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| Englisch | Deutsch |
| all through prep | (throughout) | durch die ganze Rdw |
| durch das ganze Rdw |
| durch den ganzen Rdw |
| There are wooden floors all through the apartment. |
| all through the night expr | (throughout the night) | die ganze Nacht lang Rdw |
| die ganze Nacht hindurch Rdw |
| All through the night we could hear the loud music from the floor above. |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | etwas durchbrechen Vt, sepa |
| etwas einreißen Vt, sepa |
| (vage) | etwas kaputtmachen Vt, sepa |
| The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| Die Armee benutzte Panzer, um die Barrikaden zu durchbrechen. |
| browse through [sth] vi + prep | (publication: look through) | [etw] durchblättern Vt, sepa |
| durch [etw] schmökern Präp + Vi |
| Arnold smiled as he browsed through his old high school yearbook. |
| Arnold lächelte, als er sein altes High-School-Jahrbuch durchblätterte. |
| burrow through [sth] vi + prep | (move through) | [etw] durchwühlen Vt, fix |
| Badgers burrow through the earth with their claws. |
| Dachse durchwühlten die Erde mit ihren Klauen. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly enter) | durchbrechen Vt, fix |
| durchstoßen Vt, fix |
| The police burst through the front door, looking for the criminal. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly break and come through) | durchbrechen Vt, fix |
| durchstoßen Vt, fix |
| A dinosaur suddenly burst through the brick wall. |
| check [sth] through vtr + adv | (luggage: put into plane's hold) (Anglizismus) | durchchecken Vt, sepa |
| If you have to change flights, the airline can check your luggage through to the final destination. |
| coast through [sth] vi + prep | (apply little effort) | etwas fällt jemandem leicht VP |
| sich durch etwas hindurchschlängeln Präp + Vr, sepa |
| He is coasting through the maths course. |
| Der Mathekurs fällt ihm leicht. |
| comb through [sth] vi + prep | (inspect thoroughly) | etwas durchsehen Vt, sepa |
| etwas durchgehen Vt, sepa |
| (übertragen) | etwas durchkämmen Vt, fix |
| Linda spent the afternoon combing through old newspapers. |
course through [sth],
course in [sth] vi + prep | (water, blood: move quickly) | durch etwas strömen Präp + Vi |
| durch etwas fließen Präp + Vi |
| The water coursed through the canals. |
| Terrified, Neil could feel the blood coursing in his veins. |
| Das Wasser strömte durch die Kanäle. |
| Vor lauter Angst spürte Neil, wie das Blut durch seine Venen floss. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | etwas durchschneiden Vt, sepa |
| etwas durchtrennen Vt, sepa |
| I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| Ich habe keine Ahnung, wieso er diese Machete mitgebracht hat, es gibt in Belgien keinen Dschungel, den man durchschneiden muss. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | figurative, infformal (get past: [sth] superfluous) | zum Punkt kommen Rdw |
| etwas überspringen Vt, sepa |
| Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| New: Der Student kam in seinem Vortrag gar nicht auf den Punkt und redete viel zu lang. |
| Okay, lass uns den Mist überspringen und schauen, wo wir uns einig sind! |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | informal (take a shortcut) | eine Abkürzung nehmen Rdw |
| He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| Er nahm eine Abkürzung durch den Garten der Nachbarn um schneller anzukommen. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) (Anglizismus) | Drive-In Nn |
| (Anglizismus) | Drive-In-Restaurant Nn |
| Dave made a quick detour to the drive-through for fries on his way home from the office. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n as adj | (used from a car) | Auto- Präf |
| (Anglizismus) | Drive-In- Präf |
| The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
| ease through [sth] vi + prep | (move carefully) | durch etwas schlendern Präp + Vi |
| He eased gently through the dense crowd. |
| Er schlenderte gemütlich durch die dichte Menge. |
| elbow your way through v expr | (push through a crowd, etc.) | drängeln Vi |
fall through the cracks,
slip through the cracks v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | durch das Raster fallen Rdw |
| durch das Netz fallen Rdw |
| nicht beachtet werden Rdw |
fast forward through [sth],
fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | durch [etw] springen Präp + Vi |
| vorspulen Vi, sepa |
