Englisch
Präpositionen in idiomatischen Wendungen

In der folgenden Tabelle finden sich die gebräuchlichsten Präpositionen in idiomatischen Wendungen:

Idiomatische
Wendung
Deutsche
Entsprechung
Beispiel
by chance durch Zufall We met our friends by chance.
by means of mithilfe von The temperature can be measured by means of a thermometer.
to go for a walk spazieren gehen They went for a walk.
for certain sicher He could not promise for certain if he would come with us.
in my opinion/
to my mind
nach meiner Meinung To my mind he is a good teacher.
to be in favour of dafür sein Are you in favour of visiting London?
in particular besonders In particular I enjoyed the exciting story in the book.
in this way auf diese Weise You'll never succeed in this way.
on duty im Dienst He will be on duty from 8 to 6.
on foot zu Fuß He had to go on foot because his bike broke down.
on purpose absichtlich She told him a lie on purpose because she hated him.
with great difficulty unter schwierigen
Umständen
The driver was rescued from his damaged car with great difficulty.
with regard to hinsichtlich He made enquiries with regard to the problem
to put up with ertragen, sich abfinden mit

They put up with the awful conditions in the hotel.

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