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Flashcards
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch.
I am laying the book on the table (transitive)
lay, laid, laid
Ich werde das Buch auf den Tisch legen. (2)
I will set the book on the desk. (transitive)
set, set, set
Ich hängte meine Kleider in den Kleiderschrank.
I hung my clothes in the closet. (transitive)
hang, hung, hung
Sie erhängtem den Verbrecher bis er tot war.
They hanged the criminal by the neck until he was dead. (transitive)
hang, hanged, hanged
Ich sitze in der erste Reihe.
I sit in the front row. (intransitive)
sit, sat, sat
Er liegt auf seinem Bett.
He is lying on his bed. (intransitive)
lie, lay, lain
Sie setzte die Gäste.
She sitted the guests. (transitive)
Er hebt seine Hand.
He raised his hand. (transitive)
raise, raised, raised
Sie hebt das Buch.
She raised the book. (transitive)
She lifted the book.
raise, raised, raised
Er züchtet Vieh.
He raises cattle. (transitive)
He breed animals.
raise, raised, raised
breed, bred, bred
Sie erhob ihre Stimme.
She raised her voice.
raise, raised, raised
Er brachte die Frage auf.
He raised the question. (transitive)
He brought the question up.
raise, raised, raised
bring, brought, brought
Höhere Preise steigern die Kosten.
Higher prices raise the cost. (transitive)
Higher prices increase the cost.
raise, raised, raised
Sie zieht ihre Kinder gross.
She raises her children. (transitive)
She bring up her children.
raise, raised, raised
bring, brought, brought
Er züchtet Pflanzen.
He raises plants. (transitive)
He cultivate plants.
raise, raised, raised
Er sammelt Geld.
He raise money. (transitive)
He collect money.
raise, raised, raised
Das Gas stieg auf.
The gas rose. (intransitive)
The gas went up.
rise, rose, risen
go, went, gone
Sie stieg die Treppe hinauf.
She rose up the stairs.
She ascended the stairs. She ascended to the thrown.
rise, rose, risen
Die Frage kam auf....
The question rose... (intransitive)
The question came up...
rise, rose, risen
come, came, come
The Kosten steigen.
The costs rise. (intransitive)
The costs increase.
rise, rose, risen
Die Sonne geht auf.
The sun rises. (intransitive)
The sun comes up.
rise, rose, risen
Das BIP übersteigt 5%.
The GDP rise above 5%. (intransitive)
The GDP extends above 5%.
rise, rose, risen
Er steht auf.
He rise. (intransitive)
He gets up.
rise, rose, risen
get, got, got
Ihre Stimme hebt sich.
The voice rise. (intransitive)
rise, rose, risen
ascend
to go up physically
mountain climbing, ascend the stairs...
highten
intensify mood, feeling
set pauses to highten the excitement
rocket
increase rapidly
the prices for fuel has rocketed
leap
bigger than jump
a giant leap of faith
stand behind
to guarantee / to support
Our company stands behind our new computer.
lie behind
the foundation / base / reason
It would be interesting to know, what lay behind his terrible prejudices.
confirm
state sth. is true
We confirmed the booking by email.
assure sb. of. sth.
versichern
I assured my husband I would be on time for dinner.
authorize
empower -> berechtigen
Once users have been authorized, they can use their account.
engage
engagieren
He engaged a photographer to take product photos.
tackle
tackle a task / tackle a project (sth. difficult)
attend
attend a class / event / church
attend to sth. -> take care of sth.
The nurses attended to the patient with great dedication.
undergo
undergo surgery / treatment
undergo great changes
endore/suffer / experience
end up
final result
it ended up killing somebody
turn up
to attend unexpectently
to show up
turn up the music
he turned up at the party
use up / eat up
He used up the whole roll of tape.
The dogs were very hungry and ate up the meat quickly.
