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Reclams Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch wurde völlig neu erstellt auf der Grundlage von Frequenzlisten (Listen, in denen die Wörter nach der Häufigkeit ihres Vorkommen geordnet sind) und von Vokabellisten der wichtigsten Englisch-Lehrwerke. Dabei haben wir besonders auf Begriffe geachtet, die Ihnen im Englischunterricht in Schule und Universität und bei Reisen ins englischsprachige Ausland begegnen. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt sind Begriffe aus den für die Geschäftskommunikation so wichtigen Bereichen Wirtschaft und Industrie.
Der gesamte hier enthaltene Wortschatz umfasst etwa 3000 Wörter Grundwortschatz und 4000 Wörter Aufbauwortschatz. Bei der Auswahl und Einordnung der Wörter sind die Vorkenntnisse, die deutschsprachige Lernerinnen und Lerner aufgrund der Verwandschaft der beiden Sprachen haben, besonders berücksichtigt worden.
Die Wörter sind nach Sachgruppen angeordnet, innerhalb der Sachgruppen alphabetisch, und zwar zunächst der Grundwortschatz, fett gedruckt, dann der Aufbauwortschatz. Die wichtigsten 1000 Wörter sind grau unterlegt, damit Sie schnell einen Grundstock nützlicher Wörter erwerben können.
Die Einträge folgen dem Schema englisches Wort – deutsche Übersetzung – Beispielsatz:
to finish ■ beenden, abschließen
Next summer my daughter is going to finish school.
Bei einem Wort, das mehrere Bedeutungen hat, werden auch mehrere Beispielsätze gegeben:
to push ■ drücken; drängen; schieben
Don’t pull the door, push it.
Don’t push ahead of me, please.
He pushed his bike because the hill was too steep.
Bei unregelmäßigen Verben sind zusätzlich die Stammformen Präteritum und Partizip Perfekt angegeben;
to give (gave, given) ■ geben, schenken
What has your brother given you for your birthday?
und bei Verben auf -y die 2. Person Singular und das Partizip Präsens:
to fly (flew, flown; flies; flying) ■ fliegen
It’s always been one of mankind’s dreams to fly like birds.
Die sogenannten Hilfsverben (Auxiliaries oder Auxiliary Verbs) sind unterstrichen und stehen ohne »to«, um sie von den Vollverben zu unterscheiden:
can (could, could) ■ können
Of course I can swim.
Bei den Substantiven ist bei unregelmäßiger Pluralbildung auch die Pluralform angegeben:
tooth (Pl.: teeth) ■ Zahn
Most adults have 32 teeth.
In allen Fällen, in denen die Aussprache Schwierigkeiten bereiten könnte, stehen Ausspracheangaben nach dem Internationalen Phonetischen Alphabet:
to laugh [lɑːf] ■ lachen
This type of joke doesn’t really make me laugh.
Dort, wo es leicht zu Fehlern – etwa bei der Aussprache oder der Übersetzung – kommen kann, steht ein Warnzeichen:
iron 
[ˈaɪən] ■ Eisen
Iron is required for the production of steel.
Nützliche Wendungen sind als Untereintrag, versehen mit einem Pfeil, angegeben:
handhand ■ Hand
One of the Beatles’ songs was “I Want To Hold Your Hand”.
►give me a handgive me a hand ■ hilf mir doch mal
►to shake handsto shake hands ■ sich die Hand geben
In Kapiteln, in denen zahlreiche Wörter im Englischen und im Deutschen gleich oder sehr ähnlich sind, haben wir aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit auf Beispielsätze verzichtet. Dies betrifft die Kapitel 1.2, 3.6, 8.3, 10.1, 10.4 und 16.4. Sie werden feststellen, dass bei diesen Themen besonders schnelle Lernfortschritte möglich sind.
Die folgenden Abkürzungen werden verwendet:
Adj. | Adjektiv |
Adv. | Adverb |
AE | American English |
Akk. | Akkusativ |
BE | British English |
Lat. | Latein |
Pl. | Plural |
adultadult [ˈædʌlt] ■ Erwachsene(r)
Once you are eighteen you are legally an adult.
ageage ■ Alter
What’s your age? – I’m sixteen.
babybaby ■ Baby, Säugling; Schatz, Liebling
Little babies sleep a lot.
Ooh, I love you, baby, I love you night and day.
to be bornto be born (was, been) ■ geboren sein, geboren werden
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
birthbirth ■ Geburt
After his birth, John’s parents moved into a new house.
birthdaybirthday ■ Geburtstag
My mother’s birthday is 12 May 1980.
boyboy ■ Junge
“I’ve loved football ever since I was a little boy”, Lionel Messi said.
femalefemale ■ weiblich; Frau
He looks very female although he is not a female.
first namefirst name ■ Vorname
Shakespeare’s first name was William.
gentlemangentleman (Pl.: -men) ■ Herr, Gentleman
Would the gentlemen please make room for the ladies?
girlgirl ■ Mädchen
Two of Liz’s children are girls.
kidkid ■ Kind
When I was a kid I liked to play in our garden.
ladylady ■ Dame; (adlige) Lady
A real lady never talks about shocking things.
May I introduce Lord and Lady Wilberforce?
last namelast name ■ Nachname, Familienname
I know “Mary” is your first name. But what is your last name?
lordlord ■ Lord (englischer Adelstitel)
The lord opened his castle to the public.
►the Lordthe Lord ■ Gott
malemale ■ männlich; Mann
In mathematics the number of male students is often bigger than that of female students.
