Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| bring [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (persuade [sb]) (umgangssprachlich) | jmdn dazu bringen [etw] zu tun VP |
| | (informell) | jmdn dazu kriegen [etw] zu tun VP |
| | Her speech brought us to accept her point of view. |
| bring [sb] back to life v expr | (resuscitate) | wiederbeleben Vt, sepa |
| | (Medizin) | rehabilitieren, reanimieren Vt |
| bring [sth] back to life v expr | figurative (reintroduce) | [etw] wieder zum Leben erwecken Rdw |
| | | [etw] wieder auf den Tisch bringen Rdw |
| | The idea, once rejected, has been brought back to life by proponents. |
| bring [sth] home to [sb] v expr | (with object: make clear) | jmdm [etw] bewusst machen Adj + Vt |
| | My car accident really brought home to me the importance of wearing a seat belt. |
| bring home to [sb] that v expr | (with clause: make clear) | jemandem klar machen, dass Rdw |
| | | jemandem erklären, dass Vt + Konj |
| | Being ill really brought home to me that friends and family are the most important thing in life. |
| bring [sth] to a/the boil v expr | (heat [sth] to boiling point) | [etw] zum Kochen bringen Rdw |
| | | [etw] erhitzen bis es kocht Rdw |
| bring [sth] to an end⇒ vtr | (conclude, finish) | etwas beenden Vt |
| | | etwas abschließen Vt, sepa |
| | The conference was brought to an end in the late afternoon. |
bring [sth] to [sb]'s attention,
bring [sth] to the attention of [sb] v expr | (make [sb] aware of) | jmdn auf [etw] hinweisen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | jmdm [etw] sagen Vt |
| | | die Aufmerksamkeit von jmdm auf [etw] lenken Rdw |
| | An employee brought the matter to my attention. |
| bring [sth] to bear on [sth] v expr | (apply [sth]) | anwenden Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] aufbringen um [etw] zu tun Rdw |
| | Ali brought all his strength to bear on the heavy door. |
| bring [sb] to justice v expr | (take to court) | jmdn vor Gericht bringen, jmdn vor Gericht stellen Rdw |
| | | jmdn zur Rechenschaft ziehen Rdw |
| | Police officers must bring outlaws to justice. |
| bring [sb] to justice v expr | (punish) | jmdn zur Rechenschaft ziehen Rdw |
| | | bestrafen Vt |
| | | verurteilen Vt |
| bring [sth] to life v expr | figurative (enliven) | etwas zum Leben erwecken VP |
| | | etwas lebendig machen Adv + Vi |
| | The party was boring until the band started playing and brought it to life. |
| bring [sth/sb] to life v expr | figurative (make seem real) | etwas/jemanden als echt erscheinen lassen VP |
| | | etwas/jemanden zum Leben erwecken VP |
| | A good movie adaptation really brings the characters to life. |
| bring [sth/sb] to life v expr | often passive (give life) | etwas/jemanden zum Leben erwecken VP |
| | | etwas/jemanden lebendig machen Adv + Vi |
| | A fairy brought the puppet Pinocchio to life. |
| bring [sth] to light v expr | figurative (reveal [sth] secret) | etwas ans Licht bringen VP |
| | | etwas kundgeben Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | etwas ans Tageslicht bringen Rdw |
| | We should bring his outrageous actions to light. |
| bring [sb/sth] to mind v expr | (recall) | etwas/jemanden in Erinnerung rufen VP |
| | | etwas/jemanden ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen VP |
| | | die Erinnerung an etwas/jemanden hinaufbeschwören VP |
| | The smell of bread baking brings to mind the years I spent in boarding school. |
| bring [sb] up to date v expr | (give [sb] the most recent information) | jmdn auf dem Laufenden halten VP |
| | | jmdn auf den neuesten Stand bringen VP |
| | Alice brought me up to date with all her news. |
| bring yourself to do [sth] v expr | (force yourself to do [sth]) | jemanden zu etwas bringen Präp + Vt |
| | (informell) | jemanden zu etwas kriegen Präp + Vt |
| Anmerkung: Usually used in the negative |
| | I can't bring myself to see a film that's that violent. |
take [sb] to task,
bring [sb] to task v expr | (reprimand, rebuke [sb]) | schimpfen Vt |
| | | tadeln Vt |
take [sb] to task for [sth],
bring [sb] to task for [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for [sth]) | jmdn für [etw] schimpfen Adv + Vt |
| | | jmdn für [etw] tadeln Adv + Vt |
| | The coach took them to task for their poor performance. |
take [sb] to task for doing [sth],
bring [sb] to task for doing [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for doing [sth]) | jmdn für [etw] schimpfen Adv + Vt |
| | | jmdn für [etw] tadeln Adv + Vt |
| bring [sb] up to speed v expr | figurative, informal (update) | auf dem Laufenden halten Rdw |
| | | auf den neuesten Stand bringen Rdw |
| | When Michelle returned from maternity leave, the colleague who had covered for her brought her up to speed. |