Alltag Flashcards
Sorry
my bad; my apologies;my mistake, my fault
Die Zeit vergeht im Flug
time flies
In der Summe, alles betrachtend
On the whole
All in all
On the whole, it was a great speech.
All in all, it was a great speech.
Wenn ich so drüber nachdenke
On second thoughts
Used only in spoken English.
Imagine if someone offered you a beer and you said “No thanks, but I’d love a coffee.” But then you quickly changed your mind.
Actually, on second thoughts I’d love a beer!
Am Ende/Letzlich/
In der Summe…..ist der Lehrer verantwortlich….
At the and of the day
…the teacher ist responsible for the success if the class
At the end of the day, what matters most is that we’re all together.
Ich bin auf dem aktuellen Stand, ich bin nicht auf dem aktuellen Stand
Ich weiss Bescheid/nicht Bescheid
I am in and out of the loop
Kannst du mich bitte auf den neusten Stand bringen?
Can you please keep me in the loop?
Auf die Schnelle…
Ich schätze mal,dass
Off the top of my had
So if someone asked “What percentage of the population lives in the city?”
Off the top of my head, I’d say about 70%.
Bye (may alternatives)
I must leave….
Bye I'm heading off or i'm off Oh, i must be going BE Oh, i've got to take off AE I am going to make a move, right?!
Informel:
See you later or see you
Talk to you later
Have a good one
Bye Bye ( nur bei Kindern)
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Formel English
Have a great day (AE)
Take care
Let´s stay in touch
Have a safe journey (BE)
It was nice to meet you (First time)
It was nice to see you
Bescheiden
das macht mich bescheiden.
humble
it makes me humble
Einen Termin verschieben
to postpone a date
etwas verlosen
to ruffle something