pocket

Tasche

Kleiner, in Kleidung eingenähter Beutel für Schlüssel, Geld und andere kleine Dinge.

In einfachem Englisch: A small bag sewn into clothes, used to carry keys, money, and other small things.

• My phone is in my pocket.
• He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.
• Does this jacket have a pocket inside?

So benutzt man es: in someone’s pocket (Her keys are in her pocket.)

Häufige Wendungen: coat pocket, pocket flap, in a pocket

Geldbeutel, Kasse

Geld, das einer Person zum Ausgeben zur Verfügung steht.

In einfachem Englisch: The money a person has available to spend.

• I paid out of my own pocket.
• These repairs will hit your pocket hard.
• The new tax leaves less money in ordinary people’s pockets.

So benutzt man es: out of someone’s own pocket (She paid for the supplies out of her own pocket.)

Synonyme: finances, funds

Häufige Wendungen: out of pocket, own pocket, deep pocket

Tasche, Enklave

Kleines Gebiet oder kleine Menge, von etwas anderem umgeben; auch ein Gebiet mit von Feinden eingeschlossenen Soldaten.

In einfachem Englisch: A small area or amount of something surrounded by something different, including soldiers surrounded by enemy forces.

• We found a pocket of air.
• Small pockets of forest remain among the farms.
• The troops were trapped in a pocket surrounded by enemy forces.

So benutzt man es: pocket of something (A pocket of air was trapped under the ice.)

Häufige Wendungen: pocket of air, pocket of resistance, isolated pocket

Billardtasche, Loch

Eines der Löcher am Rand eines Poolbillard- oder Snookertisches, in die Spieler die Kugeln spielen.

In einfachem Englisch: One of the holes around a pool or snooker table that players try to send balls into.

• The ball fell into the pocket.
• Aim for the corner pocket.
• The table has six pockets around its edges.

Häufige Wendungen: corner pocket, side pocket, into a pocket

einstecken, unterschlagen

Geld nehmen und für sich behalten, besonders wenn es eigentlich jemand anderem zusteht.

In einfachem Englisch: To take money and keep it for yourself, especially money that should go to someone else.

• He pocketed the money.
• The manager pocketed cash that belonged to the company.
• She was accused of pocketing most of the profits.

Synonyme: keep, appropriate

Häufige Wendungen: pocket the money, pocket the profits, pocket a fee

einstecken

Etwas in die Tasche eines Kleidungsstücks stecken.

In einfachem Englisch: To put something into the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• He pocketed the keys.
• She pocketed her phone and walked away.
• Can you pocket that coin without anyone noticing?

Synonyme: put away

Häufige Wendungen: pocket something, pocket the keys, pocket a coin

einlochen, versenken

Eine Kugel in eines der Löcher am Rand eines Poolbillard- oder Snookertisches spielen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hit a ball into one of the holes around a pool or snooker table.

• She pocketed the red ball.
• He failed to pocket the black.
• Can you pocket two balls with one shot?

Synonyme: pot, sink

Häufige Wendungen: pocket a ball, pocket the black, pocket the red

im Taschenformat

So klein, dass es in die Tasche eines Kleidungsstücks passt.

In einfachem Englisch: Small enough to fit in the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• I carry a pocket dictionary.
• She wrote the address in her pocket notebook.
• This pocket calculator runs on sunlight.

Synonyme: pocket-sized

Häufige Wendungen: pocket dictionary, pocket calculator, pocket notebook