English-German translation for "afterthought"

"afterthought" German translation

afterthought

noun | Substantiv s

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nachträglicher späterer Einfall nachträgliche spätere Überlegung nachträgliche Erklärung Entschuldigung
examples
  • to do (say)something | etwas sth as an afterthought
    something | etwasetwas nachträglichor | oder od später tun (sagen)
    to do (say)something | etwas sth as an afterthought
Mir ist nachträglich noch etwas eingefallen.
I now have an afterthought, a little late in the day.
Source: Europarl
Im Nachhinein sagt sie: In einem Forum lösen wir das Problem!
As an afterthought it says that we shall resolve the problem in a forum.
Source: Europarl
Nur einmal wird die NATO im Bericht erwähnt, wie beiläufig.
The report makes only one mention of NATO, seemingly as an afterthought.
Source: Europarl
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