sl.] [get an A] | die Note 1 bekommen | |
| educ. to ace sth. [esp. Am.] [coll.] [get an A in / on sth.] | eine Eins in etw.Dat. bekommen [in einem Fach] | |
| to acquire sth. [get possession of sth.] | in den Besitz etw.Gen. / von etw.Dat. kommen | |
| to bottom sth. [rare] [get to the bottom of] | etw.Akk. ergründen | |
| to bug sb. [coll.] [bother sb., get on sb.'s nerves] | jdm. auf den Wecker fallen [ugs.] | |
| to bug sb. [coll.] [get on sb.'s nerves] | jdm. auf die Nerven gehen [ugs.] | |
| to clear sth. [to pass or get over sth.] | etw. (ohne Berührung) überwinden [Hindernis usw.] | |
| med. to contract sth. [get an infection] | sichAkk. mit etw.Dat. infizieren | |
| to descend sth. [get down off] [also fig.] | von etw. heruntersteigen [auch fig.] | |
| to disappear [get lost] | abhandenkommen [verloren gehen] | |
| to doff sth. [discard or get rid of (an idea, etc.)] | sich von etw. verabschieden [von einer Idee etc.] | |
| to elope [fig.] [to get married secretly] | heimlich heiraten | |
| to fix sb. [coll.] [get even with sb.] | mit jdm. abrechnen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Vergeltung üben an jdm.] | |
| to fuss [get upset unnecessarily] | sich unnötig aufregen | |
| to manage [to get by] | über die Runden kommen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to meet sb. [get to know] | jdn. kennen lernen [Rsv.] | |
| to shed sth. [get rid of] | sich etw.Gen. entledigen [geh.] | |
| to snare sth. [get sth. in a clever way or by deceiving people] | sichDat. etw.Akk. unter den Nagel reißen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to survive sth. [get through, weather] | etw. übertauchen [österr.] [ugs.] | |
Nouns |
| [sth. one has to get used to] | 7 Gewöhnungssache {f} | |
| educ. [the replacement lesson in school; when you get a substitute teacher] | 5 Supplierung {f} [österr.] | |
| sociol. [willingness of women to get children] | Geburtenfreudigkeit {f} | |
2 Words: Others |
| ... this instant. [e.g. Get out of here this instant!] | ..., aber schleunigst. [z. B. Mach dass du fortkommst, aber schleunigst!] | |
| Do one! [Br.] [coll.] [Get lost!] | Hau ab! | |