 | English  | German | |
 | drowsy {adj} [person: after getting up; also fig.: village, etc.] | 143 verschlafen [nach dem Aufstehen; auch fig.: Dorf etc.] | |
| [The days are getting longer again, spring is nearing.] | Es geht nauswärts. [fränk.] [pfälz.] [regional] | |
| offending {adj} [e.g. by getting personal] | untergriffig | |
| Verbs |
| to wear (sth.) [damage, getting damaged through use] | 599 (etw.) verschleißen | |
| to bikeshed [management jargon for getting lost in the details] | sich in Kleinigkeiten verlieren | |
| Nouns |
| commuting [getting to work and back] | 265 Pendeln {n} | |
| 2 Words |
| to get better [e.g. »It got better.«, »She's getting better.«, »The project gets better.«] | aufwärts gehen [nur unpersönlich, z. B. »Es ging aufwärts.«, »Mit ihr geht es aufwärts.«, »Es geht aufwärts mit dem Projekt.«] | |
| to get in [of rain; e.g. The rain's getting in the house!] | hereinregnen | |
| 3 Words |
| worse and worse {adj} {adv} [e.g. a situation getting worse and worse] | immer schlimmer | |
| to slow sb. down in sth. [e.g. in progress, work, getting ahead etc.] | jdn. bei etw.Dat. aufhalten | |
| 4 Words |
| commuting back and forth [getting to work and back] | Hin- und Herpendeln {n} [zwischen Arbeit und Daheim] | |
| 5+ Words |
| You might be on to something. [coll.] [getting near the truth] | Du könntest an etwas dran sein. [ugs.] | |
| to get sb. transferred to a different department by singing his (or her) praises [with the effect of getting rid of them] | jdn. in eine andere Abteilung fortloben [wegloben] | |