In Britain, “Evelyn” can be the name of a male.
manman [mæn] (Pl.: men [men]) ■ Mann
The novelist Evelyn Waugh was a man, not a woman.
namename ■ Name
Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
oldold ■ alt
How old are you? – I’m sixteen.
personperson ■ Person, Mensch
This room may be used for a maximum of thirty persons.
racerace ■ Rasse
The relationship between the various races in this country has always been difficult.
sexsex ■ Geschlecht
The sex of our baby? – It’s male.
singlesingle ■ ledig
Are you single or married?
teenagerteenager ■ Teenager
Young people between 13 and 19 are called teenagers.
titletitle ■ Titel
What’s the title of the book you are reading?
In Britain academic titles are added after the name, as in Arthur Dundas, PhD.
widowwidow ■ Witwe
My mother became a widow at the age of 54.
widowerwidower ■ Witwer
He did not remain a widower long but married again.
womanwoman [ˈwʊmən] (Pl.: women [ˈwɪmɪn]) ■ Frau
According to the bible Eve was the first woman on earth.
youngyoung ■ jung
He is already a young man, not a boy any longer.
youthyouth ■ Jugendliche(r); Jugend
He was a youth of eighteen years.
In her youth she was an excellent sprinter.
agedaged ■ im Alter von
My daughter has two children aged 7 and 5.
alikealike ■ ähnlich, gleich
Twins are alike only if they are identical twins.
duchessduchess ■ Herzogin
A woman who is a duchess holds the same rank as a man who is a duke.
dukeduke ■ Herzog
The Duke of Edinburgh is Queen Elizabeth’s husband.
earlearl ■ Graf
In the UK, an earl holds a rank below that of a queen or king, duke and marquess.
ethnicethnic ■ ethnisch, Volks…
Many people of different ethnic origins live in our country.
gendergender ■ Geschlecht
Which gender is the baby, please?
humanhuman ■ Mensch
According to research all modern humans descended from the same small group of people.
IDID ■ Ausweispapier(e)
If you cannot show your passport your driver’s licence will be enough as an ID.
identificationidentification ■ Identifikation, Ausweis
Could I see your identification, please?
to identifyto identify (-fies; -fying) ■ identifizieren, erkennen
The police identified the dead body as that of Mr Myers.
identityidentity ■ Identität
In their youth many people undergo some sort of identity crisis.
infantinfant ■ Kleinkind; Säugling; Kindes…
“Infant” is the more formal term for “baby”.
Infant mortality has dropped sharply in the past century.
juniorjunior ■ Jüngere(r, s); Junior
Instead of saying that Margaret is younger than her sister, you can also say that she is her sister’s junior.
Mr Bush junior was less popular than his father.
ladlad ■ Junge, Bursche
A couple of lads were playing football on the field.
minorminor ■ Minderjährige(r)
As a minor you are not served any alcohol in the USA.
nativenative ■ einheimisch, heimatlich; gebürtig
My aunt is a native speaker of English.
The English novelist Joseph Conrad was a native Pole.
nicknamenickname ■ Spitzname
Henry’s nickname was “Professor” because he was so good at school.
peerpeer ■ Angehörige(r) des britischen Hochadels
Some examples of peers in Britain are dukes and earls.
to registerto register ■ (sich) anmelden; registrieren
If you move to Britain from abroad you must register with the police.
I would like to register my son for the football club.
registerregister ■ Register, Verzeichnis
This is a register of schools and colleges in England.
reputationreputation ■ Ruf, Reputation
John has a good reputation. Nobody has ever said anything negative about him.
residenceresidence ■ Wohnsitz
Please indicate your place of residence.
residentresident ■ Bewohner(in)
Are you a resident of this city?
selfself (Pl.: selves) ■ Selbst, Ich
Since the death of their mother Carol and Mike have never been their usual selves.
seniorsenior ■ Ältere(r, s); Senior
Michael is older than John, i.e. he is John’s senior.
Mr Bush senior was more popular than his son.
surnamesurname ■ Familienname
Could you spell your surname please, Mr Dalyell?
appearanceappearance ■ Aussehen
He had the appearance of an athlete.
armarm ■ Arm
She broke her arm when she fell off a tree.
attractiveattractive ■ attraktiv, anziehend
He struck everyone by his attractive appearance.
backback ■ Rücken
Oh dear, my back has been hurting for days.
barefootbarefoot ■ barfuß
He doesn’t like shoes and socks. That’s why he always goes barefoot.
to beto be (was, been) ■ sein
She is a very tall girl.
►to be atto be at … ■ beschäftigt sein mit
He’s been at this job for a couple of hours.
►to be upto be up ■ auf sein
It was nine o’clock, but John wasn’t up yet.
beardbeard ■ Bart
My brother grew a beard when he was only fifteen.
beautifulbeautiful ■ schön
It’s a beautiful weather today, isn’t it?
beautybeauty ■ Schönheit
The new Miss World is a real beauty.
bigbig ■ groß
It was a big surprise when my sister announced her wedding.
bodybody ■ Körper
Trust your feelings and your body.
bonebone ■ Knochen
There are more than 200 bones in the human body.
brainbrain ■ Gehirn
The brain is a very complex organ, and one of the largest in the human body.
breastbreast [brest] ■ Brust
He pressed his hand to his breast and said: “I am not lying!”
breathbreath [breθ] ■ Atem; Atemzug
He had run so fast that he was quite out of breath.
cheekcheek ■ Backe, Wange
Babies often have fat cheeks.
earear ■ Ohr
Dogs have much better ears than human beings.
elbowelbow ■ Ellenbogen
Many tennis players have occasional problems with their right – or left – elbow.
eyeeye ■ Auge
His eyes were as good as an eagle’s.
faceface ■ Gesicht
His face was covered with tears.
fairfair ■ blond, hell
She had long, fair hair.
fingerfinger ■ Finger
When I use a keyboard to write a letter I only use two fingers.
to fitto fit (fitted, fitted; AE: fit, fit) ■ passen
Oh dear, my pants don’t fit any more.
footfoot (Pl.: feet) ■ Fuß
Those feet are made for walking.
foreheadforehead ■ Stirn
A golf ball hit him right on the forehead.
hairhair ■ Haar
I wash my hair every other day.
handhand ■ Hand
One of the Beatles’ songs was “I Want To Hold Your Hand”.
