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Ausdrücke – Questions about meanings and usages of phrases

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Alternatives to "Wie geht es dir?"

It would be nice to have some alternatives as a reference here, since "How are you doing" is perhaps the most basic phrase used in a conversation. …
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Meaning/Origination of "lange nicht so"

Er verdient lange nicht so viel. He doesn't earn nearly as much. Why is it that "lange nicht so" means "nowhere near as ..., not nearly as ..."? It seems weird when one looks at it word by word -- i …
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Bedeutung von "hinter sich wissen"

Aus der Süddeutschen Zeitung: Derzeit zweifelt nur die Grüne Künast am Sinn eines Verbotsgesetzes. Sie will Sterbehilfevereine zulassen und ihnen Auflagen zur Qualitätskontrolle machen. Ein Verbot …
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"Thank you very much" in informal setting

This question asked for common ways to say "Thank you very much" in a formal setting. What about in an informal setting? Say, you want to express (extreme) gratitude to your friend? Since many of the …
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Bedeutung und Grammatik von "wie nebenbei"

Hier und hier kann ich die Phrase nicht finden. Wie ist diese Verwendung konsequent mit der Tatsache, dass "nebenbei" ein Adverb ist? …
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Übersetzung von "Guess what!"

Guess what! I met your sister yesterday! Wie kann man das ins Deutsche übersetzen? Würde die direkte Übersetzung Rate mal! Ich habe gestern auf deine Schwester getroffen! funktionieren? Was …
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Difference between "den ganzen Tag" and "den ganzen Tag über"?

Both "den ganzen Tag" and "den ganzen Tag über" means "all day". Is there any difference in connotation? Is it perhaps that "den ganzen Tag über" gives an impression similar to "all day long", i.e., m …
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