 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to take sth. | 664 etw.Akk. nehmen | |
| to negotiate sth. [obstacle] | 486 etw.Akk. nehmen [Kurve, Hindernis] | |
| to overcome sth. [obstacles] | 370 etw.Akk. nehmen [Hindernisse] | |
| to accept sth. | 324 etw. nehmen [akzeptieren, annehmen] | |
| to pick sb./sth. [choose] | 214 jdn./etw. nehmen [von mehreren auswählen] | |
| comm. to charge sth. | 109 etw. nehmen [fordern, verlangen, verrechnen] | |
| to use sth. | 105 etw. nehmen [gebrauchen] | |
| to block sth. [view] | 14 etw. nehmen [Sicht] | |
| to take sb. [copulate] | 10 jdn. nehmen [koitieren] | |
| drugs pharm. to be on sth. [drugs etc.] | etw. nehmen [regelmäßig einnehmen] | |
| to strip sb. of sth. [of power, post, etc.] | jdm. etw.Akk. nehmen [Macht, Amt etc.] | |
| to rob sb. of sth. [option, chance, etc.] | jdm. etw.Akk. nehmen [wegnehmen, um etw. bringen] [Möglichkeit etc.] | |
| to take sth. from sb. | jdm. etw. nehmen | |
| to take away sth. from sb. | jdm. etw. nehmen [stehlen, wegnehmen, von etw. befreien] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to say farewell | Abschied nehmen | |
| to take leave | Abschied nehmen | |
| to back away | Abstand nehmen | |
| to stand back from sth. [fig.] [withdraw from a situation emotionally] | Abstand nehmen [fig.] | |
| to take a run-up | Anlauf nehmen | |
| travel to make a stay [at a hotel etc.] | Aufenthalt nehmen [geh.] [in einem Hotel etc.] | |
| to be on the take [Am.] [coll.] | Bestechungsgelder nehmen | |
| drugs to do drugs [coll.] | Drogen nehmen | |
| to charge admission | Eintritt nehmen [Eintrittsgeld verlangen] | |
| educ. ling. to take English lessons | Englischstunden nehmen | |
| to take sth. amiss | etw.Akk. übel nehmen | |
| to take sth. literally | etw.Akk. wörtlich nehmen | |
| to dismantle sth. | etw. auseinander nehmen [alt] | |
| to take sth. apart | etw. auseinander nehmen [alt] | |
| to double sth. [take two layers] | etw. doppelt nehmen [Stoff etc.] | |
| to take sth. the wrong way [to take offence] | etw. krumm nehmen [alt] [ugs.] | |
| to take sth. lightly | etw. leicht nehmen | |
| to be cool with sth. | etw. locker nehmen | |
| to take sth. personal | etw. persönlich nehmen | |
| to take sth. personally | etw. persönlich nehmen | |
| to take sth. hard | etw. schwer nehmen | |
| to be miffed about sth. | etw. übel nehmen | |
| to take offence at sth. [Br.] | etw. übel nehmen | |
| to take offense at sth. [Am.] | etw. übel nehmen | |
| to care about sth. | etw. wichtig nehmen | |
| to take sth. seriously | etw. wichtig nehmen | |
| to take sth. literally | etw. wortwörtlich nehmen | |
| automot. educ. to take driving lessons | Fahrstunden nehmen | |
| educ. mus. to take flute lessons | Flötenunterricht nehmen | |
| aviat. educ. to take flight lessons [Am.] | Flugstunden nehmen | |
| to take hostages | Geiseln nehmen | |
| educ. mus. to take singing lessons | Gesangsunterricht nehmen | |
| educ. mus. to take voice lessons | Gesangsunterricht nehmen | |
| drugs to do horse [sl.] | Heroin nehmen | |
| to hold sth. against sb. | jdm. etw. übel nehmen | |
| to take sb.'s measurements | jdm. Maß nehmen | |
