attention

Aufmerksamkeit

Das bewusste, genaue Hinsehen, Zuhören oder Nachdenken über jemanden oder etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of looking, listening, or thinking carefully about someone or something.

• Please pay attention.
• The noise caught my attention.
• He gave the teacher his full attention.

So benutzt man es: pay attention to someone/something (Please pay attention to the instructions.); draw/attract someone’s attention to something (She drew my attention to a small mistake.)

Synonyme: focus, concentration

Gegenteile: inattention

Häufige Wendungen: pay attention, attention to something, attract attention

Habachtstellung

Eine militärische Haltung: aufrecht stehen, die Füße zusammen und die Arme seitlich am Körper.

In einfachem Englisch: A straight standing position with feet together and arms at the sides, used by soldiers.

• The guard stood at attention.
• The soldiers came to attention at the command.
• She remained at attention until the officer had passed.

So benutzt man es: stand at attention (The soldiers stood at attention.); come to attention (The guards came to attention when the officer arrived.)

Häufige Wendungen: stand at attention, come to attention, at attention