►give me a handgive me a hand ■ hilf mir doch mal
►to shake handsto shake hands ■ sich die Hand geben
handsomehandsome ■ gut aussehend
George is a very handsome man.
to haveto have (had, had) ■ haben, besitzen
Emma has three cats.
►to have s.th. doneto have s.th. done ■ etwas machen lassen
He had his hair cut.
headhead [hed] ■ Kopf
Cristiano Ronaldo hurt his head and immediately left the game.
heartheart [hɑːt] ■ Herz
My father never had problems with his heart.
humanhuman ■ menschlich
The human body is highly developed.
imageimage ■ Bild
Little Sylvia is the image of her mother as a young girl.
internalinternal ■ innere(r, s)
The heart is a very important internal organ.
jointjoint ■ Gelenk
I can’t go for long walks anymore because my knee joints begin to hurt after only ten minutes.
kneeknee [niː] ■ Knie
After the accident my father had difficulties bending his knees.
largelarge ■ wohlbeleibt
He was rather a large man.
legleg ■ Bein
The guitarist broke his right leg when he fell off the stage.
liplip ■ Lippe
Red lips are a classic beauty trend.
littlelittle (smaller, smallest) ■ klein
Jacob was quite little when he was born but his brother was even smaller.
►a littlea little ■ ein bisschen
We should have known this a little earlier.
liverliver ■ Leber
In Shakespeare’s time the liver was believed to be the seat of love and passion.
lovelylovely ■ schön, reizend, nett
Mary is a lovely little girl.
lunglung ■ Lunge
He filled his lungs with air and dived into the water.
markmark ■ Fleck, Zeichen
She had a dark mark on her right cheek.
mouthmouth ■ Mund
The actor has a very large mouth.
nakednaked ■ nackt
We are born naked.
neckneck ■ Hals
She put her arms around my neck.
nicenice ■ schön, angenehm
Margaret was a nice little girl with her pretty smile and blue eyes.
nosenose ■ Nase
The boxer’s nose started to bleed after he had been hit.
►to blow one’s noseto blow one’s nose (blew, blown) ■ sich die Nase putzen, sich schnäuzen
powerfulpowerful ■ stark
Doing a lot of sports has made him even more powerful.
prettypretty ■ hübsch
I like the pretty old villages on the Isle of Wight very much.
pupilpupil [ˈpjuːpəl] ■ Pupille
The darker it gets the larger your pupils.
sensesense ■ Sinn
Human beings have five senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste.
She’s got a very strong sense of responsibility.
shortshort ■ klein
He is rather a short person.
shouldershoulder ■ Schulter
Bob, you are a big boy. I can’t carry you on my shoulders.
skinskin ■ Haut
Little Mary has very smooth skin.
slimslim ■ schlank, dünn, mager
I'm not as slim as I used to be.
smallsmall ■ klein
He is rather small for his age.
strengthstrength ■ Kraft, Stärke
Hercules was known for his great strength.
strongstrong ■ stark, kräftig
He is as strong as a horse.
talltall ■ groß
At 7 feet Dirk is very tall.
thickthick ■ dicht
Anne has thick hair.
thinthin ■ dünn
Many models have very thin arms and legs.
tinytiny ■ winzig, klein
Babies have tiny fingers and toes.
tiptoe: on tiptoetiptoe: on tiptoe ■ auf Zehenspitzen
Little Peter had to stand on tiptoe to open the door.
toetoe ■ Zeh
Human beings have ten toes and ten fingers.
tonguetongue [tʌŋ] ■ Zunge
My aunt could touch her nose with her tongue.
toothtooth (Pl.: teeth) ■ Zahn
Most adults have 32 teeth.
uglyugly ■ hässlich
Frankenstein’s monster was rather ugly.
voicevoice ■ Stimme
She has a very pleasant voice.
widewide ■ groß
He looked at her with wide eyes.
ankleankle ■ (Fuß-)Knöchel
The player had twisted his ankle and had to leave the field.
arteryartery ■ Arterie
Arteries transport blood away from the heart, veins transport it back.
baldbald ■ glatzköpfig
His grandfather became bald very early in life.
barebare ■ nackt
You must not enter this church with bare shoulders. Put a scarf round them.
blondblond ■ blond
All my family have had blond hair.
chestchest ■ Brust, Brustkorb
Just look at his chest. He must have practised with weights a lot.
chinchin ■ Kinn
The punch to his chin knocked him out on the spot.
curlycurly ■ lockig
The little girl had really curly hair.
delicatedelicate [ˈdelɪkət] ■ empfindlich, zerbrechlich
My grandmother is rather a delicate person.
to dressto dress ■ (sich) anziehen, sich kleiden
She dresses very elegantly.
femininefeminine [ˈfemənɪn] ■ feminin, weiblich
She likes to stress her feminine appearance, which is why she often wears a skirt.
fingernailfingernail ■ Fingernagel
She carefully paints her fingernails every day.
fingertipfingertip ■ Fingerspitze
Can you balance a basketball on your fingertip?
giantgiant ■ riesig; Riese(-in)
He’s got giant feet – size 52 in fact.
