Questions tagged [english-to-german]
Übersetzung Englisch nach Deutsch - Questions on translations from English to German.
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Is there a way to pick up on the philosophical differences between German and English?
Once one understands word order and actual meanings of words in German, a difficulty which still keeps them from being able to use their knowledge to full potential is the different philosophical ...
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'Must have' Constructions? E.g., 'They must have cheated!'
Does German have a way of expressing this?
If for example, someone said they were playing a card game and lost and you wanted to reply--jokingly--oh, they must have cheated!....how would you say that ...
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Dative pronoun when translating repeating personal pronoun sentence in English [duplicate]
I was always cold, I didn't swim in the lake often.
Translation (acc. duolingo): Mir war immer kalt, Ich bin nicht oft im See geschwommen.
Doubt: Why does first clause start with mir rather than ich?
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Christmas greetings in German for business contacts [closed]
Could someone help me to correct the following email?
Ich wünsche Ihnen von Herzen ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr! Ich wünsche Ihnen und Ihren Familie Gesundheit, ...
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No fitting translations to say "I fell for you"
I'm trying to write a letter to someone I'm very close with and I drafted it in English. In English I would say "the truth is, I fell for you a while ago." This seems to convey strong ...
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How to say "butterfly" and "bat" in Pennsylvania Dutch
Looking at the translations of the English word "butterfly" (insect) on Wiktionary I was surprised to see it translated as Fleddermaus in Pennsylvania Dutch1. I would have expected ...
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What is the German equivalent of "Check ✓" when dealing with a list of things?
Let's say you're packing your bags for a camping trip with friends, and once you're finished you take a quick look at your packing list, in American English one might say:
Sleeping bag? Check.
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Kann man ein fernes Objekt durch Infinitvkonstruktion mit zu beherrschen?
Beim Übersetzen aus dem Altgriechischen ist mir wieder eine syntaktische Struktur aufgestoßen, die auf English leicht parallel nachzubilden ist, die mir aber auf Deutsch immer Probleme bereitet:
Das ...
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capability of + adj +adv
I am doubting how to translate the following sentence correct:
It has the capability of democratizing space technologies, making them accessible for the first time to a wide variety of users, ranging ...
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Technisches Deutsch: translation for "current-gain bandwidth product"
I don’t understand how I can translate “current-gain bandwidth product”
I have found the following translation:
gain bandwidth product - Verstärkungsbandbreitenprodukt
current-gain bandwidth – ...
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Bei or von: difference and how to use
Could someone explain what is a difference "Bei den Fachleuten werden gennant" oder "von den Fachleuten werden gennant"? Which one is correct?
original my sentence: Bei den ...
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Table vs bullet style in German
I am writing an essay and using a lot of tables to compare data I use.
I would like to rewrite some of them by using bullet style, but I don’t know how to start such sentence in German.
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Deer in Headlights Punchline
When somebody is caught by the element of surprise she or he looks strange Sometimes like a Deer in Headlights.
Is there a way to say that in german in a way that flows verbaly aka not using a ...
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Should I use Präsens or Präteritum?
Er erzählte mir, was die Menschen in Afrika brauchen.
Oder
Er erzählte mir, was die Menschen in Afrika brauchten.
Which form is right if I want to use "needed"? Should I use the present form ...
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Which Konjunktiv form can be used?
Wenn ich ein Kätzchen bekäme, würde ich mich sehr gut um es kümmern.
oder
Wenn ich ein Kätzchen bekommen würde, würde ich mich sehr gut um es kümmern.
Which sentence is right? I have read somewhere ...
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How to know which conjugation wird, when used for different examples that coincide with ist?
I am combining my previous posts to this question. My comments were not notified with right tags to the people who answered my questions, so I deleted comments and I am creating new question here.
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arrange a meeting + conformation [closed]
Date and time were discussed last week but I would like to know if they have any changes (conformation). I am not sure if I can directly translate … if it works
Eng version:
Please let me know If ...
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What's the best way to translate "ausfeilen" in English?
I came across the term "ausfeilen" in a book I'm reading, in the context of an "ausgefeilte Rede", and the most online dictionaries translate this as "to polish" as in ...
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geborgen vs sicher
To say that the place is safe and secure which verb will be used : geborgen or sicher?
I have generally seen sicher adjectiv while reading.
I tried using geborgen adjective as in this sentence:
It's a ...
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Direct and Indirect Akkusative Dative Spielen
Playing is the movement then why do we not consider the object used with it as Akkusativ .
EGg
Ich spiele am Computer. Why not an den Computer?
While using translator to verify articles, I noticed it ...
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10s or 100s in German
I need to translate the following text:
10s of Watt - tens of Watt
1000s of Watt - thousands of Watt
How can I translate it?
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Could someone explain the different use of verbs for noun Kritik here with examples?
I know the meanings separately but when used for the abstract word Kritik, I am not understanding it.
Kritik austeilen
austeilen is sharing.
Does this mean sharing our critic opinions?
Kritik ...
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How to translate sentence like "Art of + doing something"
How to express something like "Art of speaking with strangers" and "Experience of working in a restaurant.." in German?
I just have a vague idea that the bold text have something ...
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Non-clunky translation for "emotional support animal"?
Definition like in this wiki article. Basically animals that don't need any special training and are just there to comfort their owner with their presence.
The best I could come up with (which happens ...
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How to say "a nothing"
In English we distinguish between
It is nothing.
and
It is a nothing.
How is this done in German? I ask because Google Translate and DeepL do not translate
Es ist nichts.
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Es ist ein Nichts.
