| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| hit [sb]⇒ vtr | (punch: [sb]) (Kampf) | jnd schlagen Vt |
| | | jnd hauen Vt |
| | He hit his brother in the stomach with his fist. |
| | Er schlug seinem Bruder mit der Faust in den Bauch. |
| hit [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (driver: strike, collide with) | mit jmdm zusammenstoßen Präp + Vi, ,sepa |
| | | gegen [etw] prallen Präp + Vi |
| | Richard was driving to work when he hit a pedestrian. |
| | The distracted driver went over the line and hit an oncoming vehicle. |
| | Richard ist gerade zur Arbeit gefahren, als er mit einem Fußgänger zusammenstieß. |
| | Der abgelenkte Fahrer überfuhr die Straßenmarkierung und prallte gegen ein entgegenkommendes Fahrzeug. |
| hit [sth]⇒ vtr | (knock: part of body) (umgangssprachlich) | sich [etw] anhauen Vr, sepa |
| | | sich [etw] stoßen Vr |
| | He was so tall that he had to make an effort not to hit his head when he walked through a door. |
| | Er war so groß, dass er aufpassen musste, dass er sich, als er durch die Tür ging, nicht den Kopf anhaute. |
| hit [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (knock: part of body) | etwas an etwas stoßen Präp + Vt |
| | | etwas an etwas aufschlagen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | The child fell over and hit his head on the wooden floor. |
| | Das Kind fiel um und stieß sich den Kopf am Holzboden an. |
| hit [sth]⇒ vtr | (reach: a target) (ins Ziel) | treffen Vt |
| | The arrow hit the bullseye. |
| | Der Pfeil traf die Mitte der Zielscheibe. |
| hit [sth] vtr | (reach: a high, low) | [etw] erreichen Vt |
| | The stock hit a record high today on the earnings news. |
| | In den Unternehmensnachrichten erreichte die Aktie heute ein Rekordhoch. |
| hit n | (shot: hits target) | Treffer Nm |
| | Of your five arrows, you got three hits. |
| | Mit fünf Pfeilen hast du drei Treffer erzielt. |
| hit n | informal (success) | ankommen Vi, sepa |
| | | einschlagen Vi, sepa |
| | The film was a hit with teenagers. |
| | Der Film kam bei Jugendlichen gut an. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| hit n | (golf: stroke) (Golf) | Schlag Nm |
| | In golf, you only get one hit off the tee. |
| hit n | (successful pop song) (Musik) | Hit Nm |
| | | Schlager Nm |
| | His new song is a massive hit. |
| hit n | (visit to a web page) (Webseite) | Klick Nm |
| | We have seen a lot of hits on the new website. |
| hit n | (internet: search result) (Internetsuchmaschine) | Resultat Nn |
| | | Ergebnis Nn |
| | My first search did not return many hits. |
| hit n | slang (murder) | Mord Nm |
| | The mafia boss ordered the hit on his former associate. |
| hit n | slang (drug) (Rauchen) | Zug Nm |
| | Another hit from the pipe satisfied the addict. |
| hit n | informal (criticism) (übertragen) | Spruch Nm |
| | | Kritik Nf |
| | I am sick of the constant hits I am getting because of what I said. |
| hit n | (baseball) (Baseball) | Treffer Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Hit Nm |
| | The player had three hits today, but no runs. |
| hit⇒ vi | (strike a blow) | zum Gegenschlag ausholen Rdw |
| | Despite his pleas, she just kept hitting. |
| hit [sb]⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (idea: occur) (umgangssprachlich) | auf [etw] kommen Präp + Vi |
| | | jmdm in den Sinn kommen Rdw |
| | It never hit me that I could post the documents. |
| hit [sb] vtr | informal, figurative (make suffer) (leiden) | treffen Vt |
| | The news of her father's death hit her hard. |
| hit [sth]⇒ vtr | (sports: score) (Sport) | einen Treffer landen VP |
| | | einen Punkt machen VP |
| | And he hits the basket to tie the game! |
| hit [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (use, indulge in) (Alkohol, Drogen) | nach [etw] greifen Präp + Vi |
| | After a bad day at work, he tends to hit the gin. |