Some basketball players are real giants.
heelheel ■ Ferse, Hacke
The police were quickly on the criminal’s heels.
heightheight ■ Größe
Mary and Susan have about the same height.
hiphip ■ Hüfte
New hips are quite frequent among the elderly nowadays.
kidneykidney ■ Niere
Kidneys clear your blood of dangerous substances.
knuckleknuckle [ˈnʌkəl] ■ (Finger-)Knöchel
Her knuckles became all white when she grabbed the chair.
leanlean ■ schlank
Jim always looks lean and fit.
left-handedleft-handed ■ linkshändig
Two of my three children are left-handed.
limblimb [lɪm] ■ Glied
Human beings have four limbs – two legs and two arms.
locklock ■ Locke
The little girl had beautiful black locks.
looklook ■ Aussehen; Blick
She was a woman of very good looks.
He had a very serious look on his face.
masculinemasculine [ˈmæskjəlɪn] ■ maskulin, männlich
She went so often to a gym that in the end she had a very masculine appearance.
maskmask ■ Maske
He wore a mask so that he would not be recognized.
maturemature [məˈtʃʊə] ■ reif; entwickelt, erwachsen
Considering that she’s only twelve she’s rather mature.
moustachemoustache [məˈstɑːʃ] ■ Schnurrbart
On old photographs you can see that many men had a moustache in those days.
neatneat ■ ordentlich, sauber
Everyone appreciated her neat appearance.
nervenerve ■ Nerv
Muscles only begin to work when nerves make them do so.
organorgan ■ Organ
All his major organs are in perfect order.
palmpalm [pɑːm] ■ Handfläche
There are people who claim that they can see your future in your palm.
plumpplump ■ rund, mollig
John loved his little, plump wife.
ponytailponytail ■ Pferdeschwanz
Picasso painted a famous portrait of a girl with a ponytail.
prominentprominent ■ vorstehend
The little boy had rather prominent teeth.
rearrear ■ Hintern
He turned around furiously when someone kicked him in the rear.
to resembleto resemble ■ ähneln, sich gleichen
Mary and Liza are not twins but they resemble each other very much.
ribrib ■ Rippe
Human beings usually have twice twelve ribs, i.e. twenty-four.
sexysexy ■ sexy, attraktiv
She looks really sexy in that new dress of hers.
skinnyskinny ■ dünn, mager
Tom is so skinny! He ought to put on some weight.
smartsmart ■ schick
He looks very smart in that suit.
stomachstomach ■ Magen; Bauch
Food is primarily digested in the stomach.
Babies often have a big stomach.
thicknessthickness ■ Dichte
The thickness of her hair is remarkable.
thumbthumb [θʌm] ■ Daumen
Most babies suck their thumb.
toenailtoenail ■ Zehennagel
Elsie painted her toenails.
toughtough [tʌf] ■ robust
Coalminers have to be very tough men.
trunktrunk ■ Rumpf
They discovered the trunk of a prehistoric human being in the forest.
to undressto undress ■ (sich) ausziehen
They all undressed before jumping into the lake.
Mary undressed the baby before bathing her.
veinvein ■ Vene
Veins transport blood back to the heart.
waistwaist ■ Taille
The actress wore a scarf around her waist.
wristwrist ■ Handgelenk
The singer had his expensive watch stolen from his wrist.
to actto act ■ handeln; sich verhalten
Act quickly if you want to make use of this special offer.
Sometimes he acts like a clown.
actact ■ Handlung
It would be an act of kindness to help me in this crisis.
actionaction ■ Handeln
He was a man of action rather than of thought.
activeactive ■ aktiv, lebendig
Cats are very active at night.
to appearto appear ■ erscheinen, auftreten
The driver who had caused the accident was asked to appear before court.
to approachto approach ■ sich nähern
He approached the dog quite carefully because he feared it might bite him.
to ariseto arise (arose, arisen) ■ sich erheben
The guests arose when the President approached.
to arrangeto arrange ■ anordnen; vereinbaren
They arranged the chairs so that everybody could see the speaker.
They arranged another meeting to discuss the matter more fully.
to attachto attach ■ befestigen
He attached the tin opener to the wall.
to avoidto avoid ■ aus dem Weg gehen, vermeiden
By stepping quickly aside he managed to avoid the oncoming car.
to bringto bring (brought, brought) ■ (mit)bringen
Can I bring you another cup of tea?
►to bring upto bring up ■ großziehen, erziehen
After their parents’ death the children were brought up by their grandparents.
to buildto build (built, built) ■ bauen
Building a house was their main ambition.
busybusy ■ beschäftigt
Don’t come in. Can’t you see I’m busy?
to carryto carry ■ tragen
This bag is much too heavy for me. I can’t carry it.
►to carry onto carry on ■ weitermachen
You’re doing nicely, John. Just carry on.
►to carry outto carry out ■ ausführen, erfüllen
It’s a very tricky task. I’m not sure whether I can carry it out.
to clearto clear ■ aufräumen, reinigen
Please clear your room before you go on holidays.
to climbto climb [klaɪm] ■ klettern, besteigen
Every year thousands of tourists climb Mont Blanc.
to closeto close ■ schließen
He closed the door carefully so that nobody could hear them.
to cometo come [kʌm] (came, come) ■ kommen
Could you come for a meal on Thursday?
►to come up with s.th.to come up with s.th. ■ sich etwas ausdenken
She is such an interesting person. She keeps coming up with new ideas.
to copyto copy ■ kopieren; nachmachen
Children often copy the behaviour of adults.
to coverto cover [ˈkʌvə] ■ bedecken
It was so cold that he covered his head with a hat.
to cryto cry (cries; crying) ■ weinen; schreien
When her father died she cried all day.
