easy

leicht, einfach

Mit wenig Mühe oder Können zu erledigen oder zu verstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Requiring little effort or skill to do or understand.

• This game is easy.
• The instructions were easy to follow.
• Was the test easier than you expected?

So benutzt man es: easy to do something (This book is easy to read.); easy for someone to do something (It is easy for children to use.)

Synonyme: simple, straightforward

Gegenteile: difficult, hard

Häufige Wendungen: easy question, easy to use, easy for someone

ungezwungen, locker

Entspannt, natürlich und fließend, ohne Steifheit oder zu viele Regeln.

In einfachem Englisch: Relaxed, natural, and smooth, without stiffness or too many rules.

• She greeted us with an easy smile.
• His easy manner helped everyone relax.
• Their conversation had an easy flow.

Synonyme: relaxed, natural, unforced

Gegenteile: stiff, awkward

Häufige Wendungen: easy manner, easy smile, easy conversation

bequem

So angenehm, dass man sich ohne Sorgen oder Beschwerden ausruhen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Comfortable and allowing you to rest without worry or discomfort.

• He rested in an easy chair.
• They enjoyed an easy life by the sea.
• She found an easy position for her injured leg.

Synonyme: comfortable, relaxed

Gegenteile: uncomfortable

Häufige Wendungen: easy chair, easy life, easy position

ruhig, gemächlich

Entspannt und gelassen, ohne zu große Anstrengung oder Eile.

In einfachem Englisch: In a calm, relaxed way, without trying too hard or moving too fast.

• Take it easy today.
• Easy does it; the floor is slippery.
• We took it easy after our long walk.

Synonyme: calmly, gently

Häufige Wendungen: take it easy, go easy, easy does it

sanft, nachsichtig

Ohne zu streng, grob oder unfreundlich zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: Without being too strict, rough, or unkind.

• Go easy on your little brother.
• The coach went easy on the injured players.
• Could you go easy on my sore shoulder?

So benutzt man es: go easy on someone/something (Please go easy on him; he is new.)

Synonyme: gently, lightly

Gegenteile: harshly

Häufige Wendungen: go easy on, easy on someone, go easy

mindestens, locker

Wenigstens so viel, möglicherweise auch mehr.

In einfachem Englisch: At least that much, and possibly more.

• It weighs twenty kilos, easy.
• We waited three hours, easy.
• That house could cost a million, easy.

Synonyme: at least, easily

Häufige Wendungen: a thousand easy, ten miles easy, two hours easy