 | Englisch | Deutsch | |
 | to look down (on sb./sth.) [from the vantage of the person or object below] | (auf jdn./etw.) herniedersehen [geh.] | |
| Teilweise Übereinstimmung |
| to look across / over at sb. [from the perspective of the person being looked at] | zu jdm. herüberschauen [österr.] [südd.] [sonst veraltet] [ugs. auch: rüberschauen] | |
| to look down at sb. [from the viewer's perspective] | auf jdn. hinabsehen | |
| to batten on sb./sth. [thrive or prosper at the expense of] | auf Kosten von jdm./etw. gedeihen | |
| to debark sth. [remove the bark (from a tree or piece of wood)] | etw.Akk. entrinden [einen Baum, ein Stück Holz etc.] | |
| to debark sth. [remove the bark (from a tree or piece of wood)] | etw.Akk. scheppsen [bayer.] [entrinden] [einen Baum, ein Stück Holz etc.] | |
| to bark sth. [esp. Br.] [strip the bark (from a tree or piece of wood)] | etw.Akk. entrinden [einen Baum, einen Ast etc.] | |
| sports to break away [from the rest of the field, gaining the lead] | ausreißen [Vorsprung gewinnen] | |
| math. to fix sth. [the object or value to be considered] | etw.Akk. fest vorgeben | |
| law to exempt sb. from sth. [esp. from the law of another country] | jdn. von etw.Dat. eximieren [Rechtssprache] | |
| to take down the wash [Am.] [remove the wash from the clothesline] | die Wäsche (von der Leine) abnehmen | |
| to foil sb./sth. [frustrate the efforts or plans of] | jdn./etw. konterkarieren [geh.] | |
| to be down [of a person: to have fallen to the ground] | am Boden liegen [von einer Person] | |
| to get a grip on sb./sth. [fig.] [take control of a person or situation] | jdn./etw. in den Griff bekommen [fig.] [unter Kontrolle bekommen] | |
| to objectivize sb. [degrade to the status of a mere object, objectify] | jdn. zum (bloßen) Objekt machen / degradieren [z. B. Werbung, Pornographie: eine Frau etc.] | |
| to lift sb./sth. up [from the floor, from sb.'s knees] | jdn./etw. aufheben [in die Höhe, auch aufrichten, erheben] | |
| to look down on sb./sth. | auf jdn./etw. herabschauen | |
| to lie on sb./sth. [to be the responsibility of sb./sth.] | jdm./etw. obliegen [geh.] | |
| to put sth. on [the light, the radio, the heating, etc.] | etw. anmachen [ugs.] [das Licht, das Radio, die Heizung etc.] | |
| to introduce sb. to sth. [bring a subject to the attention of sb. for the first time] | jdn. an etw.Akk. heranführen [jdm. etw. näherbringen (und sein Interesse dafür wecken)] | |
| to catch sight of sb./sth. [idiom] [spot in the distance or in the crowd] | jdn./etw. ausmachen [in der Ferne oder in der Menge entdecken] | |
| to look down on / upon sb./sth. [fig.] | jdn./etw. geringschätzen [verachten] | |
| to see sth. [experience, witness] [e.g. the turn of the century, the first lunar landing] | etw.Akk. erleben [z. B. die Jahrhundertwende, die erste Mondlandung] | |
| to see right through sb./sth. [fig.] [to easily recognize the true character of sb. or sth.] | jdn./etw. leicht durchschauen [in seiner wahren Gestalt leicht erkennen] | |
| to proceed to [e.g. name of person, shop; the office, the church, my sister] | sich begeben zu [geh.] | |
| oenol. to destem sth. [remove the stems from the grapes] | etw.Akk. entrappen [fachspr.] [die Beeren von den Traubenstielen abtrennen] | |
| to flag sb./sth. down [cause to stop person or vehicle] | jdn./etw. abwinken [Person oder Fahrzeug anhalten] | |
| gastr. to burn the bristles or down off [the carcass of a pig or fowl] | die Borsten oder feinen Federn abbrennen [absengen] | |
| gastr. to singe sth. [e.g., fine hairs or bristles off the carcass of fowl or pig] | etw. absengen [z. B. Federn / Kiele bzw. Borsten von Geflügel und Schweinigem] | |
| comm. to knock sth. off [from the price of sth.] [coll.] | etw. ablassen [vom Preis von etw.] | |
| to fit sb./sth. [e.g. the description fits him exactly, the lid doesn't fit the pot] | auf jdn./etw. passen [z. B. Beschreibung auf jdn., Deckel auf Dose] | |
| to kick the can down the road [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] [delay a decision in hopes that the problem or issue will go away] | ein / das Problem aussitzen wollen [ugs.] | |
| to channel sb. [coll.] [to invoke the style of another person] | jds. Geist heraufbeschwören [dessen Stil u. ä.] | |
| to define sth. down [minimize the seriousness of] | etw. aufweichen [z. B. Begriff, Forderungen] | |
| to run sth. down [trace the source of] | etw. ausfindig machen | |
| art tech. to grain sth. [paint in imitation of the grain of wood or marble] | etw. marmorieren [künstlich masern] | |
| to lower sb./sth. down on a rope [away from observer] | jdn./etw. hinunterseilen | |
| to municipalize sth. [bring sth. under the ownership (of the authorities) of a town] | etw. in städtischen Besitz überführen | |
| to municipalise sth. [Br.] [bring sth. under the ownership (of the authorities) of a town] | etw. in städtischen Besitz überführen | |
| to sky sth. [hang near the top of the wall (above line of vision)] [dated] [coll.] | etw. (deutlich) oberhalb der Augenhöhe aufhängen [Bild, Gemälde] | |
| to keep sth. on the down low [esp. Am.] [sl.] <to keep sth. on the DL> | etw.Akk. für sichAkk. behalten [nicht mitteilen] | |
| to valorize sth. [increase the value or status of] | etw.Akk. aufwerten | |
| to step on it [coll.] [idiom] [increase the effort or tempo of some activity] | einen Schritt zulegen [Redewendung] | |
| gastr. to boil sth. down [reduce the volume of a liquid by boiling] | etw. reduzieren [das Einkochen lassen bis zu der gewünschten Dicke] | |
| to assess sth. [calculate or estimate the value of sth.] | den Wert etw.Gen. bemessen | |
| to suspect sth. [doubt the genuineness or truth of sth.] | etw. anzweifeln [eine Tatsache oder die Echtheit von etw. infrage stellen] | |
| to obtain the approval of sb./sth. [of person or institution] | jds./ etw. Einverständnis einholen [auch: das Einverständnis jds./etw. einholen] [einer Person oder Institution] | |
| to switch sth. on [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. aufdrehen [z. B. Licht, Radio] [österr.] [südd.] | |
| to turn on sth. [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. andrehen [das Licht, das Radio etc.] | |
| to turn sth. on [the light, the radio, etc.] | etw.Akk. andrehen [das Licht, das Radio etc.] | |