| hit [sth] vtr | (suddenly occur in) | treffen Vt |
| | | betreffen Vt |
| | The storm hit the town on Tuesday. |
| hit [sth] vtr | informal (bars, street, shops, etc.: go there) (ugs) | [etw] unsicher machen Adj + Vt |
| | | in [etw] gehen Präp + Vi |
| | On Friday night I usually hit the bars with my friends. |
Partikelverben
hit | HIT |
| hit back vi phrasal | (retaliate) | zurückschlagen Vi, sepa |
| | | wehren Vr |
| | | Vergeltung üben Nf + Vt |
| | Iran has warned it will hit back if it is attacked by the United States. |
| hit back vi phrasal | figurative (respond to criticism) | wehren Vr |
| | | kontern Vi |
| | | entgegenbringen Vt, sepa |
| | Parents have hit back, saying the accusations about their children are unfounded. |
| hit back at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (retaliate against) | wehren Vr |
| | | zurückschlagen Vi, sepa |
| | The victim of the attempted mugging hit back at his attackers, and they ran off empty-handed. |
| hit back at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (respond to criticism) | wehren Vr |
| | | kontern Vi |
| | The pop star has hit back at her critics with a series of tweets. |
| hit [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (baseball: win points from hit) (Baseball) | treffen Vi |
| | The batter hit in two runners. |
| hit off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (describe aptly) | [etw]/jmdn gut treffen Adj + Vt |
| | | [etw]/jmdn gut beschreiben Adj + Vt |
| | What I love about this novel is the way the author hits off Chicago in the 1930s. |
| hit off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | US (take off: imitate to satirize) | anstacheln Vt, sepa |
| | This comedian is very good at hitting off politicians. |
| hit on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | mainly US, slang (flirt with, try to seduce) (übertragen) | jemanden angraben Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | jemanden anbaggern Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden anmachen Vt, sepa |
| | Gladys told the guy who was hitting on her to get lost. |
| | Gladys schickte den Typen, der sie anbaggerte, zum Teufel. |
hit on [sth],
hit upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (idea, plan: devise, discover) | auf etwas kommen Präp + Vi |
| | | eine Idee haben VP |
| | I have hit upon a great way to save money: stay in bed all day! |
| | Ich hatte eine großartige Idee, um Geld zu sparen: den ganzen Tag im Bett bleiben! |
| hit out vi phrasal | figurative (show aggression) (Slang) | ausrasten Vi, sepa |
| | | um sich schlagen VP |
| | | aggressiv werden Adj + Vi |
| | Johnny hits out when he feels threatened by other children. |
| hit out at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (show aggression to) (Slang) | jemandem gegenüber ausrasten Rdw |
| | | jemandem gegenüber aggressiv werden Rdw |
| | | sich gegen jemanden wehren VP |
| | After Tony had teased him for more than an hour, Pete finally hit out at him. |
| hit out at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (criticize) | jemanden verbal angreifen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | | Kritik an jemandem üben Rdw |
| | | jemanden kritisieren Vt |
| | The actress has hit out at critics, who she claims have misunderstood her performance. |
| hit up vi phrasal | slang (shoot up, inject drugs) | spritzen Vr |
| | The addicts in the alley were hitting up. |
| hit [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (contact) (per Telefon kontaktieren) | anklingeln Vt, sepa |
| | | bei jmdm durchklingeln Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | (ugs) | sich bei jmdm melden Präp + Vr |
| | (allgemein) | Bescheid sagen Nm + Vt |
| | I'm looking for a room to rent; if anyone knows of anything, hit me up. |
| | Ich suche ein Zimmer zur Miete; wenn irgendjemand etwas weiß, klingelt mich an. |