He cried out in pain when the dog bit him.
to cutto cut (cut, cut) ■ schneiden
The cook cut the meat into small pieces.
to destroyto destroy ■ zerstören
The gang destroyed a large number of cars – simply for the fun of it.
to disappearto disappear ■ verschwinden
He just saw him disappear round the corner.
to divideto divide ■ verteilen
They divided the profit of the business among themselves.
to doto do (did, done) ■ tun, machen
Dad, that’s too difficult for you. Let me do it.
to dropto drop ■ fallen lassen
The rock was so heavy that I was forced to drop it.
to enterto enter ■ betreten, eintreten
The sign outside the building stated clearly: “Danger. Do not enter.”
to escapeto escape ■ entkommen, fliehen
The prisoner found the door unlocked and managed to escape.
to fightto fight (fought, fought) ■ kämpfen
Many people nowadays still have to fight for their rights.
to fillto fill ■ füllen
He filled his glass with whisky.
to findto find (found, found) ■ finden; denken
After searching for hours I finally found our cat.
I find this rather difficult to do.
►to find outto find out ■ herausfinden, herausbekommen
I hope the police will find out who stole my car.
to finishto finish ■ beenden, abschließen
Next summer my daughter is going to finish school.
to fixto fix ■ festmachen, reparieren
She fixed her new tin opener to the wall.
The door won’t close properly. Can you fix it, please?
to flyto fly (flew, flown; flies; flying) ■ fliegen
It’s always been one of mankind’s dreams to fly like birds.
to followto follow ■ folgen
I’ll go ahead – just follow me.
to gatherto gather ■ aufsammeln
They gathered all the old newspapers and threw them away.
to getto get (got, got) ■ bekommen; werden
Mum, what are we getting for breakfast?
I hope the weather will get better soon.
►to get into get in ■ (ins Auto) einsteigen
You don’t need to walk. Just get in the car.
►to get offto get off ■ aussteigen; davonkommen
We’ll have to get off the bus at the next stop.
Although John’s crimes were very serious he got off lightly.
►to get outto get out ■ (aus dem Auto) aussteigen
Stop telling me how to drive or get out!
►to get upto get up ■ (aus dem Bett) aufstehen
School begins at 9 o’clock. So you must get up at 7.30 a.m.
“Get up, stand up, don’t give up the fight” (Bob Marley).
to goto go (went, gone) ■ gehen, fahren
This year we’re going to Italy for a holiday.
►to go aheadto go ahead ■ vorangehen; weitermachen
Don’t wait for me. Just go ahead.
You’re doing nicely. Just go ahead.
►to go downto go down ■ sinken, fallen
After rising sharply for quite some time, prices at last began to go down.
►to go onto go on ■ weitermachen, weitergehen
After a short break he went on washing his car.
►to go outto go out ■ ausgehen
Although he couldn’t really afford it he liked going out a lot.
►to go upto go up ■ hinaufgehen, steigen
As a result of the high demand for petrol, prices went up.
to handto hand ■ geben, reichen
Can you please hand me the hammer?
to hangto hang (hung, hung) ■ hängen; aufhängen; erhängen (in dieser Bedeutung: hanged, hanged)
A beautiful picture was hanging on the wall.
He hung up his coat when he came in.
They hanged Tom Dooley from a tree.
►to hang aroundto hang around (hung, hung) ■ rumhängen, herumlungern
Stop hanging around all day. Do something useful!
to harmto harm ■ schädigen, verletzen
Don’t harm innocent animals.
to hitto hit (hit, hit) ■ schlagen, stoßen; treffen
Parents are not supposed to hit their children.
The bullet hit him in the back of his leg.
hithit ■ Schlag, Stoß; Treffer
He received a hit on his head and fell down.
to holdto hold (held, held) ■ halten
The title of a famous Beatles song is “I want to hold your hand.”
to hopto hop ■ hüpfen
Look at those little birds hopping around in the garden.
to hurryto hurry (hurries; hurrying) ■ sich beeilen
They saw the train coming. So they hurried to catch it.
►hurry uphurry up ■ beeil dich, beeilt euch
to jointo join ■ verbinden, anfügen
Join the two broken pieces and tie them closely together. That may help.
to jumpto jump ■ springen
They jumped together into the swimming pool.
to keepto keep (kept, kept) ■ behalten, aufheben
I always keep the receipts of what I’ve bought for some time.
►to keep doing s.thto keep doing s.th. ■ ständig etwas tun
He keeps telling stories.
►Keep off!Keep off! ■ Nicht betreten!
Keep off the lawn!
to kneelto kneel [niːl] (knelt, knelt) ■ knien
As a sign of his love he knelt before his fiancée.
to laughto laugh [lɑːf] ■ lachen
This type of joke doesn’t really make me laugh.
to layto lay (laid, laid) ■ legen; (Tisch) decken
Hens do not usually lay more than one egg per day.
Could you please lay the table?
to leadto lead (led, led) ■ führen, bringen
The nurse took the patient by the hand and led her to her bed.
to leaveto leave (left, left) ■ verlassen; zurücklassen; weggehen
He left the house at 8 p.m.
It didn’t take him long to realize that he had left his umbrella in his office.
She was so annoyed by his remark that she simply left.
to lieto lie (lay, lain; lying) ■ liegen
After a party I usually lie in bed until noon.
to liftto lift ■ (hoch)heben
Can you help me lift this box?
to lookto look ■ sehen, schauen, gucken; aussehen
Look what you’ve done. You’ve broken the cup.
You look beautiful.
►to look atto look at ■ ansehen, betrachten
The student looked at the documents on his desk.
