lump

Knoten, Schwellung

Eine erhabene oder geschwollene Stelle unter der Haut oder im Körper.

In einfachem Englisch: A raised or swollen area under the skin or inside the body.

• She found a lump under her skin.
• The doctor examined the lump on his arm.
• Have you noticed any new lumps?

So benutzt man es: a lump in/on something (He noticed a lump on his neck.)

Synonyme: swelling, bump, nodule

Häufige Wendungen: painful lump, lump under something, lump in something

Klumpen

Ein kleines, hartes Stück in etwas, das normalerweise glatt oder weich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A small hard piece in something that is normally smooth or soft.

• There is a lump in the sauce.
• Break up the lumps before adding milk.
• She stirred the soup until every lump disappeared.

So benutzt man es: a lump in something (I found a hard lump in the mixture.)

Synonyme: clump, chunk

Häufige Wendungen: hard lump, lump of sugar, lump in something

Klumpen, Brocken

Ein Stück oder Haufen von etwas ohne klare oder regelmäßige Form.

In einfachem Englisch: A piece or pile of something without a clear or regular shape.

• He picked up a lump of clay.
• Add two small lumps of butter.
• The melted plastic formed a solid lump.

So benutzt man es: a lump of something (She shaped a lump of clay into a bowl.)

Synonyme: chunk, clump, mass, blob

Häufige Wendungen: lump of clay, lump of coal, large lump

Prügel, Kritik, Strafe

Schmerzhafte Erfahrungen durch Schläge, Kritik oder schlechte Behandlung; meist im Plural gebraucht.

In einfachem Englisch: A painful experience of being hit, criticized, or treated badly, usually spoken of in the plural.

• He took his lumps and moved on.
• The coach has taken plenty of lumps this season.
• We must take our lumps when our plans fail.

So benutzt man es: take your lumps (The team took its lumps after a poor performance.)

Synonyme: punishment, beating, abuse

Häufige Wendungen: take a lump, take another lump

Faulpelz, Trantüte

Ein fauler, langsamer oder nicht besonders kluger Mensch.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who is lazy, slow, or not very clever.

• Get up, you lazy lump!
• He sat like a lump while everyone worked.
• Don’t be such a lump; help me carry this.

Synonyme: layabout, loafer, oaf

Häufige Wendungen: lazy lump, great lump, useless lump

zusammenfassen, über einen Kamm scheren

Verschiedene Menschen oder Dinge in eine Gruppe einordnen, ohne ihre Unterschiede zu beachten.

In einfachem Englisch: To put different people or things in one group without considering their differences.

• Don’t lump us all together.
• The report lumped several different problems into one category.
• Why do people lump these two writers together?

So benutzt man es: lump someone/something together (Don’t lump all teenagers together.); lump someone/something in with someone/something (They lumped my travel costs in with other expenses.)

Synonyme: group, bundle, classify together

Gegenteile: separate, distinguish

Häufige Wendungen: lump something together, lump someone in, lump something with something