| Englisch | Deutsch | |
Teilweise Übereinstimmung |
| idiom to set / put the cat among the pigeons | Unruhe stiften | |
| to share the rough and the smooth [idiom] | Freud und Leid teilen [Redewendung] | |
| to sink to the bottom (of the sea) | auf den Grund (des Meeres) sinken | |
| to sit at the foot of the table | am unteren Tischende sitzen | |
| to sit at the head of the table | am oberen Tischende sitzen | |
| sports to slam the ball into the net [football] | den Ball ins Netz jagen [ugs.] | |
| sports to slam the ball into the net [football] | eins reinsemmeln [ugs.] [ein Tor schießen] | |
| to sleep the sleep of the just [idiom] | den Schlaf des Gerechten schlafen [Redewendung] | |
| to strike with the flat of the hand | mit der flachen Hand schlagen | |
| idiom to suit the action to the word [literary] | den Worten Taten folgen lassen | |
| to take the bull by the horns [idiom] | den Stier bei den Hörnern packen [Redewendung] | |
| to take the bull by the horns [idiom] | die Flucht nach vorne antreten [Redewendung] | |
| to take the rough with the smooth [idiom] | das Leben nehmen, wie es ist [Redewendung] | |
| to take the washing (in) off the line | die Wäsche von der Leine nehmen | |
| idiom to temper the wind to the shorn lamb | das schwächste Glied in der Kette berücksichtigen | |
| to throw the helve after the hatchet [idiom] | die Flinte ins Korn werfen [Redewendung] | |
| sports to tip the ball into the net [football] | den Ball ins Tor schlenzen | |
| gastr. to toss the / a pancake into the air | den / einen Pfannkuchen (durch Hochwerfen) wenden [in der Pfanne] | |
| idiom to trust the cat to keep the cream | den Bock zum Gärtner machen | |
| to turn the gas off at the mains | den Gashaupthahn zudrehen | |
| to turn the water off at the mains | den Wasserhaupthahn absperren | |
| to twist the knife (in the wound) [idiom] | Salz in die Wunde streuen [Redewendung] | |
| to vanish from the face of the earth | von der Landkarte verschwinden [fig.] | |
| idiom to vanish off the face of the earth | vom Erdboden verschwinden | |
| sports to volley the ball into the net [football] | den Ball per Direktabnahme ins Tor befördern | |
| to alight [bird: descend from the air and settle] | landen [Vogel] | |
| to bathe sth. [of water, waves: lap (the shore)] | etw. bespülen [von Wasser, Wellen: (die Küste) spülend berühren] | |
| to block sth. [the view (with a new building)] | etw.Akk. zubauen [die Aussicht] | |
| to bump sb. [coll.] [to dislodge, to appropriate the privileges of] | jdn. verdrängen [von seinem Platz usw.] | |
| to cancel [flight, bus run, etc. by the operator] | ausfallen lassen | |
| tech. to center [Am.] [place in the center of sth.] | ausmitten [selten] | |
| tech. to center [Am.] [place in the center of sth.] | einmitten [selten] | |
| to chagrin sb. [usually used in the passive voice] | jdn. verdrießen [geh.] | |
| mus. to chart [to sell enough copies to enter the music charts] | es in die Charts schaffen | |
| sports to chest sth. [esp. the ball in football / soccer] | etw. mit der Brust annehmen [bes. den Ball beim Fußballspielen] | |
| to clench sth. [the fingers / hands are clenching sth.] | sich um etw.Akk. krampfen [Finger, Hände] | |
| to compose sth. [constitute] [often in the passive voice] | etw. ausmachen [bilden] [oft im Passiv: zusammengesetzt sein] | |
| to compound sth. [make worse, intensify the negative aspects] | etw.Akk. verschlimmern [(noch) schlimmer machen, komplizieren] [ein Problem, eine Situation etc.] | |
| to conk sb. [coll.] [to hit sb. on the head] | jdm. eins auf die Rübe hauen [leicht derb] | |
| to conk sb. [coll.] [to hit sb. on the head] | jdm./jdn. auf die Rübe hauen [leicht derb] | |
| to cultivate sb. [try to win the friendship of sb.] | versuchen, jds. Freundschaft zu gewinnen / erlangen | |
| to deflate sth. [let the air out of sth.] | die Luft aus etw.Dat. herauslassen | |
| gastr. to defrost sth. [e.g. frozen vegetables, the turkey] | etw.Akk. auftauen [z. B. Tiefkühlgemüse, den Truthahn] | |
| to discontinue sth. [e.g. a method, the use] | etw.Akk. beenden | |
| pol. to disenfranchise sb. [deprive sb. of the right to vote] | jdm. das Wahlrecht entziehen | |
| aviat. orn. to dive [go steeply down through the air, swoop] | einen Sturzflug machen [Vogel, Flugzeug] | |
| to finger sth. [to palpate or touch with the fingers] | etw. befühlen [betasten] | |
| to finger sth. [to palpate or touch with the fingers] | etw. betasten [befühlen] | |
| math. to fix sth. [the object or value to be considered] | etw.Akk. fest vorgeben | |
| to hem [make the utterance or sound of "hem"] | sich (verlegen) räuspern | |