Partikelverben
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| home in vi phrasal | (move towards a target, etc.) | sich auf jmdn/[etw] zubewegen Präp + Vr, sepa |
| | | sich jmdm/[etw] nähern Vr |
| | Drug dealers beware: police are homing in. |
| home in on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (go towards: a target, etc.) | auf [etw]/jmdn zusteuern Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | Airplane pilots use radar, wind speed and direction, and air traffic reports to home in on the destination airport. |
| home in on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (focus attention on) | sich auf jmdn/[etw] konzentrieren Präp + Vr |
| | | sich auf jmdn/[etw] fokussieren Präp + Vr |
| | The report homes in on the failure of the factory's management to ensure safe working conditions. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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home brew, home-brew, homebrew n | (alcoholic drink made at home) | selbstgebrautes Getränk Adj + Nn |
home brew, home-brew, homebrew n as adj | US, informal, figurative (made at home) | selbst gebraut Pron + V Part Perf |
| | | selbst gemacht Pron + V Part Perf |
home brew, home-brew, homebrew n | Can, informal (athlete born in Canada) | in Kanada geborener Sportler Rdw |
| | | in Kanada geborene Sportlerin Rdw |
home-baked, home baked adj | (food: made at home) | selbstgebacken Adj |
| | | hausgebacken Adj |
| home-bred adj | (from [sb]'s own country) | Lands- Präf |
| | | heimisch Adj |
| home-brewed adj | (beverage: made at home) | selbst gebraut Pron + V Part Perf |
| home-brewed adj | figurative (not professionally made) | selbst gemacht Pron + V Part Perf |
| home-school [sb]⇒ vtr | (teach at home) | jmdn zu Hause unterrichten VP |
| Anmerkung: In Deutschland besteht die Schulpflicht. Homeschooling ist nicht gestattet. |
| | Private schools were expensive and public ones were dangerous so she decided to home-school her children. |
homebody, home-lover, also UK: homebird n | informal (domestic person) | Stubenhocker Nm |
| | | Heimchen Nn |
| | Joanne rarely goes out in the evenings; she is more of a homebody. |
homebrewing, home brewing, home-brewing n | (at-home beer making) | Hausbrauen Nn |
| | | Hobbybrauen Nn |
homegrown, home-grown adj | (grown at home) | selbst angebaut Part + Adj |
| | | im eigenen Garten angebaut Rdw |
| | | aus dem Garten Rdw |
| | The family ate turkey and homegrown vegetables at Thanksgiving dinner. |
homegrown, home-grown adj | (grown locally) | vor Ort angebaut Rdw |
| | | örtlich angebaut Adj + Adj |
| | | lokal angebaut Adj + Adj |
| | You can buy homegrown vegetables at the local farmers' market. |
homegrown, home-grown adj | figurative (native, local) | heimisch Adj |
| | | einheimisch Adj |
| | | von hier Präp + Adv |
| | Renren is China's homegrown version of Facebook. |
homemade, home-made adj | (made at home, handmade) | selbstgemacht V Part Perf |
| | | hausgemacht V Part Perf |
| | Home-made cakes always taste better than factory-made ones. |
| | Selbstgemachte Plätzchen schmecken immer besser als gekaufte. |
homemade, home-made adj | (made by self) | selbstgemacht V Part Perf |
| | It looked to me like his furniture was all homemade. |
| | Für mich sah es aus, als seien seine ganzen Möbel selbstgemacht. |