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81 finden
fin·den <fand, gefunden> [ʼfɪndn̩]vt1) ( entdecken)jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth;es muss doch [irgendwo] zu \finden sein! it has to be [found] somewhere!;ich finde das [richtige] Wort nicht I can't find [or think of] the [right] word2) (heraus\finden)etw \finden to find sth;3) ( feststellen)etw \finden to find sth;eine Ursache \finden to find a cause;etw an jdm \finden to see sth in sb;in letzter Zeit finde ich unerklärliche Veränderungen an ihm I see inexplicable changes in him recently4) (vor\finden)jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth;sie fanden ihre Wohnung durchwühlt they found their apartment turned upside downetw [bei jdm] \finden to find sth [with sb];bei ihrem Vater fand sie immer Verständnis she always found understanding with her father;[großen/reißenden] Absatz \finden to sell [well/like hot cakes];Berücksichtigung \finden to be taken into consideration;Unterstützung \finden to receive [or win] [or get] support;Zustimmung [bei jdm] \finden to meet with approval [from sb] [or sb's approval];dieser Vorschlag fand bei den Delegierten breite Zustimmung this suggestion met widespread support from the delegates6) ( aufbringen)etw \finden to find sth;den Mut/die Kraft \finden, etw zu tun to find the courage/strength to do sth7) (einschätzen, empfinden)wie findest du das? what do you think [of that]?;ich finde es nicht richtig, dass Frauen weniger verdienen I don't think it's right that women earn less;ich finde, die Ferien sind zu kurz I find that the holidays are too short;es kalt/warm \finden to find it cold/warm;ich finde das Wetter gar nicht mal so übel I find the weather is not too bad, I don't think the weather is all that bad;ich fände es dumm, jetzt nachzugeben I think it would be silly to give up now;findest du es richtig, dich so zu verhalten? do you think it's right for you to behave like this?;das ist teuer, finde ich that's expensive, I thinkWENDUNGEN:nichts dabei \finden, etw zu tun to think nothing of doing sthvi1) (den Weg \finden)zu jdm/etw \finden to find one's way to sb/sth;zu sich selbst \finden to find oneself, to sort oneself out2) ( meinen) to think;\finden, [dass]... to think that...;ich fände es besser, wenn... I think it would be better when [or if]...;\finden Sie? [do] you think so?vrsich \finden1) ( wieder auftauchen) to turn up;es wird sich wieder \finden it will turn up again2) ( zu verzeichnen sein) to be found;es fand sich niemand, der es tun wollte there was nobody to be found who wanted to do it, nobody was willing to do it3) ( in Ordnung kommen) to sort itself out;es wird sich schon alles \finden it will all sort itself out [in time] -
82 lange;
länger, am längsten; Adv.1. zeitlich: for a long time; nicht lange darauf not long after(ward[s]); er braucht immer lange it always takes him a while; pej. he’s very slow; das ist schon lange her that was a long time ago; es ist schon lange her, dass it’s been a long time since, umg. it’s ages since; wie lange lernen Sie schon Englisch? how long have you been learning English?; so lange wie as long as; so lange bis till, until; da kannst du lange warten umg. you can wait till the cows come home; du brauchst nicht lange zu fragen you don’t need to ask; er fragte nicht erst lange he didn’t stop to ask2. verstärkend: lange nicht (bei weitem nicht) not nearly...; umg. not by a long chalk (Am. shot), nowhere near...; ( noch) lange nicht fertig / gut genug etc. not nearly ready / good enough etc.; ist er fertig? - noch lange nicht umg. has he finished? - nowhere near ( oder nothing like, iro. you must be joking); das ist noch lange kein Grund, um aufzugeben that’s absolutely no reason for giving up, that certainly doesn’t mean you’ve got to give up; deswegen brauchst du dir noch lange nichts einzubilden you mustn’t go getting any ideas just because of that, don’t imagine that’s anything at all special -
83 vielversprechend
promising; encouraging* * *viel|ver|spre|chend [-fEɐʃprɛçnt]1. adjpromising, encouragingvíélversprechend klingen — to sound promising
2. advanfangen promisingly* * *1) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) hopeful2) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) hopeful3) (showing promise; likely to be good: She's a promising pianist; Her work is promising.) promising4) ((of eg a person starting a career) progressing well: an up-and-coming young doctor.) up-and-coming* * **: s. viel 1. 1)* * ** * **: s. viel 1. 1)* * *adj.promising adj. adv.promisingly adv.
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