ASKS - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] VB trans

1. ask (request information):

to ask [sb] sth [or form sth [of sb]]

[jdn] etw fragen

she asked me about Welsh history

sie fragte mich was zur Geschichte von Wales

ask him why he did it!

frag ihn, warum er es getan hat!

to ask a question [about sth]

[zu etw dat] eine Frage stellen

may I ask you a question?

darf ich Sie etwas fragen?

to ask sb a riddle

jdm ein Rätsel stellen

2. ask (request):

to ask sth

um etw acc bitten

the solicitor asked that her client should be allowed to make a telephone call

die Anwältin bat darum, dass ihr Klient telefonieren dürfe

and you're asking me to believe that?!

und das soll ich glauben?!

to ask [sb] advice/a favour

[jdn] um Rat/einen Gefallen bitten

to ask sb's opinion

jdn um seine Meinung bitten

to ask sb for sth [or form sth of sb]

jdn um etw acc bitten

she asked me for help

sie bat mich, ihr zu helfen

3. ask (invite):

to ask sb [to sth]

jdn [zu etw dat] einladen

4. ask (demand a price):

to ask £50 [for sth]

50 Pfund [für etw acc] verlangen

how much are they asking for the car?

was wollen sie für das Auto haben?

5. ask (expect):

to ask too much of sb

zu viel von jdm verlangen

that's asking a lot!

Sie verlangen eine ganze Menge!

Phrases:

don't ask me

mich brauchst du nicht zu fragen

I ask you!

ich bitte dich!

if you ask me

wenn du mich fragst

II. ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] VB intr

1. ask (request information):

ask

fragen

you may well ask , well may you ask Brit hum

gute Frage

to ask about sb/sth

nach jdm/etw fragen

to ask about sb/sth

sich acc nach jdm/etw erkundigen

how did the meeting go? — don't ask!

wie war das Treffen? — frag bloß nicht!

I was only asking!

war ja nur 'ne Frage! inf

2. ask (make a request):

to ask [for sth]

[um etw acc] bitten

if you need help, don't hesitate to ask [or you only have to ask]

wenn Sie Hilfe brauchen, sagen Sie es nur

I asked to see my accountant

ich bat um einen Termin mit meinem Steuerberater

3. ask (wish):

to ask for sth

sich dat etw wünschen

who could ask for anything more?

was kann man sich Besseres wünschen?

4. ask fig (take a risk):

to be asking for sth

etw geradezu herausfordern

if you leave your car unlocked, you're simply asking to have it stolen

wenn Sie Ihren Wagen nicht abschließen, laden Sie die Autodiebe ja förmlich ein

you're asking for trouble

du willst wohl Ärger haben!

he's always asking for trouble

er macht immer Ärger

you're asking for it

du willst es ja nicht anders

Phrases:

don't ask, don't tell policy MIL

Politik f des Stillschweigens (über sexuelle Orientierung)

III. ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] N STOCKEX

ask

Angebotskurs m

ask

Ask m

ask

Brief m <-(e)s, -e>

ask N FINMKT

ask

Angebotskurs m

ask

Ask m

ask

Brief m

ask after VB intr

to ask after sb

sich acc nach jdm erkundigen

ask around VB intr

ask around

herumfragen inf

to ask around for sb/sth

überall nach jdm/etw fragen

ask in VB trans

to ask sb in

jdn hereinbitten

to ask sb in for a coffee

jdn auf einen Kaffee hereinbitten [o. einladen]

ask out VB trans

to ask sb out for dinner/to the cinema

jdn ins Restaurant/ins Kino einladen

I'd like to ask her out

ich würde gern mit ihr ausgehen

ask over, Brit also ask round VB trans inf

to ask sb over [or round]

jdn [zu sich dat] einladen

ˈask price N

1. ask price STOCKEX:

ask price

Briefkurs m <-es, -e>

2. ask price COMM:

ask price

Nachfragepreis m

ask price N FINMKT

ask price

Briefkurs m

ask price N MKT COMPET

ask price

Nachfragepreis m

bid-ask spread N FINMKT

bid-ask spread

Geld-Brief-Spanne f

Present

I	ask
you	ask
he/she/it	asks
we	ask
you	ask
they	ask

Past

I	asked
you	asked
he/she/it	asked
we	asked
you	asked
they	asked

Present Perfect

I	have	asked
you	have	asked
he/she/it	has	asked
we	have	asked
you	have	asked
they	have	asked

Past Perfect

I	had	asked
you	had	asked
he/she/it	had	asked
we	had	asked
you	had	asked
they	had	asked