►to look forto look for ■ suchen
I’ve been looking for this book for hours.
►to look upto look up ■ nachschlagen
If only I didn’t have to look up so many words in the dictionary.
to loseto lose (lost, lost) ■ verlieren
I’m afraid I’ve lost my keys.
to maketo make (made, made) ■ machen; (veran)lassen
He made this chair all alone.
His boss made him do all the dirty work in the factory.
►to make up s.th.to make up s.th. ■ sich etwas ausdenken, etwas erfinden
Some pupils make up strange stories to explain why they are late.
to manageto manage ■ managen; zurechtkommen
My wife manages our financial affairs.
We don’t have a lot of money, but we can manage.
to markto mark ■ markieren, kennzeichnen
Mark the bottles clearly if their content is dangerous.
motionmotion ■ Bewegung
Do not get off the train when it is still in motion.
to moveto move ■ (sich) bewegen
Don’t move or I’ll shoot.
movementmovement ■ Bewegung
The night was so calm that there was not the slightest movement outside.
to nodto nod ■ nicken
She nodded to indicate that she agreed.
to noteto note ■ notieren
She briefly noted what she had seen so that she could report it to the police.
to observeto observe ■ beobachten
The police officer observed someone hitting an elderly person and arrested him.
to opento open ■ öffnen
He opened his bag and took out a book.
to passto pass ■ vorbeigehen, vorbeifahren; reichen
He passed his neighbour in the street without so much as saying “Hello”.
A train passed.
Can you pass me the salt, please?
to point atto point at ■ hinweisen auf, zeigen auf
Little Max always points at the bread when he wants some more.
to prepareto prepare ■ zubereiten
In preparing her dishes the cook only used fresh ingredients.
to presentto present ■ präsentieren; überreichen
She always tries to present herself in the best way.
Some restaurants present the bill in a little box.
to pressto press ■ drücken; bügeln; pressen
He pressed my hand to express his sympathy.
My son presses his shirts himself.
The company pressed thousands of records for its customers.
procedureprocedure [prəˈsiːdʒə] ■ Verfahren, Vorgehen
This is the standard procedure in these cases.
to provideto provide ■ bereitstellen; Vorsorge treffen
We’ll provide whatever you need for this meeting.
We can easily provide for ourselves.
to pullto pull ■ ziehen
They pulled the drowning man out of the water and saved him.
to pushto push ■ drücken; drängen; schieben
Don’t pull the door, push it.
Don’t push ahead of me, please.
He pushed his bike because the hill was too steep.
to putto put (put, put) ■ (ver)setzen; stellen, tun; legen
Can’t you put yourself in his position?
Just put your suitcase here. The porter will take care of it.
Could you put this book on top of the others?
►to put up withto put up with ■ sich abfinden mit
I am not going to put up with this kind of behaviour.
quickquick ■ schnell
The tennis player moved with quick and short steps.
to raiseto raise ■ heben; hochziehen
Raise your hands if you agree with this proposal.
When ships approach the bridge it is raised.
to reachto reach ■ greifen
The little child reached for her mother’s hand.
to realizeto realize ■ verwirklichen
At last we have been able to realize our plan.
to removeto remove ■ entfernen; ausziehen
The doctor removed the thorn from my finger.
She removed her coat and hat because it was very warm in the room.
to replaceto replace ■ ersetzen, austauschen
She replaced her old necklace with a new one.
to riseto rise (rose, risen) ■ steigen; hochgehen; aufgehen; aufsteigen
At last the fog began to rise above the valley.
The lights went down and the curtain rose.
In summer the sun rises as early as 4 a. m.
His voice rose higher than that of the other singers.
to runto run (ran, run) ■ laufen, rennen
The students were late so they had to run to catch the bus.
to saveto save ■ retten
He jumped into the river and was able to save the drowning girl.
to setto set (set, set) ■ setzen, stellen, legen
Can you set the vase on the floor, please?
►to set into set in ■ einsetzen
The rain set in just as we left the house to go for a walk.
►to set offto set off ■ aufbrechen
The party set off at six o’clock to reach the summit before midday.
►to set upto set up ■ aufschlagen
Let’s set up our camp here.
to settleto settle ■ es sich bequem machen; (sich) beruhigen
I like to settle in front of my favourite TV comedy on Saturday nights.
When John had settled a little after the dispute, he went to bed.
to shaketo shake (shook, shaken) ■ (sich) schütteln, zittern, beben
She was shaking with the cold.
to showto show (showed, shown) ■ zeigen
Can I show you what I’ve written so far?
to shutto shut (shut, shut) ■ schließen
Could you please shut the door?
to sitto sit (sat, sat) ■ sitzen
The old lady was sitting in front of her TV all day doing nothing.
►to sit downto sit down ■ sich (hin)setzen
to smileto smile ■ lächeln
Jennifer smiled when she heard Henry’s compliment.
smilesmile ■ Lächeln
Estelle had a faint smile on her face when she saw Pip.
to spreadto spread [spred] (spread, spread) ■ ausbreiten
Daddy spread his arms to welcome me.
to standto stand (stood, stood) ■ stehen; (sich) stellen
Hundreds of people were standing at the ticket counter.
She stood the dripping umbrella in the bathtub.
►to stand upto stand up ■ aufstehen
There was a time when gentlemen stood up when a lady entered or left the room.
to stareto stare ■ starren
Don’t stare at me like that!
to stayto stay ■ bleiben
How long will you be staying in Britain?
to stepto step ■ treten
Don’t step on my shoes.
►to step asideto step aside ■ zur Seite treten, Platz machen
Could you please step aside so that the old lady can pass?
