in the air

in der Luft, spürbar

Als Gefühl oder Stimmung vorhanden, die Menschen in der Umgebung wahrnehmen können.

In einfachem Englisch: Present as a feeling or mood that people around you can sense.

• Love is in the air.
• We felt tension in the air during dinner.
• There was a sense of hope in the air.

So benutzt man es: something is in the air (Excitement was in the air before the concert.)

Synonyme: around, perceptible

Häufige Wendungen: in the air, something in the air

im Umlauf, in der Luft

Überall im Gespräch, ohne dass bekannt ist, woher die Information stammt.

In einfachem Englisch: Being talked about widely, although nobody knows where the information came from.

• There are rumours in the air.
• Talk of an election was in the air.
• Nobody could explain the strange reports in the air.

So benutzt man es: something is in the air (Rumours of a takeover are in the air.)

Synonyme: circulating, going around

Häufige Wendungen: in the air, something in the air

ungeklärt, in der Schwebe

Noch nicht entschieden, geklärt oder abgesichert.

In einfachem Englisch: Not yet decided, settled, or secure.

• Our plans are still in the air.
• His future was in the air after the closure.
• The final arrangements remain in the air.

So benutzt man es: something is in the air (The date remains in the air.)

Synonyme: unsettled, uncertain, up in the air

Gegenteile: settled, decided

Häufige Wendungen: in the air, still in the air

mit offener Flanke, ungedeckt

Mit einer ungeschützten Seite, die der Feind angreifen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Having an unprotected side that an enemy can attack.

• Their flank was in the air.
• The retreat left our right wing in the air.
• The commander refused to leave a flank in the air.

So benutzt man es: have a flank/wing in the air (The division had its left flank in the air.)

Synonyme: exposed, unprotected, unsupported

Gegenteile: protected

Häufige Wendungen: in the air, wing in the air