notice

Aushang, Mitteilung

Eine schriftliche Nachricht, die Menschen informiert oder warnt.

In einfachem Englisch: A written message that gives people information or a warning.

• Please read the notice.
• They put a notice on the door.
• The notice says the pool is closed.

So benutzt man es: a notice about something (There is a notice about the meeting on the door.)

Synonyme: announcement, sign

Häufige Wendungen: read a notice, put up a notice, public notice, printed notice

Beachtung, Aufmerksamkeit

Die Aufmerksamkeit für jemanden oder etwas, oder das Bewusstsein, dass etwas vorhanden ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Attention paid to someone or something, or awareness that something is there.

• He took no notice of me.
• The change escaped her notice.
• His unusual clothes attracted everyone's notice.

So benutzt man es: take notice of someone/something (Please take notice of the warning.); bring something to someone's notice (She brought the error to my notice.)

Synonyme: attention, awareness

Häufige Wendungen: take notice, take no notice, escape someone's notice

Vorankündigung, Benachrichtigung

Eine Information, die vor einem Ereignis gegeben wird, damit sich die Menschen vorbereiten können.

In einfachem Englisch: Information given before something happens so that people can prepare.

• The shop closed without notice.
• Please give us more notice next time.
• They canceled the meeting at short notice.

So benutzt man es: give someone notice of something (They gave us notice of the planned closure.); at short notice (We had to leave at short notice.)

Synonyme: warning, notification

Häufige Wendungen: advance notice, short notice, without notice

Kündigung

Eine förmliche Mitteilung, dass jemand nach einer angegebenen Frist seine Stelle verlässt oder verliert.

In einfachem Englisch: A formal warning that an employee will leave or lose their job after a stated period.

• I handed in my notice today.
• He gave his employer two weeks' notice.
• She is working her notice before starting another job.

So benutzt man es: give someone a period's notice (The company gave him a month's notice.); hand in your notice (She handed in her notice on Friday.)

Häufige Wendungen: give notice, hand in notice, work your notice

bemerken, wahrnehmen

Jemanden oder etwas sehen, hören oder auf andere Weise wahrnehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To see, hear, or become aware of someone or something.

• Did you notice my new shoes?
• She noticed a mistake in the letter.
• I hadn't noticed that it was raining.

So benutzt man es: notice that… (I noticed that the door was open.); notice someone/something doing something (She noticed a bird building a nest.); notice someone/something do something (He noticed her leave the room.)

Synonyme: spot, observe, see

Gegenteile: overlook, miss

Häufige Wendungen: notice a difference, notice something strange, notice someone