Was heißt »lau­ern« auf Englisch?

Das Verb lau­ern lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • watch
  • lurk

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Ein Dieb lauerte in der dunklen Einfahrt.

A thief lurked in the dark doorway.

Der Tiger lauert sprungbereit im mannshohen Gras.

The tiger lies in wait in the head-high grass, ready to pounce.

Mit der Flinte im Anschlag lauerte der Jäger hinter einer Hecke.

The hunter lurked behind a hedge with his shotgun at the ready.

Überall lauern die Freundlichkeitsterroristen.

Friendship terrorists are lurking everywhere.

Der Mensch hat viele Öffnungen, und vor jeder lauert ein Spezialist.

People have a lot of orifices, and behind each one lurks a specialist.

Passt auf; überall lauern Gefahren!

Be careful! Danger lurks everywhere!

Sei vorsichtig. In jedem Winkel lauert Gefahr.

Be careful. There is danger lurking in every corner.

Der Teufel lauert hinter dem Kreuze.

The devil lurks behind the cross.

Synonyme

be­lau­ern:
eye
spy
be­ste­hen:
pass
succeed
blü­hen:
bloom
blossom
dro­hen:
threaten
ge­ben:
giefan
give
gu­cken:
look
lin­sen:
peek
peep
lu­gen:
look
na­hen:
approach
be approaching
be imminent
sein:
be
exist
have
spä­hen:
look out
peek
peer
span­nen:
stretch
tighten
vor­kom­men:
advance
vor­lie­gen:
present

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Your watch is two minutes fast.

  • You really have to watch this film.

  • Did you want to watch TV?

  • I watch a lot of films.

  • I think it's a waste of time to watch TV.

  • Tom likes to watch the birds in the park.

  • He gifted him a watch.

  • He gifted her a watch.

  • She gifted her a watch.

  • Name a film you've already seen several times but which you'd still like to watch again.

  • The world is dangerous to live in not so much because of those who do evil, but because of those who watch and let it happen.

  • I desperately need a new watch.

  • Do you want to come round and watch a film or something?

  • Your watch is a similar shape and colour to mine.

  • Thousands lined the streets to watch the funeral cortège pass by.

  • I watch every episode.

  • "Have you just come to watch, or what?" "I'll help in a bit, but at this time of morning I need at least three cups of coffee to get going."

  • Can you watch Cookie from October 20th to the 23rd?

  • Where can we get a pint and watch the football on Sunday?

  • I don't watch sitcoms any more.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

be­ob­ach­ten:
observe
supervise
schau­en:
gaze
look
see
view
se­hen:
look
see
war­ten:
wait

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: lauern. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2024, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: lauern. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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