put past

zutrauen

Meist in einer verneinten Wendung: glauben, dass jemand etwas tun könnte, besonders etwas Schlechtes oder Überraschendes.

In einfachem Englisch: Usually with a negative: to believe someone might do something, especially something bad or surprising.

• I wouldn’t put it past him to lie.
• Would you put it past her to cheat?
• We didn’t put anything past that dishonest salesman.

So benutzt man es: not put it past someone to do something (I wouldn’t put it past her to read my messages.)

Häufige Wendungen: put something past, put past someone

vorbeispielen, vorbeischieben

Etwas an einer Person oder Sache vorbei auf die andere Seite bewegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move something beyond a person or thing.

• She put the ball past the keeper.
• The striker put another shot past the goalkeeper.
• Can you put the ball past that defender?

So benutzt man es: put something past someone/something (He put the ball past the goalkeeper.)

Synonyme: send past

Häufige Wendungen: put something past, put past someone

täuschen, unterschieben

Jemanden dazu bringen, etwas Falsches zu glauben, ohne dass er den Trick bemerkt.

In einfachem Englisch: To get someone to accept something false without noticing the trick.

• You can’t put that excuse past Mum.
• He put a false story past the editor.
• Did they really put that trick past the guards?

So benutzt man es: put something past someone (You won’t put that fake receipt past the accountant.)

Synonyme: fool, deceive, trick

Häufige Wendungen: put something past, put past someone