►to step backto step back ■ zurücktreten
If you do not wish to be be hurt you’d better step back a little.
►to step forwardto step forward ■ vortreten
Will any volunteers please step forward?
►to step into step in ■ eintreten; einschreiten, intervenieren
There’s room enough here. Just step in.
When I saw the two boys fighting I stepped in at once.
►to step outto step out ■ (kurz) weggehen
He stepped out to smoke a cigarette.
stepstep ■ Schritt
My toes hurt at every step.
to stopto stop ■ aufhören; hindern; stoppen
Stop kicking me, will you?
If you want to go for a walk, what’s stopping you?
He is hopeless. He cannot even stop a ball properly.
to taketo take (took, taken) ■ nehmen; bringen
Can I have another lump of sugar? – Take as many as you like.
Can I take you home?
to throwto throw (threw, thrown) ■ werfen
Whenever he threw the ball his dog ran after it.
to touchto touch ■ berühren, anfassen
Don’t touch that! It’s hot.
to turnto turn ■ drehen; wenden; sich umdrehen; richten
He turned the key in the lock.
She turned her head to see who was entering the room.
When he heard John calling he turned.
Veronica turned the lamp on her brother.
►to turn aroundto turn around ■ (sich) umdrehen
The old lady turned around to see who was coming.
turnturn ■ Drehung
Give the screw another turn.
to undertaketo undertake (-took, -taken) ■ durchführen, unternehmen
He undertook an expedition to the South Pole.
to useto use ■ benutzen
Please use your own toothbrush.
►to be used to s.th.to be used to s.th. ■ an etwas gewöhnt sein
I’m used to going to bed very late.
►used toto use to do s.th. ■ etwas gewöhnlich tun
I used to play tennis a lot, but now I can’t.
useuse ■ Nutzen; Gebrauch, Benutzung
This screwdriver is of no use. Do you have a better one?
Can you instruct me in the use of this machine?
The use of this car park is reserved for employees.
to walkto walk ■ zu Fuß gehen
The school is only five minutes away. You can easily walk there.
walkwalk ■ Spaziergang
The walk along the coast from Paignton to Brixham takes about two hours.
►to take a walkto take a walk (took, taken) ■ einen Spaziergang machen
Granny likes to take a walk after lunch.
to bendto bend (bent, bent) ■ biegen, krümmen, beugen
You cannot easily bend steel.
to bindto bind (bound, bound) ■ binden
They discovered the victim bound hand and foot.
to biteto bite (bit, bitten) ■ beißen
Mind that the snake doesn’t bite you.
to botherto bother ■ belästigen
Stop bothering me, will you?
to boundto bound ■ springen
Little Marian bounded about in the garden.
to breatheto breathe [briːð] ■ atmen
He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his wife was safe.
to burstto burst (burst, burst) ■ ausbrechen
On hearing of the accident she burst into tears.
to chewto chew ■ kauen
Chew your food properly.
to clapto clap ■ klatschen
The little girl clapped her hands for joy.
to cleanto clean ■ putzen; reinigen, säubern
Please clean your shoes before entering the gym.
to clickto click ■ klicken
Some pupils will click their fingers when they put up their hands.
to copyto copy ■ nachmachen, nachahmen
Children often copy the behaviour of adults.
to crawlto crawl ■ krabbeln, kriechen
Look, Mary. Baby can crawl now.
to crushto crush ■ zerdrücken, zerquetschen
Could you crush some ice for me, please?
crycry ■ Schrei; Geheul
He was so surprised that he gave a loud cry.
to decorateto decorate ■ schmücken
They decorated the dining room with balloons and candles.
to digto dig (dug, dug) ■ (um)graben
He does not like digging in the garden because of his bad back.
to dragto drag ■ ziehen, schleifen, zerren
A monster came out of the wood and dragged him away.
to driftto drift ■ treiben, sich treiben lassen
I didn’t try to swim against the current. I just drifted along until I had reached the island ahead of me.
to dryto dry (dries; drying) ■ trocknen, austrocknen
Mary was drying her hair with a towel.
Global warming is drying up the Colorado River.
to emergeto emerge ■ auftauchen, auftreten
He suddenly emerged from behind a tree.
to fetchto fetch ■ holen, bringen
Some dogs fetch their master’s slippers.
to frownto frown ■ die Stirne runzeln
The judge frowned to show how annoyed he was by what the witness had said.
to gazeto gaze ■ starren
My father gazed at me as if I was a ghost.
gesturegesture ■ Geste, Handbewegung
The speaker reacted to the protest with an impatient gesture.
to glanceto glance ■ einen Blick werfen
After only glancing briefly at the exam paper the student gave up.
to grabto grab ■ (er)greifen, packen, zugreifen
Three police officers grabbed the suspect and took him to the station.
to grinto grin ■ grinsen, strahlen
The actor grinned with delight when he won the prize.
to imitateto imitate ■ nachahmen, imitieren
The little girl kept imitating whatever her elder brother did.
to insertto insert ■ einwerfen, hineinstecken
You must insert a 50-pence coin before your ticket is printed.
to knitto knit [nɪt] ■ stricken
My grandma knitted a pair of socks for my birthday.
to knockto knock [nɒk] ■ klopfen
“Knocking On Heaven’s Door” is a well-known song by Bob Dylan.
laughterlaughter [ˈlɑːftə] ■ Gelächter
We couldn’t sleep because of all the laughter in the street.
to leanto lean [liːn] (leant [lent], leant; AE: leaned [liːnd], leaned) ■ sich beugen, sich lehnen
She leant over so much that she almost fell out of her chair.
to leapto leap [liːp] (leapt [lept], leapt; AE: leaped [liːpt], leaped) ■ springen, einen Satz machen
When John saw the dog approach he leapt out of his chair and ran away.
to lightto light ■ beleuchten; anzünden
We’ll need to buy some more lamps to light the room properly.
