| sort | Idiom | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| wait for | "S.B. wait for the cat to jump." EX: Before I decide which side to join, I wait for the cat to jump. | Ich möchte erst sehen, wie der Hase läuft |
| wait on | "S.B. wait on S.B.." | jemanden bedienen |
| wait until | "S.B. can wait until the cows come home." EX: He'll have to wait until the cows come home before he finds a publisher who is interested in publishing what he has written. | Da kann er lange warten |
| want on | "S.B. want S.B.s bread buttered on both sides." EX: He is not willing to make any sacrifice but wants his bread buttered on both sides. | Er kann den Hals nicht voll bekommen |
| waste | "S.B. flogged a dead horse." EX: He simply flogged a dead horse by trying to grow anything in his garden; the soil was too poor and the strong winds just blew everything down. | Er verschwendete seine Kraft |
| waste of | "It's a waste of S.T.. EX: It's a waste of energy. EX: It's a waste of money." EX: It's a waste of time. | Verschwendung von ... Energieverschwendung Geldverschwendung Zeitverschwendung |
| wearing | "S.B. is wearing the birthday suit." | nackt sein |
| what | "What did S.B. VERB?" EX: What did John say? | Was hat John gesagt? |
| what | "What's S.B. name?" EX: What's your name? EX: What's her name? | Wie ist der Name von ... Wie heißt Du? Wie heißt sie? |
| what about | "What about S.B.." | Gibt's was neues von ... |
| what for | "What can I do for S.B.?" | Kann ich etwas für Dich tun? |
| what for | "What do S.B. do for recreation." | Was macht jemand in seiner Freizeit. |
| what for | "What for?" | weshalb, weswegen, wozu |
| whole | "... the whole TIME" | die ganze Zeit |
| whose | "Whose S.T. is it?" | Frage |
| win | "S.B. win the day." | den Sieg davontragen |
| wise guy | "S.B. BE a smart aleck." (A) EX: Ron is quite a smart aleck - thinks he knows it all. | Er ist ein Klugscheißer |
| with | "Is that OK with S.B.?" | ??? |
| wonder | "S.B. wonder if ..." EX: I wonder if she's going to come on time. | sich über etwas wundern |
| wonder | "S.B. wonder QUESTION-WORD ..." EX: I wonder who did that. | etwas gerne wissen wollen, sich fragen ob ... |
| work | "S.T. do S.T. work" EX: He does the house work. | eine Arbeit machen |
| work | "S.T. work." | etwas funktioniert |
| work for | "S.B. work for COMPANY" EX: Martin works for SEMA GROUP. | ... arbeitet für COMPANY |
| work for | "Who BE S.B. working for?" EX: Who are you working for? EX: Who is Martin working for? | Für wen arbeitet ... (zur Zeit) |
| work for | "Who do S.B. work for?" EX: Who does Martin work for? | Für wen arbeitet ... |
| work on | "S.B. work on S.T.." | an einer Sache arbeiten |
| work out | "S.B. work out S.T.." | etwas trainieren |
| working to | "S.B. held S.B. nose to the grindstone." EX: Justin has been working so hard recently; he has held his nose to the grind- stone for months now. | Er arbeitet ununterbrochen |
| worry about | "S.B. is worried/concerned about S.T./S.B.." EX: He's worried about the car. | Jemand ist besorgt um etwas/jemanden. Er sorgt sich um das Auto. |
| Would | "(Would you) VERB it, please?" EX: Would you spell it please? EX: Spell it please. | Aufforderung etwas zu tun |
| wrong | "What's wrong with S.B./S.T.?" | Was stimmt nicht mit ...? |
| wrong way | "S.B. BE on a wild goose chase." EX: He's on a wild goose chase trying to persuade his mother to go into an old people's home. | Er ist auf dem Holzweg |
| tbd | "tbd" | tbd |