harm catch

ein Häuschen mit einem Garten dabéí — a little house with a garden (attached to it or attached)

er aß weiter und blätterte dabéí in dem Buch — he went on eating, leafing through the book as he did so or at the same time

warum arbeiten Sie im Stehen? Sie können doch auch dabéí sitzen — why are you working standing up? you can sit down while you're doing it

sie ist schön und dabéí auch noch klug — she's pretty, and clever as well

er wollte helfen und wurde dabéí selbst verletzt — he wanted to help and got injured in the process or (in) doing so or while he was about it (inf)

dabéí darf man nicht vergessen, dass... — it shouldn't be forgotten that...; (Einschränkung eines Arguments) it should not be forgotten here that...

wenn man das tut, muss man dabéí... — when you do that you have to...

wir haben ihn dabéí ertappt, wie er über den Zaun stieg — we caught him in the act of climbing over the fence

wichtig dabéí ist... — the important thing here or about it is...

mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabéí — I don't really feel happy about it

dabéí kann man viel Geld verdienen — there's a lot of money in that

er hat dabéí einen Fehler gemacht — he's made a mistake

es kommt doch nichts dabéí heraus — nothing will come of it

er hat mich geschlagen, dabéí hatte ich gar nichts gemacht — he hit me and I hadn't even done anything or and yet I hadn't done anything

es bleibt dabéí, dass ihr morgen alle mitkommt — we'll stick to that or keep it like that, you're all coming tomorrow

er bleibt dabéí, dass er es nicht gewesen ist — he still insists that he didn't do it, he's still sticking to his guns that he didn't do it

aber dabéí sollte es nicht bleiben — but it shouldn't stop there or at that

was ist schon dabéí? — so what? (inf), what of it? (inf)

was ist schon dabéí, wenn man das tut? — what harm is there in doing that?

ich finde gar nichts dabéí — I don't see any harm in it

nimm meine Bemerkung nicht so ernst, ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht — don't take my remark so seriously, I didn't mean anything by it

ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht, als ich den Mann aus der Bank kommen sah — I didn't think anything of it when I saw the man coming out of the bank

eine Tankstelle mit einer Werkstatt dabei — a filling station with its own workshop [attached]

dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)

ein Unfall - dabei gab es zwei Tote — an accident - two people were killed [in it]

er suchte nach dem Brief, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand — he was looking for the letter and all the time he had it in his hand

[gerade] dabei sein, etwas zu tun — be just doing something

er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly

dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)

er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.