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| between prep | (intermediate to) | zwischen Präp |
| | Chicago is between New York and Los Angeles. |
| | Chicago befindet sich zwischen New York und Los Angeles. |
| between prep | (connecting) | zwischen Präp |
| | There is a bridge between the two shores. |
| | Es gibt eine Brücke zwischen den beiden Ufern. |
| between prep | (comparing) | zwischen Präp |
| | I'm trying to decide between the red car and the blue one. |
| | Ich versuche mich zwischen dem roten und dem blauen Auto zu entscheiden. |
| between prep | (shared) | zwischen Präp |
| | We're going to split the bill between the two of us. |
| | Wir werden die Rechnung zwischen uns aufteilen. |
| between prep | (among) | zwischen Präp |
| | I picked my way between the tourists, looking for a good spot to have lunch. |
| | Ich fand meinen Weg zwischen den Touristen, die alle nach einm guten Restaurant Ausschau hielten. |
| between prep | (distinguishing) (Gegensätze) | zwischen Präp |
| | It's not always easy to distinguish between right and wrong. |
| | Es ist nicht immer einfach, sich zwischen richtig und falsch zu entscheiden. |
| between prep | (secret: only known to) (Geheimnis) | zwischen Präp |
| | | unter Präp |
| | Let's keep this information between you and me. |
| | Behalten wir diese Informationen zwischen uns. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) | im Alter von... bis Rdw |
| | | zwischen...und ... Jahre alt Rdw |
| | This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
| | Dieses Programm wurde für junge Menschen im Alter von 18 bis 25 Jahren konzipiert. |
| alternate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (switch between options) | sich zwischen etwas und etwas abwechseln VP |
| | | zwischen etwas und etwas wechseln VP |
| | | etwas mit etwas auswechseln/ablösen/austauschen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | (formell) | etwas mit etwas alternieren Präp + Vt |
| | In some spas, people alternate between hot and cold baths. |
| between now and then adv | (from now until a future time) | bis dahin Präp + Adv |
| | | von jetzt an, von nun an Rdw |
| | | ab jetzt Präp + Adv |
| | You'd better do a lot of work between now and then. |
between you and me,
between ourselves adv | (confidentially, in confidence) | unter uns gesagt Rdw |
| | | im Vertrauen Präp + Nn |
| | | unter vier Augen Rdw |
| | Between you and me, I think Stella has fallen in love with him. |
| blur the boundaries between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (make less distinct) | die Grenzen zwischen [etw] verschwimmen lassen Rdw |
| | | nicht mehr zwischen [etw] unterscheiden können Rdw |
| caught between two worlds expr | (pulled by two different cultures) | zwischen zwei Welten gefangen sein Rdw |
| close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (equalize [sth]) (übertragen) | die Kluft zwischen [etw] und [etw] schließen Rdw |
| | | [etw] an [etw] anpassen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| decide (between [sth] and [sth]) vi + prep | (choose from among) | sich zwischen etwas entscheiden Präp + Vr |
| | I couldn't decide between the two dresses, so I bought both. |
| | Ich konnte mich nicht zwischen den beiden Kleidern entscheiden, deswegen habe ich beide gekauft. |
| differentiate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (see difference) | zwischen etwas unterscheiden Präp + Vt |
| | | einen Unterschied zwischen etwas erkennen VP |
| | It can be hard to differentiate between a severe panic attack and a heart attack. |
| discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (differentiate between things) | zwischen etwas unterscheiden Präp + Vt, fix |
| | It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells. |
| distance between prep | (space separating) | Distanz zwischen Nf + Präp |
| | | Abstand zwischen Nm + Präp |
| | The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. |
| distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (know the difference) | auseinanderhalten Vt, sepa |
| | | zwischen [etw] unterscheiden Rdw |
| | | den Unterschied kennen Rdw |
| | I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown. |
| draw a parallel between [sth] and [sth] v expr | (identify as being similar) | etwas miteinander vergleichen Rdw |
| | | eine Parallele zwischen etwas und etwas anderem ziehen Rdw |
| | We can draw a parallel between restrictions on law making powers of the earliest British Parliaments, and that of the modern European Parliament. |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) (ugs) | selten Adj |
| | | ganz vereinzelt Adv + Adj |
| | (übertragen) | dünn gesät Adj + Part |
| | These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n | figurative (little distinction) | schmaler Grad Adj + Nm |
| | There's a fine line between genius and insanity. |
| go-between n | (intermediary) | Vermittler Nm |
| | | Mittelsmann Nm |
| | He acted as a go-between between the government and private arms dealers. |
| in between adv | (in an intermediate position) | zwischen Adv |
| | | in der Mitte Rdw |
| | | inmitten Adv |
| | The houses are next to one another, with an alleyway running in between. |
| | Die Häuser stehen nebeneinander, in der Mitte verläuft eine Gasse. |
| in between adv | (intervening) | dazwischen Adv |
| | When they started to fight, their little brother ran in between. |
| | Als sie anfingen, sich zu schlagen, rannte ihr kleiner Bruder dazwischen. |
| in between prep | (between, in the middle of) | zwischen Präp |
| | | in der Mitte Rdw |
| | | inmitten Präp |
| | Our house is in between a pub on one side and open fields on the other. |
| in-between adj | (in the middle, midway) | zwischen [etw] liegen Adv + Vi |
| | | dazwischenstehend Adj |
| | Your teens are an in-between time; you're no longer a child, but not yet an adult. |
| | Ihr Teenager liegt zwischen den Jahren; ihr seit keine Kinder mehr, aber auch noch nicht erwachsen. |
| read between the lines v expr | figurative (understand [sth] implied) | zwischen den Zeilen lesen Rdw |
| | His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic. |
| sandwich [sb/sth] between [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (surround) | eingepfercht zwischen jmdm/[etw] VP |
| | | zwischen Präp |
| | I was sandwiched between two sumo wrestlers on that flight! The host sandwiched me between two bankers at the dinner table and they just kept talking across me about investments. |
| | Auf diesem Flug war ich eingepfercht zwischen zwei Sumoringern. |
Scylla and Charybdis,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | (two dangers) | Pest und Cholera Rdw |
| | | Skylla und Charybdis, Szylla und Charybdis Rdw |
| strike a balance between v expr | (find compromise between) | einen Kompromiss zwischen etwas finden Rdw |
| | | einen Mittelweg zwischen etwas finden Rdw |
| | You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework. |
| toggle between [sth] vi + prep | (computing: switch views, programs, etc.) | zwischen [etw] hin- und herwechseln VP |
| | Tania toggles between tabs, trying to track down the perfect translation. |
| | Audrey toggled between the spreadsheet and the word processing document. |
yo-yo,
yo-yo between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (fluctuate, go back and forth) | zwischen etwas und etwas hin und her schwanken VP |
| | I seem to spend my time yo-yoing between depression and anger. |