Zusammengesetzte Wörter: care | |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| body care n | (use of cosmetics, etc.) | Körperpflege Nf |
body care, bodycare n as adj | (using cosmetics, etc.) | Körperpflege- Präf |
c/o, C/o prep | written, initialism (correspondence: care of) (Abkürzung) | z. Hd. Präp + Npl |
| zu Händen Präp + Npl |
| (Anglizismus) | c/o |
| Please send the package "c/o Jeremy Walters". |
| care assistant n | ([sb] who helps vulnerable people) | Pflegeassistentin Nf |
| Pflegeassistent Nm |
| Mary works as a care assistant in an old people's home. |
| care home n | (assisted living facility) | Pflegeheim Nn |
| betreutes Wohnen Adj + Nn |
| care of prep | (mail: via) | bei Präp |
| wohnhaft bei Adj + Präp |
| per Adresse Präp + Nf |
| You can send me a letter care of my mother: she'll be sure to give it to me. |
| care package n | (parcel of essential items) | CARE-Paket Nn |
| Pflegepaket Nn |
| care worker n | ([sb] employed in social services) | Sozialarbeiter Nm |
| Sozialarbeiterin Nf |
| A care worker visits Rita's home every morning to help her get washed and dressed. |
childcare, child care n | (professional care of children) | Kinderbetreuung Nf |
| Kinderpflege Nf |
| Kinderaufsicht Nf |
| Working parents need good childcare for their kids. |
| Arbeitende Eltern brauchen eine gute Kinderbetreuung. |
couldn't care less about [sth], could not care less about [sth] v expr | informal (feel completely apathetic towards) | sowas von egal sein Rdw |
| total egal sein Rdw |
| I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. |
| customer care n | (customer service) | Kundendienst Nm |
| You have to like listening to people complain to work in customer care. |
| day care n | US (childcare, nursery) | Tagesstätte Nf |
| Kindertagesstätte Nf |
| Kindertagespflege Nf |
| Anmerkung: The single-word form is used when the term is an adjective. |
| My 2-year old goes to day care every weekday morning. |
| day care n | esp US (care for elderly, disabled) | Tagespflege Nf |
| Tagesbetreuung Nf |
| I take my Dad to seniors' daycare every day so that I have time to run errands. |
| devil-may-care adj | informal (person, approach: reckless) | draufgängerisch Adj |
| leichtsinnig Adj |
| sorglos Adj |
| easy-care adj | (fabric: easy to clean) | pflegeleicht Adj |
| foster care n | (short-term adoption) (allg) | Heim Nn |
| (formell) | Pflegeheim Nn |
| Most children who grow up in foster care are shuffled from one family to the next. |
| handle [sth] with care v expr | (treat carefully) | [etw] vorsichtig behandeln Adj + Vt |
| vorsichtig mit [etw] umgehen Rdw |
| That's a very old vase; handle it with care. |
healthcare, health care n | (medical services) | Gesundheitsfürsorge Nf |
| Gesundheitsversorgung Nf |
| Gesundheitspflege Nf |
| Healthcare on the island is provided by a free clinic. |
| Die Gesundheitsfürsorge auf der Insel wird von einer kostenlosen Klinik gestellt. |
healthcare, health-care n as adj | (medical) | Kranken- Präf |
| Gesundheits- Präf |
| Healthcare costs have skyrocketed in the last twenty years. |
| Krankenversicherungsbeiträge sind in den letzten zwanzig Jahren durch die Decke geschossen. |
healthcare provider, health-care provider n | (medical worker) | Gesundheitsdienstleister Nm |
| Gesundheitsversorger Nm |
| Gesundheitsdienstleisterin, Gesundheitsversorgerin Nf |
| You probably can get your flu shots from your healthcare provider. |
healthcare provider, health-care provider n | (medical facility) | Gesundheitsdienstleister Nm |
| Gesundheitsversorger Nm |
| I don't care interj | (It's not important to me.) | Ist mir egal Int |
| (informell) | Ist mir rille, ist mir latte Int |
| (Slang, vulgär) | Geht mir doch am Arsch vorbei Int |
| "You can't go out dressed like that; you'll get cold." "I don't care." |