He went out on the balcony to light a cigarette.
to lockto lock ■ abschließen
Don’t forget to lock the door when you go out.
to marchto march ■ marschieren
The soldiers marched all night to reach the front on time.
to mendto mend ■ flicken, reparieren
My grandmother always said that mending is better than ending.
to mixto mix ■ (ver)mischen; mixen
She mixed the various ingredients to make a salad.
She mixed him a drink.
to moanto moan ■ stöhnen
The hospital was full of moaning soldiers wounded in action.
to mountto mount ■ besteigen
The soldiers mounted their horses and pursued the enemy.
occupationoccupation ■ Beschäftigung
Her mother’s chief occupation was to look after her children.
to omitto omit ■ auslassen; unterlassen
In a quotation in an essay you must not omit any word without indicating this.
Nor must you omit to mention your source.
pacepace ■ Tempo; Schritt
At last our yacht gathered pace.
Anne always walks at a fast pace.
to packto pack ■ packen
Whenever we start packing our bags our dog begins to bark.
to pasteto paste ■ kleben
Just take some glue and paste the pieces together.
to peelto peel ■ schälen
I never peel the potatoes if I want to fry them.
to pinchto pinch ■ kneifen
Ouch, that hurts! Stop pinching me.
to polishto polish ■ polieren, putzen
Polish your shoes before you go to the interview.
to poseto pose ■ posieren, Modell sitzen
She posed as a model for a painting class.
to pourto pour [pɔː] ■ einschenken
Would you like me to pour you some coffee?
to pretendto pretend ■ vortäuschen
She pretended to be asleep because she did not want to be disturbed.
to punchto punch ■ schlagen, boxen
Without any reason he got up and punched me in the face.
to quitto quit (quit/quitted, quit/quitted) ■ aufhören
He quitted smoking only after his father had died of cancer.
to raceto race ■ rennen; um die Wette laufen
The boys kept racing about the schoolyard.
I do like running but I don’t like racing.
to riskto risk ■ riskieren, wagen
I know walking on ice is dangerous, but I’ll risk it nevertheless.
to rollto roll ■ (sich) rollen
I don’t like our dog to roll in the wet grass.
My golf ball rolled into the hole.
routineroutine [ruːˈtiːn] ■ Routine
After their retirement my parents made it their routine to get up at eight o’clock.
to rubto rub ■ reiben
It was so cold that the explorers had to rub their hands to keep them warm.
to rushto rush ■ eilen; hetzen
They rushed to the box office to buy tickets before the show was sold out.
Don’t rush me. I can’t walk any faster.
to scratchto scratch ■ kratzen
Don’t tease the cat. It’ll scratch you!
to seekto seek (sought, sought) ■ suchen
I’ve been seeking our dog for three hours.
to seizeto seize [siːz] ■ ergreifen
When Kevin refused to stop his father seized him by the collar.
to separateto separate [ˈsepəreɪt] ■ trennen, auseinanderhalten
Separate the discs with classical music from those with pop songs.
to shiftto shift ■ (weg)bewegen, verschieben
Before painting your walls you ought to shift all the furniture.
to shrugto shrug ■ die Achseln zucken
Instead of answering the question Lynn simply shrugged and left.
to smashto smash ■ zerschlagen
The burglar smashed a window to get into the house.
to snapto snap ■ (ab)brechen
He snapped the twig in two pieces.
to sneezeto sneeze ■ niesen
Whenever my aunt had to sneeze she did it seven times.
to snoreto snore ■ schnarchen
Jack’s parents had separate bedrooms because his father snored a lot.
to sobto sob ■ schluchzen
At the news of her father’s death she sobbed for several hours.
to spendto spend (spent, spent) ■ verbringen; investieren
We spent our vacation in Scotland.
He spends all his energy on preparing for his exam.
to spinto spin (spun, spun) ■ (sich) drehen
When he heard a noise behind him he spun round.
to spitto spit (spat, spat) ■ spucken
Don’t spit on the floor, will you?
to splitto split (split, split) ■ spalten
The lightning split the tree in two parts.
►to split upto split up ■ aufteilen
The teacher split up the class into four groups.
to spoilto spoil (spoilt/spoiled, spoilt/spoiled) ■ verderben; verwöhnen
She spoilt our evening by her strange behaviour.
Grandparents tend to spoil their grandchildren.
to springto spring (sprang, sprung; AE: sprung, sprung) ■ springen
When he heard the alarm, he sprang out of bed immediately.
to squashto squash ■ quetschen
Don’t squash the peaches.
to squeezeto squeeze ■ ausquetschen; zwängen; drücken
Carol squeezed two oranges for a fruit cocktail.
Phil squeezed another suitcase into the trunk.
Margot squeezed Jack’s hand.
to stirto stir ■ sich bewegen
After his first marathon Matthew was so tired that he couldn’t stir.
to stretchto stretch ■ sich recken
Whenever our dog wakes up he stretches.
to stroketo stroke ■ streicheln
Our dog likes being stroked.
to suckto suck ■ saugen, lutschen
A lot of babies suck their thumbs.
to swimto swim (swam, swum) ■ schwimmen
Justus learned to swim at the age of five.
to swingto swing (swung, swung) ■ schwingen; schwanken; schaukeln
He swung his arms to regain his balance.
He had drunk so much alcohol that he swung in his walk.
The little girl swung in the garden.
swingswing ■ Schwingen, Schlag
He felled the tree with one swing of his axe.
to switchto switch ■ schalten; wechseln