gift

Geschenk, Gabe

Etwas, das man jemandem gibt, ohne dafür Geld zu verlangen.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you give someone freely, without asking for payment.

• Here is a gift for you.
• We exchanged gifts at Christmas.
• He gave the museum a painting as a gift.

So benutzt man es: a gift for someone (I bought a gift for my sister.); a gift from someone (This scarf was a gift from my aunt.)

Synonyme: present, donation

Häufige Wendungen: birthday gift, wedding gift, give a gift, gift for someone

Begabung, Talent

Eine besondere Fähigkeit, die jemand von Natur aus hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A special ability that you have naturally.

• He has a gift for music.
• Her gift for storytelling makes every lesson interesting.
• The twins have very different gifts.

So benutzt man es: a gift for something/doing something (She has a gift for explaining difficult ideas.)

Synonyme: talent, ability, knack

Häufige Wendungen: natural gift, gift for something, gift for music, special gift

Vergaberecht, Schenkung

Das Geben einer Sache oder das Recht, ihren Empfänger zu bestimmen, besonders bei einer Stelle.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of giving something, or the right to choose who receives it, especially a position.

• The post is in the mayor's gift.
• Several church appointments remained in the king's gift.
• The land passed to her by gift.

So benutzt man es: be in someone's gift (The appointment is in the governor's gift.)

Synonyme: bestowal

Häufige Wendungen: in someone's gift, by gift, gift of office

schenken, spenden

Jemandem etwas als Geschenk oder Spende geben.

In einfachem Englisch: To give something to someone as a present or donation.

• They gifted us a tree.
• She gifted the painting to a museum.
• He plans to gift some shares to his children.

So benutzt man es: gift something to someone (She gifted her collection to the library.); gift someone something (My uncle gifted me his old camera.)

Synonyme: give, donate, present

Häufige Wendungen: gift someone something, gift something to, gift a painting