| I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (book, pages: leaf through) | durchblättern Vt, sepa |
| [etw] schnell durchgehen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| I spent hours on that report and he just flicked through it before dismissing it! |
| Ich habe Stunden an dem Bericht gesessen und er hat ihn nur durchgeblättert, ehe er ihn abgelehnt hat. |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (TV channels: browse) | mit einer schnellen Bewegung [etw] machen Rdw |
| I spent ten minutes flicking through the TV channels and didn't find anything worth watching. |
| Ich verbrachte zehn Minuten damit, mit schnellen Bewegungen durch die TV-Kanäle zu schalten, fand jedoch nichts sehenswertes. |
| follow-through n | (sport: continuation of motion) | Schlag Nm |
| You need to have a good follow-through to be a good golfer. |
| Ein guter Golfer muss einen guten Schlag haben. |
| follow-through n | (continuing action) | Abschluss Nm |
| Vollendung Nf |
| The project manager keeps a close eye on her team to ensure follow-through. |
| Die Projektleiterin behält ihr Team im Auge, um den Abschluss sicherzustellen. |
| force your way (through/into [sth]) v expr | (obtain entry, way: by strength) | sich Zugang verschaffen VP |
| sich den Weg bahnen VP |
| The army forced their way into the city. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (pour through [sth] narrow) | [etw] durch [etw] laufen lassen VP |
| [etw] durch [etw] einlaufen lassen VP |
| The mechanic funneled the dirty oil through a hose. |
| Der Mechaniker ließ das schmutzige Öl durch einen Schlauch laufen. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (channel) | [etw] über [etw] laufen lassen VP |
| [etw] über [etw] leiten Präp + Vt |
| He funneled his ill-gotten gains through his wife's business account. |
| Er ließ seine illegal erworbenen Einnahmen über das Geschäftskonto seiner Frau laufen. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (cross) | durch [etw] gehen Präp + Vi |
| etwas überschreiten Vt, fix |
| To go through the border checkpoint, you needed a valid passport. |
| Um durch die Grenzkontrollen zu gehen, brauchst du einen gültigen Passport. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (endure, suffer) | etwas durchmachen, etwas mitmachen Vt, sepa |
| etwas erleben Vt |
| etwas erleiden Vt |
| Having grown up in Rwanda, Joe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today. |
| Joe hatte mit dem Aufwachsen in Ruanda viele Greueltaten erlebt, jedoch machte es aus ihm das, was er heute ist. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (pass through: tunnel) | durch etwas gehen Präp + Vi |
| etwas durchqueren Vt, fix |
| etwas durchschreiten Vt, fix |
| The hunters had to go through a cluster of trees to get to the wounded deer. |
| Die Jäger mussten durch dichtes Gestrüpp gehen, um das verletzte Reh zu erreichen. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (search, review) | etwas durchsuchen Vt, fix |
| etwas durchgehen Vt, sepa |
| etwas durchschauen Vt, sepa |
| I went through all my sketchbooks trying to find my favourite drawing of the oak tree. |
| Ich habe alle meine Skizzenbücher durchsucht nach der besten Zeichnung des Eichelbaums. |
| go through a rough patch v expr | informal, figurative (experience difficult time) | eine schwere Zeit haben Rdw |
| eine schwierige Phase durchlaufen Rdw |
| harte Zeiten erleben Rdw |
| Pippa has a lot of problems at the moment; she's going through a rough patch. |
| go through the motions v expr | (do something half-heartedly) | [etw] halbherzig tun Adj + Vt |
| nur das Nötigste tun Rdw |
| sich nicht sonderlich anstrengen Rdw |
| go through the roof expr | (price, number: rise dramatically) | explodieren Vi |
| in die Höhe gehen Rdw |
| astronomische Maße annehmen Rdw |
| go through with it v expr | informal (do [sth] daunting) | durchziehen Vt, sepa |
| Bethan had doubts about applying for the job, but eventually went through with it. |
| grind through [sth] vi + prep | (wear by abrasion) | abschleifen Vt, sepa |
| abscheuern Vt, sepa |
| Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed. |
| hack through vi + prep | (cut through jungle) (übertragen) | kämpfen Vr |
| (selten) | hacken Vr |
| We hacked through the jungle for hours. |
| halfway through adv | (unfinished) | mittendrin Adv |
| Finish the job--don't stop halfway through. |
| halfway through adv + prep | (in the middle of) | mitten Adv |
| inmitten Adv |
| mittendrin Adv |