| "So kannst du nicht rausgehen; du wirst krank." "Ist mir egal." |
| ICU n | initialism (intensive care unit) | Intensivstation Nf |
| in care of prep | (for the attention of) | zu Händen von Rdw |
| per Adresse Präp + Nf |
| bei Präp |
| intensive care n | (critical medical care, life support) | Intensivpflege Nf |
| intensivmedizinische Behandlung Adj + Nf |
| Intensivbehandlung Nf |
| I'm afraid your husband's still under intensive care, Mrs.Fletcher. |
| After his motorcycle accident he was left in intensive care with a fractured skull. |
| intensive care n | (critical care facility, life support unit) | Intensivstation Nf |
| Many victims of the attack are still in intensive care. |
| intensive care unit n | (hospital ward for critical care) | Intensivstation Nf |
| medical care n | (treatment by a medical professional) | ärztliche Betreuung Nf |
| medizinische Versorgung Nf |
| The local clinic provides top notch medical care. |
| Das örtliche Krankenhaus bietet erstklassige ärztliche Betreuung. |
| not have a care v expr | (not worry about anything) | sich um nichts Sorgen machen Rdw |
| (Slang) | sich um nichts einen Kopf machen Rdw |
| He strolls through life as though he does not have a care. |
| personal care n | (grooming and hygiene) | Hygiene Nf |
| Körperpflege Nf |
| Personal care includes help with such things as washing, dressing, and eating. |
| primary care n | (medical care: first point of contact) (Med) | Erstversorgung Nf |
| Primary care is free of charge to those who present a valid insurance card. |
| self-care n | (keeping healthy without assistance) | Selbstpflege, Selbstfürsorge Nf |
| auf sich selbst achten Rdw |
| Zeit für sich nehmen Rdw |
| skin care n | (cosmetic products and treatments for skin) | Hautpflege Nf |
| take care vtr + n | (be cautious or attentive) | aufpassen Vi, sepa |
| vorsichtig sein Adj + Vt |
| You have to take care when crossing a busy street during rush hour. |
| Du musst aufpassen, wenn du während des Berufsverkehrs die Straße überqueren willst. |
| take care interj | informal (be cautious) | Pass auf Int |
| Vorsicht Int |
| Sei vorsichtig Int |
| Take care - that spider could be poisonous! |
| Pass auf - die Spinne könnte giftig sein! |
| take care with [sth] v expr | (be careful) | mit [etw] vorsichtig sein VP |
| Take care with that wedding cake; you don't want to drop it! |
| Sei vorsichtig mit der Hochzeitstorte; du willst sie sicherlich nicht fallen lassen! |
| take care of [sb/sth] v expr | (tend) | sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern Präp + Vr |
| auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| I took care of my mother in the final months of her life. |
| Ich habe mich in den letzten Monaten ihres Lebens um meine Mutter gekümmert. |
| take care of [sth] v expr | (handle) | sich um etwas kümmern Präp + Vr |
| Phil will take care of the travel arrangements. |
| Phil kümmert sich um die Reisevorbereitungen. |
| take care interj | informal (said on parting) | Mach's gut Int |
| Halt die Ohren steif Int |
| Take care, and see you next week! |
| Mach's gut, wir sehen uns nächste Woche! |
| take care of yourself v expr | (tend to own needs) | sich um sich selbst kümmern Rdw |
| auf sich selbst aufpassen Rdw |
| It's essential that we take care of ourselves in order to care for others. |
| take care of yourself interj | (said on parting) | Pass auf dich auf Int |
| Mach's gut Int |
| (Slang, übertragen) | Halt die Ohren steif Rdw |
| Take care of yourself! See you soon! |
| take [sb] into care v expr | UK (government: take custody of child) | jmdn in Pflege nehmen VP |
| Due to obvious neglect, the child was taken into care and ultimately placed in a foster home. |
| what do I care? interj | (I don't care) | ist mir doch egal Int |
| was interessiert mich das Int |
| If you want to ruin your life by quitting school, what do I care? |