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1 fantasielos
Adj. unimaginative; (langweilig) boring; (einfallslos) unresourceful; sei doch nicht so fantasielos! be more imaginative!, use your imagination!* * *fan|ta|sie|losadjunimaginative, lacking in imagination* * *fan·ta·sie·losRRadj unimaginative▪ \fantasielos sein to be unimaginative, to be lacking in imagination* * *1.Adjektiv unimaginative2.adverbial unimaginatively* * *sei doch nicht so fantasielos! be more imaginative!, use your imagination!* * *1.Adjektiv unimaginative2.adverbial unimaginatively -
2 anstrengen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/refl make an effort, try (hard); stärker: exert o.s.; streng dich doch mal an! umg. you could try a bit harder; iro. don’t strain yourself; angestrengtII v/t1. sein Gedächtnis anstrengen rack one’s brains; alle Kräfte anstrengen use all one’s strength, strain every muscle; streng doch mal deinen Grips etc. an! umg. use your brains ( oder head)!2. JUR.: einen Prozess anstrengen ( gegen jemanden) initiate ( oder commence) proceedings (against s.o.), bring an action (against s.o.)III vt/i exert, strain, be a strain on; (ermüden) tire (out); (erschöpfen) exhaust; übermäßig anstrengen overtax, overexert; das strengt an it’s hard work; das schlechte Licht strengt die Augen an the poor light puts a strain on ( oder is bad for) the eyes* * *to make an effort;sich anstrengento endeavour; to try hard; to take steps; to make an effort; to endeavor; to exert oneself* * *ạn|stren|gen ['anʃtrɛŋən] sep1. vt1) Augen to strain; Muskel, Gehirn, Geist to exert; (= strapazieren) jdn to tire out; esp Patienten to fatiguedas viele Lesen strengt meine Augen/mich an — all this reading is or puts a strain on my eyes/is a strain (for me)
alle Kräfte anstrengen — to use all one's strength or (geistig) faculties
sein Gedächtnis anstrengen — to rack one's brains
See:→ auch angestrengt2) (JUR)eine Klage/einen Prozess anstrengen — to initiate or institute proceedings (gegen against)
2. vrto make an effort; (körperlich auch) to exert oneselfsich mehr/sehr anstrengen — to make more of an effort/a big effort
sich übermäßig anstrengen — to make too much of an effort; (körperlich auch) to overexert oneself
sich anstrengen, etw zu tun — to make an effort to do sth, to try hard to do sth
unsere Gastgeberin hatte sich sehr angestrengt — our hostess had gone to or had taken a lot of trouble
* * *1) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) exert2) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) strain* * *an|stren·genI. vr1. (sich intensiv einsetzen)2. (sich besondere Mühe geben)sich akk sehr \anstrengen, etw zu tun to go to [or take] a lot of trouble to do sth [or in doing sthII. vt▪ jdn \anstrengen to tire sb outdas viele Lesen strengt meine Augen an all this reading puts a strain on my eyes2. (intensiv beanspruchen)▪ etw \anstrengen to strain sthseinen Geist/die Muskeln \anstrengen to exert one's mind/musclesalle Kräfte \anstrengen to use all one's strength▪ jdn [sehr] \anstrengen to [over]tax sb* * *1.sich anstrengen, etwas zu tun — make an effort to do something
2.sich mehr/sehr anstrengen — make more of an effort/a great effort
transitives Verb1) (anspannen) strain <eyes, ears, voice>alle seine Kräfte anstrengen — make every effort; (körperlich) use all one's strength
2) (strapazieren) strain, put a strain on < eyes>jemanden [zu sehr] anstrengen — be [too much of] a strain on somebody
* * *anstrengen (trennb, hat -ge-)B. v/t1.sein Gedächtnis anstrengen rack one’s brains;alle Kräfte anstrengen use all one’s strength, strain every muscle;2. JUR:einen Prozess anstrengen (gegen jemanden) initiate ( oder commence) proceedings (against sb), bring an action( against sb)übermäßig anstrengen overtax, overexert;das strengt an it’s hard work;das schlechte Licht strengt die Augen an the poor light puts a strain on ( oder is bad for) the eyes* * *1.sich anstrengen, etwas zu tun — make an effort to do something
2.sich mehr/sehr anstrengen — make more of an effort/a great effort
transitives Verb1) (anspannen) strain <eyes, ears, voice>alle seine Kräfte anstrengen — make every effort; (körperlich) use all one's strength
2) (strapazieren) strain, put a strain on < eyes>jemanden [zu sehr] anstrengen — be [too much of] a strain on somebody
* * *v.to strain v.
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