I. give <gave, given> [gɪv] VERB trans
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| 1. give (in collocations) → birth , → blood , → call , → chase , → evidence , → kiss , → look , → smile : |
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to give sb sth [or sth to sb] | jdm etw geben |
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to give sb a cold | jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken |
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to give a woman in marriage to sb | eine Frau an jdn verheiraten |
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she gave him two sons | sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne |
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| 3. give (administer): | |||
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to give sb sth medicine | jdm etw geben |
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to give sb a sedative | jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben |
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| 4. give (as present): | |||
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to give sb sth [or sth to sb] | jdm etw schenken |
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to give sb sth [or sth to sb] (donate) | jdm etw spenden |
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this book was given to me by my best friend | dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenkt |
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please give generously | wir bitten um großzügige Spenden |
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to give sb a present | jdm etwas schenken |
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to give sb sth as a present | jdm etw schenken |
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| 5. give (offer): | |||
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to give sb sth | jdm etw geben |
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to give sb an excuse for sth/for doing [or to do] sth | jdm als Entschuldigung für etw akk dienen |
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to give sb food | jdm zu essen geben |
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to give sb one's seat | jdm seinen Platz anbieten |
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to give sb something to eat/drink | jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbieten |
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they gave us pork for dinner | zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch |
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given the choice | wenn ich die Wahl hätte |
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| 6. give (entrust): | |||
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to give one's baby/sth into sb's care | jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauen |
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to give sb the power to do sth | jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun |
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| 7. give (sacrifice): | |||
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I'd give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be ... | ich würde alles dafür geben [or tun] , ... zu sein |
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| 8. give (sell, pay): | |||
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to give sb sth for £20 | jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufen |
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to give sb £20 for sth | jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlen |
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how much did you give for that? | wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt? |
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I'll give you the camera for £100 | für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir! |
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| 9. give (cause): | |||
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to give sb sth | etw bei jdm hervorrufen |
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sth gives sb a headache | jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen |
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sth gives sb a headache fig | etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzen |
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to give sb/sth a bad name | jdn/etw in Verruf bringen |
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to give sb to understand that ... | jdm zu verstehen geben, dass ... |
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the fresh air has given us an appetite | die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemacht |
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that will give you something to think about! | darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken! |
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what gave you that idea? | wie kommst du denn auf die Idee? |
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| 10. give (grant): | |||
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to give sb sth | jdm etw geben |
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to give sb his/her due | jdm Ehre erweisen |
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give the devil his due | Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt |
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to give sb encouragement | jdn ermutigen |
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to give sb permission [to do sth] | jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun] |
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| 11. give (impart): | |||
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to give one's age/name | sein Alter/seinen Namen angeben |
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to give a decision court | ein Urteil fällen |
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to give sb the news of sth | jdm etw mitteilen |
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can you give me any details? | können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen? |
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she wouldn't give me her opinion | sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkt |
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he couldn't give me a reason why ... | er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum ... |
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give him my thanks | richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus |
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give her my regards [or my best wishes] | grüß' sie schön von mir! |
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| 12. give (assign): | |||
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to be given full sentence/life imprisonment | die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommen |
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the teacher gave us no exercises today | der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben |
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| 13. give usu imper (connect with): | |||
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give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith | verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith |
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to give sb sth time | jdm etw geben |
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just give me two more days | geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extra |
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I'll give you a day to think it over | ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit |
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give yourself time to get over it | lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen |
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give or take | mehr oder weniger |
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he came at six o'clock, give or take a few minutes | er kam so gegen sechs |
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to give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship | jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben |
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to give a concert | ein Konzert geben |
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to give a speech/lecture | eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten |
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give us a song, John | sing uns was vor John! |
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to give a party/reception | eine Party/einen Empfang geben |
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| 18. give (utter, emit): | |||
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to give a bark | bellen |
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to give a cry/groan | aufschreien/-stöhnen |
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to give a noise | ein Geräusch von sich dat geben |
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| 19. give (like best): | |||
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give me PONS every time [or any day] | es geht doch nichts über PONS! |
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to not give much [or anything] for sth | nicht viel auf etw akk geben fam |
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to give one's life to sth | etw dat sein Leben widmen |
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I'll give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! | ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen! |
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| 23. give (produce): | |||
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to give sth result, number | etw ergeben |
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to give milk/light | Milch/Licht geben |
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to give warmth | Wärme spenden |
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to give sb's hand a squeeze | jdm die Hand drücken |
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to give sb a [dirty/friendly] look | jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfen |
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to give a shrug | mit den Schultern [or Achseln] zucken |
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| 25. give (admit/grant): | |||
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she's quite brave, I'll give you that | das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sie |
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I'll give you that | das muss man dir lassen |
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to be given to sth | zu etw dat neigen |
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to give a toast to sb | auf jdn einen Tost ausbringen |
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I give you the president | auf den Präsidenten! |
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I give you the president (as speaker) | das Wort hat der Präsident |
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give me a break! | jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam |
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give me a break! (stop) | jetzt hör' aber auf! fam |
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give me a break! (don't believe) | das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam |
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I don't give a damn fam [or fam! a shit] [or vulg a fuck] | das ist mir scheißegal! derb |
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to give a dog a bad name Brit saying | alte Geschichten [wieder] aufwärmen |
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don't give me that! | komm mir doch nicht damit! fam |
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you just have to give it a go | du musst es einfach versuchen! fam |
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II. give <gave, -n> [gɪv] VERB intr
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| 1. give (donate): | |||
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to give to sth charity | für etw akk spenden |
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to give of one's best | sein Bestes geben |
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to give of one's money/time | sein Geld/seine Zeit opfern |
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to give generously | großzügig spenden |
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to give and take | [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machen |
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| 2. give (bend, yield): | |||
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give rope | reißen |
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give bed | federn |
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give knees | weich werden |
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to give [under [or with] sth] weight | [unter etw dat ] nachgeben |
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give bridge | einstürzen |
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give seam | platzen |
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you can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to give | du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl |
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sth gives patience | mit etw dat ist es vorbei |
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sth gives nerves, voice | etw versagt |
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what gives? | was gibt's Neues? |
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what gives here? | was ist hier so los? fam |
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give! | erzähl' schon! fam |
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it is better [or more blessed] to give than to receive prov | Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov |
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to give as good as one gets | Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten |
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III. give [gɪv] SUBST no pl
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give | Nachgiebigkeit f |
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give (elasticity) | Elastizität f |
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give of bed | Federung f |
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to [not] have much give | [nicht] sehr nachgeben |
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to [not] have much give (elastic) | [nicht] sehr elastisch sein |
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