| sort | Idiom | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| laid | "S.B. BE laid back." EX: He is very laid back. | jemand ist relaxend |
| lead | "S.B. lead a ADJ. life." EX: She leads a boring life. | ein ... Leben führen. Sie führt ein langweiliges Leben. |
| leave | "S.B. leave S.T./S.B.." | jemand vergisst etwas / jemanden |
| leave alone | "Leave S.B. alone!" EX: Leave me alone! | jemanden allein lassen Lass mich allein! |
| leave out | "S.B. leave S.T. out." | etwas vergessen, weglassen, übersehen |
| left | "And S.B. BE left holding the baby." EX: You all go out and enjoy yourselves and let me do the washing up. I don't mind being left holding the baby. | Und ich bin der Angeschmierte |
| lend/give | "S.B. lend S.B. S.B. S.T." EX: Can you lend me your car? | jemand leiht jemandem etwas. |
| let | "Let's say." | Stell Dir mal vor |
| let | "Let's VERB." | etwas vorschlagen |
| let out | "S.B. let S.T./S.B. out" EX: You let the water out. | etwas/jemanden herauslassen |
| lie | "Don't tell S.B. a cock-and-bull story." EX: Please don't tell me any more of your cock-and-bull stories as I don't believe a word you say. | Erzähle mir keine Märchen |
| lie of | "A tissue of lies." EX: The story Gill told us about meeting the famous pop star in Las Vegas is just a tissue of lies. I know for a fact she has never even been to the USA. | Von A bis Z erfunden |
| lie to | "Go and tell that to the marines." EX: Go and tell that to the marines - I personally don't believe a word you said. | Das kannst du deiner Großmutter erzählen |
| like | "S.B. like to have S.B. finger in every pie." EX: Tom likes to have his finger in every pie although sometimes I wish he would not interfere so much. | Er möchte überall mitmischen |
| like | "What do S.B. S.B./S.T. look like?" EX: What does your flat look like? EX: What does your boss look like? | konkrete Eigenschaft Wie sieht Deine Wohnung aus? Wie sieht Dein Boss aus? |
| like | "What's S.B. S.B./S.T. like?" EX: What's your boss like? EX: What's your flat like? | abstrakte Eigenschaft (befinden, ...) Wie geht's Deinem Boss? Wie ist Deine Wohnung? |
| like | Would S.B. like S.T.? EX: Would you like a beer? | Vorschlag, etwas anbieten |
| like about | "S.B. like S.T. about S.T./S.B.." | ??? |
| like about | "What do S.B. like about S.T./S.B.." | ??? |
| like to | "S.B. like S.T./S.B. / to VERB." | ??? |
| like to | "Would you like to join S.B. for ..." | begleiten, einladen |
| like to | "Would you like to VERB?" ...Ú "Yes I would." ...Ú "No, I wouldn't." | Einladung etwas zu tun Würdest du gerne ...? |
| lips | "Read S.B. lips." | ??? |
| listen to | "S.B. listen to S.T./S.B.." EX: I listen to music. | zuhören, anhören |
| live in | "S.B. BE in the fast lane." | jemand lebt auf der Überholspur |
| look | "S.B. look ahead." | vorausblicken (übertragener Sinn) |
| look after | "S.B. look after S.B./S.T.." EX: He looked after the tickets. | erledigen, kümmern |
| look around | "S.B. look around." | sich umsehen |
| look at | "S.B. look at S.B./S.T.." | etwas anschauen |
| look at | "S.B. look at S.B./S.T.." | auf etwas/jemanden schauen |
| look at | "S.B. looked daggers at me." EX: My mother looked daggers at me when I told one of her friends her real age. | Sie durchbohrte mich mit ihren Blicken |
| look for | "S.B. look for S.B./S.T.." | etwas suchen |
| look into | "S.B. look into S.T.." | etwas kontrollieren, prüfen |
| look out | "S.B. look out of S.W.." | raus sehen/schauen |
| look out | "S.B. look out." | pass auf |
| look through | "S.B. look through S.T.." | etwas durchblättern/überfliegen |
| look forward to | "S.B. look forward to VERBing / S.T.." EX: Looking forward to meeting you. EX: I'm looking forward to the trip. | sich auf etwas freuen Ich freue mich darauf Dich zu treffen. |
| look up | "S.B. look S.B. up." | jemanden besuchen |
| look up | "S.B. look S.B./S.T. up." | jemanden/etwas sicher verwahren; nach etwas sehen |
| look up | "S.B. look up." | hinaufschauen, nachschauen (im Lexikon) |
| look up in | "S.B. look S.T. up. in S.T.." EX: I look up the Times for trains to London in the time table. | etwas irgendwo nachschlagen |
| loss at | "S.B. BE at a complete loss." | absolut keine Ahnung |
| loss at | "S.B. BE at a loss to explain." | kann etwas nicht erklären |
| loss for | "S.B. BE at a loss for words." | finde keine Worte |
| lost of | "S.B. lost S.B.s train of thought." | ??? |
| love | "S.B. date S.B.." | in einer festen Beziehung (treu) |
| love | "S.B. go steady." | in einer festen Beziehung (treu) |
| love | "They love each other." | Sie lieben sich (gegenseitig). |
| love in with | "S.B. BE in love with S.B.." | verliebt sein, jemanden lieben, |
| love in with | "S.B. fall in love with S.B.." | sich verlieben |
| love to | "S.B. love S.B. to pieces." EX: I love my daughter to pieces, but I wouldn't say she's the best thing that has ever happened in my life. | jemanden wahnsinnig lieb haben |
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