carry on

weitermachen, fortfahren

Mit dem fortfahren, was man zuvor gemacht hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To continue doing what you were doing before.

• Please carry on.
• We carried on walking after a short rest.
• Can I carry on with my work now?

So benutzt man es: carry on doing something (They carried on talking after the lesson.); carry on with something (Please carry on with your work.)

Synonyme: continue, go on, keep going

Gegenteile: stop

Häufige Wendungen: carry on working, carry on talking, carry on normally

durchhalten, weitermachen

Trotz Problemen, Schmerzen oder Schwierigkeiten weiter versuchen, etwas zu erreichen.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep trying despite problems, pain, or difficulty.

• We must carry on despite the setbacks.
• After losing his job, he found the strength to carry on.
• They carried on even when success seemed impossible.

So benutzt man es: carry on despite something (She carried on despite repeated failures.)

Synonyme: keep going, persevere, persist

Gegenteile: give up

Häufige Wendungen: carry on bravely, carry on regardless

Theater machen, sich aufführen

Sich laut oder übertrieben verhalten und damit störend auf sich aufmerksam machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To behave noisily or dramatically in a way that attracts unwanted attention.

• Stop carrying on like that.
• The children carried on when we told them to leave.
• He carried on as if losing his hat were a disaster.

So benutzt man es: carry on like that (You can’t carry on like that in a restaurant.)

Synonyme: make a fuss, make a scene

Gegenteile: calm down

Häufige Wendungen: carry on noisily, carry on terribly

betreiben, führen

Eine Tätigkeit, ein Geschäft oder eine andere organisierte Arbeit ausführen oder betreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To do or maintain an activity, business, or other organized work.

• They carry on trade with neighbouring countries.
• The firm carried on business from a rented office.
• Both sides carried on negotiations throughout the winter.

So benutzt man es: carry on something (The partners carried on a small business together.)

Synonyme: conduct, pursue, maintain

Gegenteile: discontinue

Häufige Wendungen: carry on business, carry on trade, carry on negotiations

endlos reden, herumlabern

Zu lange über etwas reden, oft aufgeregt oder so, dass es andere nervt.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep talking about something for too long, often excitedly or annoyingly.

• He carried on about the weather.
• She carried on for an hour about her holiday.
• Why do you always carry on about that mistake?

So benutzt man es: carry on about something (He carried on about his new phone for ages.)

Synonyme: go on, ramble

Häufige Wendungen: carry on endlessly, carry on excitedly

als Handgepäck mitnehmen

Eine Tasche in die Passagierkabine des Flugzeugs mitnehmen, statt sie im Frachtraum aufzugeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To take a bag into an aircraft’s passenger area instead of putting it in the hold.

• Can I carry on this bag?
• She carried on a small suitcase and a laptop bag.
• The airline lets passengers carry on two small items.

So benutzt man es: carry something on (You can carry one small suitcase on.)

Gegenteile: check in

Häufige Wendungen: carry on luggage, carry on bags