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herumflattern
flutter about, flutter around VB intr
1. flutter about (fly):
flutter about
herumflattern
2. flutter about (dash):
flutter about
nervös herumgehen
I. flut·ter [ˈflʌtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr
1. flutter (quiver):
flutter heart, stomach
flattern
2. flutter (flap):
flutter flags
flattern
flutter flags
wehen
flutter wings
flattern
3. flutter (fall):
to flutter somewhere
irgendwohin flattern
Phrases:
to make one's heart flutter
das Herz höher schlagen lassen
II. flut·ter [ˈflʌtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans
to flutter sth
etw flattern lassen
the bird fluttered its wings
der Vogel schlug mit den Flügeln
to flutter one's eyelashes/eyelids hum
mit den Wimpern/Augendeckeln klimpern inf
III. flut·ter [ˈflʌtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N
1. flutter usu sing Brit, Aus inf (bet):
flutter
kleine Wette
to have a flutter
ein paar Mark riskieren
2. flutter (flapping):
flutter
Flattern nt kein pl
3. flutter (nervousness):
flutter
Aufregung f <-, -en>
to put sth in a flutter
etw in Aufregung acc versetzen
to be all of a flutter
völlig aus dem Häuschen sein inf
I. about [əˈbaʊt] PREP
1. about (on the subject of, concerning):
about
über +acc
she had some misgivings about the talk
sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken
he often tells jokes about dumb blonds
er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze
be quick about it!
beeil dich [damit]!
be quick about it!
mach schnell!
anxiety about the future
Angst f vor der Zukunft f
anxiety about the future
Zukunftsangst f <-, -ängste>
a book/movie/programme about sth/sb
ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn
what's that book about?
worum geht es in dem Buch?
the movie is about the American Civil War
der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg
to have a discussion about how/who/why ...
darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum ...
to have a phobia about spiders
eine Spinnenphobie haben
to be happy about sth
sich acc über etw acc freuen
to be sure [or certain]/unsure [or uncertain]about sth
sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein
he was still unsure about what he should do
er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte
we are now certain about our decision to move
wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen
to ask sb about sth/sb
jdn nach etw/jdm fragen
to be on about sth Brit inf
sich acc über etw acc auslassen
to care about sth/sb
sich acc für etw/jdn interessieren
I don't care about your opinion!
deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!
to dream about sth/sb
von etw/jdm träumen
she always dreams about winning the lottery
sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen
to talk about sth
über etw acc sprechen
all about sb/sth
alles über jdn/etw
he taught us all about biology
wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt
it's all about having fun
es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben
2. about (affecting):
about
gegen +acc
to do something about sth
etwas gegen etw acc unternehmen
will you please do something about the leaky tap?
kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?
I can't do anything about it
ich kann nichts dagegen machen
to do little/much/nothing about sth
wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw acc tun
there's nothing we can do about it
dagegen können wir nichts machen
to do nothing about a problem
ein Problem nicht anpacken
to do nothing about a problem
nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen
3. about (surrounding):
about
um +acc
he takes little notice of the world about him
er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz
to put one's arms about sb
jdn umarmen
4. about after vb (expressing movement):
to wander about the house
im Haus herumlaufen
to look about the room
sich acc im Zimmer umsehen
5. about (expressing location):
she must be about the place somewhere
sie muss hier irgendwo sein
Brit form do you have a pen about you[r person]?
haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?
6. about (being a feature, characteristic of):
about
an +dat
what exactly didn't you like about the play?
was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?
there is a deep sadness about him
ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie
he has a way about him that I don't like
er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt
there's something strange about him
er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich
7. about (aimed at):
to be about doing sth
beabsichtigen [o. darauf abzielen] , etw zu tun
the takeover was not about getting rid of competition
die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten
8. about Brit inf (in the process of):
to be about it
gerade dabei sein
could you make me some coffee too while you're about it?
wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?
Phrases:
to go about sth (continue)
mit etw dat fortfahren
to go about sth (tackle)
etw angehen
how shall go about solving this problem?
wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?
how do you go about getting a fishing licence here?
was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?
how about sth/sb?
wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?
how about a cup of tea?
wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?
to know what one is about inf
wissen, was man tut
what about it?
was ist damit?
is that your car? — yes, what about it?
ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?
and what about us?
und was ist mit uns?
what about your job?
wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?
what about going [or a trip] to the zoo?
wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?
II. about [əˈbaʊt] ADV inv
1. about (approximately):
about
ungefähr
he's about six feet tall
er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß
about eight [o'clock]
[so] gegen acht [Uhr]
about two days/months ago
vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten
2. about (almost):
about
fast
I've had just about enough from you!
ich habe allmählich genug von dir!
that's just about the limit!
das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!
3. about (barely):
we just about made it
wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft
he earns just about enough to live on
er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben
4. about esp Brit (around):
about
herum
don't leave things about on the floor
lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen
some people were standing about
ein paar Leute standen so herum
there's a lot of flu about at the moment
im Moment geht die Grippe um
to be up [or out] and about
auf den Beinen sein
to move about
herumlaufen
to move about
umherlaufen <läuft umher, lief umher, umhergelaufen>
stop moving about!
bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!
5. about esp Brit (in the area):
about
hier
about
in der Nähe
is Cathy about?
ist Cathy hier irgendwo?
she must be about somewhere
sie muss hier irgendwo sein
have you seen Peter about?
hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?
there was nobody about
es war keiner da
6. about form (opposite):
about
andersherum
to turn sth about
etw herumdrehen
about turn [or Am face]! MIL
[Abteilung] kehrt!
7. about (intending):
to be about to do sth
im Begriff sein [o. gerade vorhaben] , etw zu tun
she was [just] about to leave when Mark arrived
sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam
he was about to burst into tears
er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen
we're just about to have supper
wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen
I'm not about to beg for his apology
ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten
Phrases:
that's about all [or it]
das wär's
anything else? — no, that's about it for now
wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o. das wär's fürs Erste]
OpenDict entry
about PREP
and what about you?
und du?
and what about you?
und was ist mit dir?
Present
Iflutter about
youflutter about
he/she/itflutters about
weflutter about
youflutter about
theyflutter about
Past
Ifluttered about
youfluttered about
he/she/itfluttered about
wefluttered about
youfluttered about
theyfluttered about
Present Perfect
Ihavefluttered about
youhavefluttered about
he/she/ithasfluttered about
wehavefluttered about
youhavefluttered about
theyhavefluttered about
Past Perfect
Ihadfluttered about
youhadfluttered about
he/she/ithadfluttered about
wehadfluttered about
youhadfluttered about
theyhadfluttered about
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