English	Deutsch
about /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbɛʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/ concerning over or upon different parts of	über ˈyːbɐ
about /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbɛʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/ concerned with, engaged in	von fɔn über ˈyːbɐ
about /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbɛʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/ near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity	ungefähr etwa
about /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbɛʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/ on the point or verge of	bereit zu
about /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbɛʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/ on every side of	um... (herum)
about /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbɛʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/ nearly, approximately	ungefähr ˈʊnɡəfɛːɐ̯, ʊnɡəˈfɛːɐ̯ etwa ˈɛtva
about to indicating imminence	gleich ɡlaɪ̯ç wollen
what about used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered	und was ist mit
what about used to make a suggestion	wie wär's mit
bring about To cause to take place	bedingen bəˈdɪŋən bewirken bəˈvɪʁkn̩
bring about To accomplish	bewerkstelligen bəˈvɛʁkʃtɛliɡən zustande bringen
come about to come about	geschehen ɡəˈʃeːən
about-face /əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/ reversal of direction or attitude	die Kehrtwende (Pl.: die Kehrtwenden) {f} ˈkeːɐ̯tˌvɛndə
put about	quälen ˈkvɛːlən
talk about	auslassen ˈaʊ̯sˌlasn̩
loaf about	sich auf die faule Haut legen
about ship /əˈbaʊt ʃɪp/	klar zum Wenden ˌklaːɐ̯ t͡sʊm ˈvɛndn̩
beat about	kreuzen ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sn̩
about what	worüber ˈvoːˌʁyːbɐ, voːˈʁyːbɐ
fiddle about	kleckern ˈklɛkɐn
splash about	aasen ˈaːzn̩
put it about	rumhuren ˈʁʊmˌhuːʁən
potter about	muddeln ˈmʊdl̩n, ɡəˈmʊdl̩t, ˈmʊdl̩tə
forget about	ad acta at ˈakta
messing about	die Blödelei (Pl.: die Blödeleien) {f} bløːdəˈlaɪ̯
flounder about	planschen ˈplanʃn̩
complain about	beanstanden bəˈʔanʃtandən
what ... about	wovon voˈfɔn, ˈvoːfɔn
ride round about	umreiten ʊmˈʁaɪ̯tn̩
beat about the bush	um den heißen Brei herumreden ʊm deːn ˈhaɪ̯sn̩ ˈbʁaɪ̯ hɛˈʁʊmˌʁeːdn̩
to go about something	etwas in Angriff nehmen
ready about	klar zum Wenden ˌklaːɐ̯ t͡sʊm ˈvɛndn̩
stand about	verstehen fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːən
round about	rund ʁʊnt
speak about	meinen ˈmaɪ̯nən
worry about	kümmern ˈkʏmɐn
about-face /əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/ to turn 180 degrees	Kehrtwende machen
think about /θɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt/ ponder	denken an
much ado about nothing /mʌtʃ əˈduː əˈbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/ a lot of fuss	viel Lärm um nichts
be all about be interested in	abfahren auf
be all about deal with	gehen um sich drehen um
that's what I'm talking about enthusiastic support	So sieht's aus
about it	davon ˈdaːfɔn, daˈfɔn
that's nothing to write home about	damit ist kein Blumentopf zu gewinnen ˈdaːmɪt ɪst kaɪ̯n ˈbluːmənˌtɔp͡f t͡su ɡəˌvɪnən
controversy about the Lord's Supper	der Abendmahlsstreit (Pl.: <div> — </div>) {m} ˈaːbn̩tmaːlsˌʃtʁaɪ̯t
talk about everything under the sun	über Gott und die Welt reden ˈyːbɐ ɡɔt ʊnt diː vɛlt ˈʁeːdn̩
do not give a flying fuck about something	sich einen feuchten Kehricht um etwas kümmern zɪç aɪ̯nən ˈfɔɪ̯çtn̩ ˈkeːʁɪçt ʊm … ˈkʏmɐn
children are never shy about telling the truth	Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund ˈkɪndɐmʊnt tuːt ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t ˈkʊnt
be in two minds about something/about doing something	hin- und hergerissen ˈhɪn ʊnt ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌʁɪsn̩
throw one's weight about	den starken Mann markieren
efforts to bring about peace	die Friedensbemühung (Pl.: die Friedensbemühungen) {f} ˈfʁiːdn̩sbəˌmyːʊŋ
about turn /əˈbaʊt tɚn/ change of opinion	Gesinnungswechsel
set about to initiate or begin some action	beginnen bəˈɡɪnən