| hit [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (approach for money) | jmdn nach Geld fragen VP |
| | | jmdn um Geld bitten VP |
| | Dave is always hitting his friends up when he's short on cash. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
hit | HIT |
| base hit n | (type of baseball hit) (Anglizismus) | Base Hit Nm |
| | The batter got a base hit and the runner scored easily. |
| be hit by a car v expr | (be knocked down) | von einem Auto angefahren werden |
| | Greg crossed the street without checking for traffic, and was consequently hit by a car. |
double,
two-base hit n | (baseball) | Zwei-Punkte-Treffer Nm |
| | The batter hit a double. |
hit and miss,
hit-and-miss,
hit or miss,
hit-or-miss adj | (unpredictable, unreliable) | unbeständig Adj |
| | (übertragen) | launenhaft Adj |
| | | unvorhersehbar Adj |
| | | unberechenbar Adj |
| | The weather is very hit and miss for July - rain one day, sunshine the next. |
| hit below the belt v expr | figurative (not be fair or sporting) | unter der Gürtellinie Rdw |
| hit close to home v expr | figurative (affect [sb] personally) | ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | | jmdn persönlich betreffen Adj + Vt |
| | Even though he wasn't talking about me, the speaker's comments about being sympathetic to your children hit close to home. |
| hit home vtr + n | informal, figurative (make impact) | jemandem wirklich bewusst werden Rdw |
| | | zu jemandem durchdringen Rdw |
| | | ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | The extent of Ruth's weight problem really hit home when she saw a picture of herself on a night out. |
| hit it v expr | figurative (leave) | [etw] sein lassen Vt + Vt |
| | | aufhören [etw] zu tun Rdw |
| hit it off v expr | informal (get on well) | klarkommen Vi, sepa |
| | | auskommen Vi, sepa |
| | | sehr gut miteinander klarkommen VP |
| | | sehr gut miteinander auskommen VP |
| | Me and my new roommate hit it off from the start. |
| | Mein Mitbewohner und ich kamen von Anfang an gut klar. |
| hit parade n | dated (pop music charts) (Anglizismus) | Charts Npl |
| | (Volksmusik) | Hitparade Nf |
| | Which song was at the top of the hit parade on this day in 1963? |
hit rock bottom,
hit bottom,
reach rock bottom v expr | figurative, informal (reach lowest, worst level) (Enttäuschung) | am Boden zerstört sein Rdw |
| | | ganz unten sein Rdw |
| | Mike hit rock bottom when he failed all his exams. |
| hit the books v expr | (study) | lernen Vi |
| | My economics course is really difficult; I'm going to have to hit the books every day in order to understand it. |
| hit the ground running v expr | informal, figurative (begin enthusiastically) | mit Begeisterung [etw] anfangen Rdw |
| | | bei [etw] richtig loslegen Rdw |
| | She hit the ground running when she started her new job. |
| hit the ground running v expr | informal, figurative (begin fully prepared) | gut vorbereitet sein Rdw |
| | This position requires someone experienced who can hit the ground running. |
| hit the headlines v expr | (be prominently featured in the news) | es in die Schlagzeilen schaffen Rdw |
| | The Governor's career was finished when it hit the headlines that he had used state funds to hire a hooker. |
| hit the mark v expr | figurative (satisfy [sth]) | genau richtig sein Rdw |
| | | gut tun Adj + Vt |
| hit the mark v expr | figurative (be suitable for [sth]) | für [etw] geeignet sein Rdw |
| | | zu [etw] passen Präp + Vi |
| hit the nail on the head v expr | figurative (be exactly right) | den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen Rdw |
| | | mitten ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | Russell's comment really hit the nail on the head. |
| hit the road v expr | slang, figurative (leave, start a journey) | sich auf den Weg machen Rdw |
| | | losfahren Vi, sepa |
| | | abfahren Vi, sepa |
