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Translation for “methinks”
How would one say "methinks" in German?
An example being,
"Methinks he has changed the locks!"
or
"She is unwell, methinks"
Google translate suggests "michdünkt". Would "es scheint mir" be better?
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Umgangssprache für «on second thought»
Gibt es eine einfache, deutsche Art zu «on second thought»? Beispiele:
Ich möchte das Bargeld in kleinen Noten haben; [on second thought], es wäre besser, wenn ich grosse Noten haben könnte.
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Gibt es ein deutsches Pendant zur englischen Wendung «writ large»?
In der englischen Sprache gibt es die Wendung «writ large», die normalerweise so benutzt wird:
Switzerland is a democracy writ large.
oder
The State is the organization of robbery writ ...
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“I am awesome like that”
How would I say phrases like the following in German:
A: Woah, did you delete your one-year-old account?
B: Yes, and I am awesome like that*.
Or
C: What a nice question, how come it got ...
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What is the way to describe final exams?
What is the way to describe final exams? If want to describe my final exams at the end of my semester at university, what's the noun for "final exams"? Between my unreliable dictionary and Google ...
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How does one say “Politically Correct” in German?
My question is whether "politisch korrekt" conveys the same meaning as "politically correct" does in English or is there another term that describes this better?
