up and down

auf und ab

Wiederholt nach oben und dann nach unten.

In einfachem Englisch: Moving repeatedly toward a higher position and then a lower one.

• The ball bounced up and down.
• She moved her head up and down to say yes.
• The boat was bobbing up and down on the waves.

Häufige Wendungen: jump up and down, bob up and down, move up and down

hin und her, auf und ab

Auf demselben Weg wiederholt in eine Richtung und dann zurück.

In einfachem Englisch: Moving repeatedly in one direction and then the opposite direction along the same route.

• He walked up and down the hall.
• She paced up and down while waiting for the call.
• Why are you walking up and down outside my window?

So benutzt man es: up and down something (He paced up and down the corridor.)

Synonyme: back and forth, to and fro

Häufige Wendungen: pace up and down, walk up and down

nachdrücklich, hoch und heilig

Mit großer Sicherheit oder Entschlossenheit, besonders wenn man etwas als wahr behauptet.

In einfachem Englisch: With great certainty or determination, especially when saying that something is true.

• He swore up and down that he was innocent.
• She insisted up and down that the story was true.
• They had sworn up and down that they would pay us.

So benutzt man es: swear up and down that… (She swore up and down that she had locked the door.)

Synonyme: emphatically, insistently

Häufige Wendungen: swear up and down, insist up and down

überall in, im ganzen

An vielen verschiedenen Orten innerhalb eines Gebiets.

In einfachem Englisch: In many different places within an area.

• Shops up and down the country closed early.
• They visited fishing villages up and down the coast.
• Schools up and down the region joined the project.

So benutzt man es: up and down something (Similar festivals take place up and down the country.)

Synonyme: throughout, all over

Häufige Wendungen: up and down Britain, up and down England

senkrecht, vertikal

Das Ankerseil ist straff und fast senkrecht, weil der Anker direkt unter dem Schiff liegt.

In einfachem Englisch: An anchor cable is tight and nearly vertical, with the anchor directly below the ship.

• The anchor cable is up and down.
• The crew reported that the chain was up and down.
• Keep the vessel steady while the cable is up and down.

Synonyme: vertical, perpendicular

Gegenteile: horizontal

Häufige Wendungen: cable up and down, chain up and down

durch und durch, absolut

Betont, dass jemand die genannte Eigenschaft eindeutig und vollständig besitzt.

In einfachem Englisch: Completely and clearly having the quality described.

• He was an up and down honest man.
• She described him as up and down sincere.
• The village trusted that up and down honest fellow.

Synonyme: absolute, downright, thoroughgoing

Häufige Wendungen: up and down honest, up and down sincere

zweistöckig

Ein Gebäude hat zwei übereinanderliegende Stockwerke.

In einfachem Englisch: A building with two floors, one above the other.

• They lived in an up and down house.
• The old up and down cottage had a narrow staircase.
• Was their first home an up and down building?

Synonyme: two-story, two-storey

Gegenteile: single-story

Häufige Wendungen: up and down house, up and down cottage