toy

Spielzeug

Ein Gegenstand, mit dem Kinder spielen.

In einfachem Englisch: An object that children use to play with.

• This toy is for the baby.
• Please put your toys in the box.
• We bought a wooden toy car.

Synonyme: plaything

Häufige Wendungen: toy shop, toy car, soft toy

Tand, Kleinigkeit

Etwas, dem man wenig Wert oder Bedeutung beimisst.

In einfachem Englisch: Something considered to have little value or importance.

• He dismissed the medal as a toy.
• To the wealthy collector, these rings were mere toys.
• She valued his letter more than all those expensive toys.

Synonyme: trifle, trinket

Häufige Wendungen: mere toy, worthless toy

erwägen, liebäugeln

Über eine Idee nachdenken, ohne sich ernsthaft zu ihrer Umsetzung zu entschließen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this with an idea, you consider it without deciding seriously to act on it.

• I toyed with the idea of leaving.
• They are toying with opening a café.
• Have you ever toyed with the idea of changing careers?

So benutzt man es: toy with the idea of doing something (We toyed with the idea of buying a boat.); toy with doing something (She is toying with moving abroad.)

Synonyme: consider, entertain

Häufige Wendungen: toy with ideas, toy with something

herumspielen

Etwas ohne bestimmten Zweck anfassen oder hin und her bewegen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this with something, you handle or move it without any real purpose.

• He toyed with his food.
• She was toying with a pen during the meeting.
• Stop toying with that ring and listen.

So benutzt man es: toy with something (She toyed with her necklace while waiting.)

Synonyme: fiddle, play

Häufige Wendungen: toy with something, toy with food