Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
trouble | |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| ask for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (invite: trouble) | auf etwas anlegen Präp + Part Vi, sepa |
| etwas provozieren |
| auf etwas aus sein Rdw |
| etwas beabsichtigen Vt |
| Anmerkung: This sense of "ask for" is often used with the continuous form of the verb - e.g., "He was asking for trouble" or "You're asking for it." |
| I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| Ich würde das nicht tun, wenn ich du wäre! Du legst es darauf an. |
| cause trouble vtr + n | (create problems) | Probleme machen Npl + Vt |
| Probleme verursachen Npl + Vt |
| für Probleme sorgen Rdw |
| The virus has been causing trouble for computer systems all over the world. |
get in trouble,
get into trouble v expr | informal (be punished for doing [sth]) | Ärger kriegen Nm + Vt |
| bestraft werden V Part Perf + Hv |
| I often got into trouble with my teachers. |
| I got in trouble for stealing apples from his orchard. |
| Ich habe oft mit meinen Lehrern Ärger gekriegt. |
| Ich wurde dafür bestraft, Äpfel von seiner Plantage gestohlen zu haben. |
get into trouble,
get in trouble v expr | (be punished for wrongdoing) | Ärger bekommen Nm + Vt |
| Ärger kriegen Nm + Vt |
| Sarah gets into trouble at school every day because she won't stop talking in class. |
| get into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get pregnant outside marriage) | unverheiratet schwanger werden Rdw |
| A lot of teenage girls who get into trouble choose to give their babies up for adoption. |
get [sb] into trouble,
get [sb] in trouble v expr | (cause [sb] to be reprimanded) | dafür Sorgen, dass [jmd] Ärger bekommt Rdw |
| jmdm [etw] einbrocken Vt, sepa |
| Chloe got me into trouble by passing me notes in class. |
| get [sb] into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get [sb] pregnant outside marriage) | schwängern Vt |
| When Arthur got Rita into trouble, their parents were furious. |
have trouble,
have trouble doing [sth] vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | etwas fällt einem schwer Rdw |
| Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben Rdw |
| I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| heart trouble n | (cardiac condition) | Herzbeschwerden Npl |
| Probleme mit dem Herzen Rdw |
| He was rushed to the hospital because of heart trouble. |
| My neighbor was having a lot of heart trouble, so they implanted a pacemaker in her shoulder. |
| be in trouble v expr | (facing punishment) | Ärger bekommen Nm + Vt |
| bestraft werden V Part Perf + Hv |
| My brother's in trouble for staying out after midnight. |
| Mein Bruder wird Ärger bekommen, da er bis nach Mitternacht aus war. |
| in trouble v expr | slang, euphemism (accidentally pregnant) | ungewollt schwanger werden VP |
| If you don't use a condom you might end up in trouble. |
| Wenn du keinen Kondom benutzt, könntet ihr ungewollt schwanger werden. |
| be in trouble v expr | (in a difficult situation) | in Schwierigkeiten stecken VP |
| Call the lifeguard! - my son's in trouble and I can't swim! |
| Rufe den Rettungsschwimmer! – Mein Sohn steckt in Schwierigkeiten, er kann nicht schwimmen! |
| make trouble vtr + n | (cause problems) | Ärger machen Nm + Vt |
| Probleme machen Npl + Vt |
| Nina was hoping that the children would behave themselves and not make trouble. |
| make trouble for [sb] v expr | (cause problems) | es jemandem schwer machen Rdw |
| Probleme machen Npl + Vt |
| The icy roads are making trouble for motorists. |
| stir up trouble v expr | informal (provoke discontent or disagreement) | anzetteln Vt, sepa |
| schüren Vt |
| provozieren Vt |
| The motorcycle gang roared into town, determined to stir up trouble. |
| Gossips must repeat rumors just to stir up trouble. |
| trouble with n | informal (problem posed by) | Problem mit Nn + Adv |
| (Slang) | das Dumme mit, das Blöde mit Rdw |
| The trouble with living in the country is that you have to drive everywhere. |
| The trouble with cats is they leave their fur everywhere. |
trouble-free,
trouble free adj | (not problematic) | unproblematisch Adj |
| entspannt Adj |
| einfach Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| There is no marriage that is completely troublefree. |
| troublemaker n | ([sb]: creates trouble) | Unruhestifter Nm |
| Although Tommy is a bit of a troublemaker, he is quite smart. |
