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1 pflegen
I v/t1. MED. (pflegebedürftige Person) look after, care for; (Kind, Kranken) auch nurse; jemanden aufopfernd pflegen sacrifice oneself to care for s.o.; jemanden gesund pflegen nurse s.o. back to health2. (Blumen, Garten) tend; (Kunst, Freundschaft) cultivate; (Daten, Datenbank) maintain; sein Äußeres pflegen groom o.s., take care of one’s appearance3. etw. zu tun pflegen be in the habit of doing s.th.; sie pflegte zu sagen she used to say, she would say; solche Versuche pflegen fehlzuschlagen such attempts usually fail ( oder tend to fail)* * *(fördern) to cultivate;(gewöhnlich tun) to be wont; to use to; to be accustomed;(instandhalten) to attend; to maintain;(versorgen) to cherish; to tend; to groom; to look after; to nurse* * *pfle|gen ['pfleːgn]1. vtto look after, to care for; Kranke auch to nurse; Garten, Blumen, Rasen to tend, to look after; Haar, Bart to groom, to look after; Beziehungen, Kunst, Freundschaft to foster, to cultivate; Maschinen, Gebäude, Denkmäler to maintain, to keep upetw regelmäßig pflégen — to attend to sth regularly, to pay regular attention to sth
eine Creme, die die Haut pflegt — a cream which is good for the skin
See:→ auch gepflegt, Umgang2. vi(= gewöhnlich tun) to be in the habit (zu of), to be accustomed (zu to)sie pflegte zu sagen — she used to say, she was in the habit of saying
zum Mittagessen pflegt er Bier zu trinken — he's in the habit of drinking beer with his lunch, he usually drinks beer with his lunch
wie es so zu gehen pflegt — as usually happens
wie man zu sagen pflegt — as they say
3. vr1) (= sein Äußeres pflegen) to care about one's appearance2) (= sich schonen) to take it or things easy (inf)* * *1) (to look after for a period of time; to bring up a child that is not one's own: She fostered the children for several months.) foster2) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) nurse* * *pfle·gen[ˈpfle:gn̩]I. vt1. (umsorgen)▪ jdn \pflegen to care for [or look after] [or nurse] sb2. (gärtnerisch versorgen)▪ etw \pflegen to tend sth3. (schützend behandeln)4. (kosmetisch behandeln)5. (gewöhnlich tun)▪ etw zu tun \pflegen to usually do [or be in the habit of doing] sthum diese Zeit pflege ich noch im Bett zu liegen I'm usually still in bed at this timewie man zu sagen pflegt as they say▪ etw \pflegen to cultivate stheine Freundschaft/eine Kunst \pflegen to cultivate a friendship/an artBeziehungen/eine Kooperation \pflegen to foster relations/a cooperationein Hobby \pflegen to keep up a hobby sepII. vr1. (Körperpflege betreiben) to take care of one's appearanceich pflege mich regelmäßig mit Körperlotion I use body lotion regularlydu solltest dich mehr \pflegen! you should take things easier!* * *1.transitives Verb look after; care for, nurse < sick person>; care for, take care of < skin, teeth, floor>; look after, maintain <bicycle, car, machine>; cultivate <relations, arts, interests>; foster <contacts, cooperation>; keep up, pursue < hobby>2.jemanden/ein Tier gesund pflegen — nurse somebody/an animal back to health
intransitives Verb; mit Inf. + zuetwas zu tun pflegen — be in the habit of doing something; usually do something
3...., wie er zu sagen pflegt/pflegte —..., as he is wont to say/as he used to say
reflexives Verb take care of oneself; (gesundheitlich) look after oneself; s. auch gepflegt* * *A. v/tjemanden aufopfernd pflegen sacrifice oneself to care for sb;jemanden gesund pflegen nurse sb back to healthsein Äußeres pflegen groom o.s., take care of one’s appearance3.etwas zu tun pflegen be in the habit of doing sth;sie pflegte zu sagen she used to say, she would say;solche Versuche pflegen fehlzuschlagen such attempts usually fail ( oder tend to fail)B. v/r:sich pflegen look after o.s.; äußerlich: take care of one’s appearance* * *1.transitives Verb look after; care for, nurse < sick person>; care for, take care of <skin, teeth, floor>; look after, maintain <bicycle, car, machine>; cultivate <relations, arts, interests>; foster <contacts, cooperation>; keep up, pursue < hobby>2.jemanden/ein Tier gesund pflegen — nurse somebody/an animal back to health
intransitives Verb; mit Inf. + zuetwas zu tun pflegen — be in the habit of doing something; usually do something
3...., wie er zu sagen pflegt/pflegte —..., as he is wont to say/as he used to say
* * *v.to care for v.to cherish v.to foster v.to nurse v.to treasure v. -
2 Gewohnheit
f habit; aus ( alter) Gewohnheit out of habit; aus reiner oder lauter Gewohnheit out of sheer habit, from force of habit; die Gewohnheit haben zu (+ Inf.) be in the habit of (+ Ger.), have a habit of (+ Ger.) zur Gewohnheit werden become ( oder grow into) a habit ( jemandem with s.o.); in die Gewohnheit verfallen zu (+ Inf.) get into the habit of (+ Ger.) sich (Dat) etw. zur Gewohnheit machen make s.th. (into) a habit; wie es seine Gewohnheit war as he was in the habit of doing, as was his wont förm. und iro.; das macht die Gewohnheit (ist eine Gewohnheit) it’s (a) habit; (richtet die Gewohnheit an) that’s what habit can do (to you); Macht* * *die Gewohnheitconvention; wont; habit; practice; usualness; consuetude; habitualness; custom* * *Ge|wohn|heit [gə'voːnhait]f -, -enhabitdie Gewóhnheit haben, etw zu tun — to have a habit of doing sth
wie es seine Gewóhnheit war, nach alter Gewóhnheit — as was his wont or custom
das ist ihm zur Gewóhnheit geworden — it's become a habit with him
etw zur Gewóhnheit machen — to make a habit of sth
* * *die1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) habit2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) habit3) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) practice* * *Ge·wohn·heit<-, -en>f habitdie \Gewohnheit haben, etw zu tun to have a [or have got into the] habit of doing sthsich dat es [o es sich dat] zur \Gewohnheit machen, etw zu tun to make a [or get into the] habit of doing sthjdm zur \Gewohnheit werden to become a habit with sbaus [lauter [o reiner]] \Gewohnheit from [sheer] force of habit* * *die; Gewohnheit, Gewohnheiten habitdie Gewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun — be in the habit of doing something
* * *Gewohnheit f habit;aus (alter) Gewohnheit out of habit;lauter Gewohnheit out of sheer habit, from force of habit;zur Gewohnheit werden become ( oder grow into) a habit (jemandem with sb);sich (dat)etwas zur Gewohnheit machen make sth (into) a habit;wie es seine Gewohnheit war as he was in the habit of doing, as was his wont form und iron;das macht die Gewohnheit (ist eine Gewohnheit) it’s (a) habit; (richtet die Gewohnheit an) that’s what habit can do (to you); → Macht* * *die; Gewohnheit, Gewohnheiten habitdie Gewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun — be in the habit of doing something
sich (Dat.) etwas zur Gewohnheit machen — make a habit of something
* * *f.custom n.habit n.habitualness n.practice n.usualness n.
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