| Halfway through lunch, the phone rang. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (do hastily) | beeilen Vr |
| hetzen Vr |
| I hurried through the household chores, so I could watch the afternoon film on TV. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (cause to be done hastily) | [etw] schnell tun Adj + Vt |
| überstürzen Vt, fix |
| This legislation is a disaster because the Government hurried it through Parliament. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (move hastily along or past) | schnell durch [etw] laufen Rdw |
| eilen Vi |
| I turned up the collar of my raincoat and hurried through the rain-swept streets. |
| let [sb/sth] through vtr + adv | (allow to pass) | durchlassen Vt, sepa |
| The police asked the crowd to let the ambulance through. |
| make it through v expr | (persevere to the end) | durchhalten Vi, sepa |
| aushalten Vi, sepa |
| If you try hard enough, you can make it through! |
| move through [sth] v expr | (travel through a place) (ugs) | etwas durchqueren Vt, fix |
| sich durch etwas bewegen Präp + Vr |
| durch etwas gehen Präp + Vi |
| The army is currently moving through the forest on their way to the city. |
| no through road n | (cul-de-sac) | Sackgasse Nf |
| pass through [sth] vi + prep | (get through) (ugs) | durch etwas kommen Präp + Vi |
| durch etwas fahren Präp + Vi |
| etwas durchqueren Vt, fix |
| It took us 20 minutes to pass through the Mont Blanc Tunnel. |
| Wir brauchten 20 Minuten, um durch den Mont Blanc Tunnel zu kommen. |
| pass through vi + adv | (get through [sth]) | durch [etw] kommen Präp + Vi |
| durch [etw] durchgehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| Glass allows light to pass through. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (serving hatch in a wall) | Durchreiche Nf |
| An older home is more likely to have a pass-through between the kitchen and the dining room. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (place you travel through) | Durchfahrtsort Nm |
| Ort, an dem man nicht anhält, sondern nur durchfährt VP |
| We aren't staying in Omaha; it's just a pass-through on our way to Chicago. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (act of passing through a place) | Durchfahren Nn |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (opening between rooms) | Durchgang Nm |
pass-through,
passthrough n | mainly US (cost passed to customer) (Wirtschaft) | durchlaufende Kosten V Part Präs + Npl |
| (Wirtschaft: informell) | Durchlaufposten Nm |
| pass through adj | mainly US (cost: passed to customer) | Kostenweitergabe Nf |
pass-through,
passthrough adj | US (window, etc.: opening between rooms) | durchlaufend V Part Präs |
| We are having a pass-through window fitted between the kitchen and the dining room. |
| patch [sb] through vtr + adv | (telephone: connect to external line) | durchstellen Vt, sepa |
| Audrey is out of the office at the moment, but she's available on her mobile; I can patch you through if you like. |
| Audrey ist derzeit nicht im Büro, aber sie ist auf ihrem Handy zu erreichen; ich kann Sie durchstellen, wenn Sie möchten. |
| patch [sb] through to [sb/sth] v expr | dated (telephone: connect to external line) | jmdn mit jmdm/[etw] verbinden Präp + Vt |
| jmdn zu jmdm/[etw] durchstellen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| The operator patched me through to our London branch. |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | sich dumm und dämlich zahlen Rdw |
| tief in die Tasche greifen müssen Rdw |
| Our train was cancelled, so we ended up paying through the nose to take a taxi. |
| pay through the nose for [sth] v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | sich bei [etw] dumm und dämlich zahlen Rdw |
| für [etw] tief in die Tasche greifen müssen Rdw |
| He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
| plod through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (do something slowly and steadily) (informell, übertragen) | sich durchkämpfen Vr, sepa |
| (informell, übertragen) | sich durchwühlen Vr, sepa |
| This project is difficult, but I'm plodding through it. |
| poke [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (jab through) | [etw] durch [etw] stecken Präp + Vt |
| Paula poked her finger through the hole in her glove. |
| Paula steckte ihren Finger durch das Loch in ihrem Handschuh. |
| pull-through n | ([sth] used to clean gun barrel) | Putzstock Nm |
| Reinigungsbürste Nf |
| (wörtlich) | Durchzug Nm |
| Henry used a pull-through to clean his rifle. |