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"low vibration disturbance" in tech text
Could you help me with a translation of low vibration disturbance in German?
low vibration disturbance, because of small, light, and lower power consumption equipment
Could I translate it as ...
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On the usage of 'es' as a subject
Hopefully I can explain this alright.
Take the following sentences, one in English and it's German translation.
In the 1800s, one of the early challenges was to explore the land and find suitable ...
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen "Ich komme aus dem Theater." und "Ich komme vom Theater."?
Ich lerne gerade die Lokalepräpositionen und ich finde sie wirklich verwirrend. Meine Frage ist, ob es einen Unterschied gibt zwischen "Ich komme aus dem Theater." und "Ich komme vom ...
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Can I exchange relative pronouns and articles in this way?
Wenn Sie Fragen haben, lassen Sie es mich wissen.
Why do we use es here? As Fragen is plural, why don't we use sie?
Whenever I don't want to repeat the noun, I either use its gender article as per ...
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habe schon vs war bereits
There are already questions related to bereits and schon in this forum.
I made this sentence:
I've already stayed at your hotel with my friends.
Ich habe schon mit meinen Freunden in Ihrem Hotel ...
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How come zum is the right usage here?
I came across this line:
Teilen der Stadt fielen einem Erdbeben zum Opfer.
which means :
Parts of the city fell victim to an earthquake.
I understand, English and German cannot always be same in ...
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Ich bin ES gewohnt oder ich bin gewohnt?
Ich bin gewohnt oder Ich bin es gewohnt? Ich verstehe nicht, warum es in diesem Satz steht.
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Wishing a colleague a nice return to work after her vaccation
Is this sentence correct:
Ich wünsche dir eine angenehme Rückkehr in die Arbeit.
Can one say this in German or would it make no sense?
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Difference between "eigentlich" and "ja eigentlich"
"Ich gehe ja eigentlich nicht gern ins Theater..."
I came across this sentence and I couldn't understand why "ja" is used in here. I mean the meaning is same with or without "...
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Why "ihrem Freund helfen" and not "ihren Freund helfen"?
Laura will ihrem Freund beim Kochen helfen.
In this sentence ihrem is used instead of ihren. Why is that? There is no dative preposition here.
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What does "Richten Sie ihr bitte" mean?
In the context of a phone call, one side said:
Der Termin dauert bis ca. 14h, möchten Sie eine Nachricht hinterlassen?
And the other said:
Richten Sie ihr bitte, das ich ihr eine E-mail geschickt ...
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How do you say "heritage speaker" of German, in the linguistic sense of having informally learned the language growing up?
Does anyone know how you would say "heritage speaker" of German, in the linguistic sense of having informally learned the language growing up? Does Herkunftssprecher work? Danke!
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Unterschied zwischen Haus & Heim
was ist der Unterschied zwischen Haus & Heim? z.b. es ist ebenso wie House & Home am Englisch?
Im translate schreibt es:
ENG zu DEU:
I'am at home --> Ich bin zu Hause
Aber Sie kennen, ...
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Need help to understand sentence structure
I would like to understand the below sentence structure.
I can see a man over there.
Very curious to learn why it is like following
Da drüben sehe ich einen Mann.
and NOT following
Ich sehe einen ...
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Meaning of asozial in German language
I recently heard the word "asozial" is an insult in Germany. As far as I know, in other cultures it is not perceived as an insult in general. How bad is it in meaning in German culture?
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What do we call 'school work' in German
I wonder what we call 'school work' in German?
For students, we say, for example : Videospiele beeinflussen meine Studien
What do we say for pupils ?
Videospiele beeinflussen meine schulischen ...
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"Wobei" or "darin"?
The sentence structure is:
I would like to talk about the food, wherein I will talk about it's apperance, advantages and disadvantages.
In such type of sentence, I tend use "darin". The ...
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Erwartungen should always be used with "an"?
My sentence:
The expectation of the grades are high.
Die Erwartungen von der Noten sind hoch.
Translator:
Die Erwartungen an die Noten sind hoch.
When I searched on Google, most random links have the ...
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Is usage of machen correct here?
My sentence:
There are some games and also videos available in order to make learning easier.
Es gibt einige Spiele und auch Videos um einfach lernen zu machen.
Translator:
Es gibt einige Spiele ...
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Time off in German
I have an appointment during my work hours . I would like to ask time off for this time plus 2 hours.
Ich habe einen Termin um 15 Uhr. Darf ich von 14 Uhr bis 16 Uhr freinehmen?
Did I translate it ...
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Sentence structure with trotzdem
Is it necessary to have a verb after "nach" or we can begin the next clause of the sentence?
In my opinion, nevertheless e-books are more environmental friendly than paper books.
My ...
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Structure of sentence right or not
My sentence:
There are new devices only for reading Ebooks.
Es gibt neue Geräte nur für E-Books zu lesen.
Translator:
Es gibt neue Geräte zum E-Book-Lesen nur für.
Is my sentence wrong ? Can the ...
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Why tausend (not dausend)?
Why are
three drei
thou du
thorn Dorn
thin dünn
then dann
but
thousand tausend?
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Deutsche Adjektive für "high-level"
In a lot of situations, the English adjective "high-level" can be translated by "hochrangig", when it implies something out of the ordinary. But "high-level" is also very ...
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Is using »um« in this sentence correct?
I request you to understand this Problem. Can we write it in both ways while writing a formal letter?
Ich möchte Sie um Verständnis dieses Problem bitten.
Ich bitte Sie, dieses Problem zu verstehen.