| | (informell) | losmachen Vi, sepa |
| | We rose early and hit the road before 7.00 am. |
hit the roof,
hit the ceiling v expr | figurative, informal (person: get angry) | an die Decke gehen Rdw |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | ausrasten Vi, sepa |
| | | im Dreieck springen Rdw |
| | When I told my boss what had happened, he hit the roof. |
hit the sack,
hit the hay v expr | figurative, informal (go to bed) (Slang) | hinhauen Vr, sepa |
| | (informell) | sich auf's Ohr hauen Rdw |
| | (ugs) | hinlegen Vr, sepa |
| | (ugs) | ins Bett gehen VP |
| | I'm exhausted! I'm going to hit the sack. |
| hit the spot v expr | figurative (satisfy craving) | ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | | genau richtig sein Rdw |
| | When I'm craving something sweet, a chunk of milk chocolate usually hits the spot. |
| hit the target v expr | (take successful aim at [sth]) | das Ziel treffen Rdw |
| hit the target v expr | figurative (achieve a goal) | schaffen Vt |
| | | erreichen Vt |
| hit the wall v expr | figurative (reach a mental or physical limit) (übertragen) | Mann mit dem Hammer, Mann mit der Keule Rdw |
| | | nicht mehr können Rdw |
| | | nicht mehr weiterkommen Rdw |
| | The marathon runner's endurance hit the wall around the 20th mile. |
hit [sb] up,
hit [sb] up for [sth] v expr | slang (approach for: money) (Slang) | jmdn um [etw] anschnorren, jmdn um [etw] anhauen Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdn um [etw] anbetteln Vt, sepa |
| | Watch out for Ralph, he's always hitting people up for money. |
| | Sieh dich bei Ralph vor, er schnorrt (or: haut) die Leute immer um Geld an. |
| hit [sb] where it hurts v expr | figurative (attack [sb]'s weak spot) (übertragen) | bei jemandem einen wunden Punkt treffen Rdw |
| | | jemanden da treffen, wo es weh tut Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | bei jemandem mitten ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | His divorce hit him where it hurts: in his wallet. |
| | When he said I was ugly, he hit me where it hurts. |
| hit-and-run n | (fleeing the scene after a collision) | Fahrerflucht Nf |
| | | Unfallflucht Nf |
| | (Schweiz) | Führerflucht Nf |
| | The collision would have been considered an accident, but after the driver sped off it became a hit-and-run. |
| hit-and-run⇒ vi | (baseball) | ein Hit and Run ausführen VP |
| Anmerkung: keine exakte deutsche Entsprechung |
| hit-and-run n | (baseball) | Hit and Run Rdw |
| | A hit-and-run is a risky strategy that potentially has a high reward. |
| hit-and-run driver n | ([sb]: leaves accident scene) | jemand, der Fahrerflucht begeht Rdw |
| | The police went to auto body repair shops to find the hit-and-run driver's car. |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) (ugs) | Auftragsmörder Nm |
| | (ugs) | Auftragsmörderin Nf |
| | (Slang) | Auftragskiller Nm |
| | (Slang) | Auftragskillerin Nf |
| | The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man n | informal ([sb] who does unpleasant tasks) | [jmd], der/die unangenehme Aufgaben erfüllt Rdw |
| | (Anglizismus: Wirtschaft, Politik) | Hitman Nm |
| | I'm the hitman whenever the boss wants an employee to be fired. |
hitwoman,
hit woman n | (female hired murderer) | Auftragskillerin, Auftragsmörderin Nf |
| | | Profikillerin, Berufskillerin Nf |
make the big time,
hit the big time v expr | informal (be a success) | erfolgreich sein Adj + Vi |
| | I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
| no-hit adj | (baseball: one team did not hit ball) (Anglizismus) | no-hit Adj |
| smash hit n | informal ([sth] very popular) | Kassenschlager Nm |
| | | großer Erfolg Adj + Nm |
| | Walk on the Wild Side was a smash hit for Lou Reed in 1972. |
triple,
three-base hit n | (baseball) (Anglizismus) | Trippeln Nn |
| | The crowd cheered when the batter hit a triple. |