 | English | German | |
 | to cede sth. to sb. | jdm. etw.Akk. überlassen | |
| Keywords contained |
| to cede sth. to sb. for use | jdm. etw.Akk. zum Gebrauch überlassen | |
| law pol. to cede sth. to sb./sth. | etw.Akk. an jdn./etw. abtreten | |
| Partial Matches |
| sb./sth. gives / adds / lends credence to sb./sth. | jd./etw. verleiht jdm./etw. Glaubwürdigkeit | |
| if sb./sth. refers back to sb./sth. | wenn jd./etw. auf jdn./etw. zurückverweist | |
| if sb./sth. refers back to sb./sth. | wenn jd./etw. zu jdm./etw. zurückverweist | |
| to elevate sb./sth. to sb./sth. [fig.] | jdn./etw. zu jdm./etw. erheben [fig.] | |
| to submit sth. (to sb./sth.) [present sth. for consideration or judgement] | etw.Akk. (jdm./etw.) unterbreiten [geh.] [etw. zur Begutachtung vorlegen] | |
| to ascribe sth. to sb./sth. [regard a quality as belonging to sb./sth.] | jdm./etw. etw.Akk. beimessen [zuschreiben] | |
| to accustom sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. an jdn./etw. gewöhnen | |
| to assign sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. jdm./etw. zuordnen | |
| to commend sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. jdm./etw. befehlen [geh.] [veraltet] [anbefehlen] | |
| to consecrate sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. jdm./etw. weihen | |
| to consign sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdm./etw. jdn./etw. übergeben | |
| to habituate sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. an jdn./etw. gewöhnen | |
| to liken sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. mit jdm./etw. vergleichen | |
| to move sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. auf jdn./etw. hinbewegen | |
| to prefer sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. jdm./etw. vorziehen | |
| to subordinate sb./sth. to sb./sth. | jdn./etw. jdm./etw. unterordnen | |
| to do sth. to sb. [sth. negative] | jdm. etw.Akk. antun [(Unangenehmes) zufügen] | |
| to attune sth. (to sth.) [bring sth. into harmony (with sth.)] | etw. abstimmen (auf etw.Akk.) [etw. in Einklang bringen (mit etwas)] | |
| sb./sth. passeth sth. [archaic] [fig.] [sb./sth. leaves sth. behind] | jd./etw. lässt etw.Akk. hinter sich [fig.] [jd./etw. überwindet etw.] | |
| law to adjudge sth. to sb. [award sth. judicially to sb.] | jdm. etw.Akk. richterlich zuerkennen | |
| to hand sth. to sb. [also: hand sb.sth.] | jdm. etw. reichen | |
| to put sth. to sb. [suggest sth. for consideration] | jdm. etw.Akk. sagen [zu bedenken geben] | |
| to point sth. out to sb. [to tell sb. sth.] | jdn. auf etw.Akk. hinweisen | |
| to add sth. to sth. [incorporate sth. into sth.] | etw. etw.Dat. einverleiben [auch: etw.Dat. etw. einverleiben] | |
| to invite sb. to do sth. [request sb. to do sth.] | jdn. um etw.Akk. bitten | |
| to invite sb. to do sth. [request sb. to do sth.] | jdn. um etw.Akk. ersuchen [geh.] | |
| to be given over to sb./sth. [dedicated to sb./sth.] | jdm./etw. gewidmet sein [sich (thematisch) befassen mit jdm./etw.] | |
| to accord (sb./sth.) sth. [also: accord sth. to sb./sth.] | (jdm./etw.) etw.Akk. gewähren [z. B. einer Person oder Institution] | |
| abhorrent to sth. {adj} [postpos.] [not agreeable to sth., contrary to sth.] | mit etw.Dat. unvereinbar | |
| to adjure sb. to do sth. [formal] [request sb. earnestly to do sth.] | jdn. dringend ersuchen, etw. zu tun [geh.] | |
| sb. rates sth. [is worthy of sth., merits sth.] | jdm. steht etw. zu [jd. hat Anspruch auf etw.] | |
| comm. to draw sth. from sb. [dated] [get sth., source sth.] | etw. von jdm. beziehen | |
| to adhere to sb./sth. [believe in and follow the practices of sb./sth.] | jdm./etw. anhängen [geh.] [sich jdm./etw. verschrieben haben] | |
| to put sb. up to sth. [coll.] [to encourage sb. to do sth. (wrong or unwise)] | jdn. zu etw.Dat. anstiften | |
| to run sb./sth. to ground [idiom] [find sb./sth. after a difficult search] | jdn./etw. (endlich) aufspüren | |
| to consume sb./sth. [sth. consumes sb./sth., e.g. grief, fire] | jdn./etw. verzehren [geh.] [etw. verzehrt jdn./etw., z. B. Kummer, Feuer] | |
| to take sth. over (from sb.) [assume responsibility for sth., continue sth.] | etw.Akk. (von jdm.) übernehmen | |
| to cede sth. | etw. abgeben [Macht, Besitz etc.] | |
| to cede a province to the enemy | dem Feind eine Provinz abtreten | |
| to take a swing at sb./sth. [try to hit sb./sth.] [also to swing at sb./sth.] | versuchen, auf jdn./etw. einzuschlagen | |
| to take a swing at sb./sth. [try to hit sb./sth.] [also to swing at sb./sth.] | versuchen, jdn./etw. zu schlagen | |
| sth. sets sb./sth. apart from sb./sth. | etw. unterscheidet jdn./etw. von jdm./etw. | |
| halfway to sb./sth. {adv} [also: half-way / half way to sb./sth.] | auf halbem Wege zu jdm./etw. | |
| sth. is to do with sth. [has to do with sth.] | etw. hat mit etw.Dat. zu tun | |
| to employ sth. to do sth. [to use sth.] | etw.Akk. verwenden, um etw. zu tun | |
| sb. confounded sb./sth. with sb./sth. | jd. verwechselte jdn./etw. mit jdm./etw. | |
| sb. contrasted sb./sth. with sb./sth. | jd. verglich jdn./etw. mit jdm./etw. | |
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