English-German translation for "befall"

"befall" German translation

befall
[biˈfɔːl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät befell [-ˈfel]; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf befallen [-lən]>

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  • werden (of aus)
    befall become obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    befall become obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
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  • to befall ofsomething | etwas sth
    aussomething | etwas etwas werden
    to befall ofsomething | etwas sth
befall
[biˈfɔːl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät befell [-ˈfel]; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf befallen [-lən]>

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Und dieses Unglück hat nun auch mich getroffen.
' It is a misfortune that may befall anyone and it has befallen me.
Source: Books
Der eine ist, dem Land nach dem Unglück, das es vor kurzem ereilt hat, zu helfen.
One is to provide assistance following the misfortune that has recently befallen it.
Source: Europarl
Zweitens, er tut so, als komme jedes Unheil, das uns widerfährt, von der Europäischen Union.
Secondly, he talks as if every disaster that befalls us comes from the European Union.
Source: Europarl
Sie flohen vor der Tragödie, die sich in ihrer Heimat abspielt.
They were fleeing from the tragedy that has befallen their homeland.
Source: Europarl
Und dieses Unglück hat nun auch mich getroffen.
' It is a misfortune that may befall anyone and it has befallen me.
Source: Books
Die Mitgliedstaaten mussten nicht erst nach dem Unfall der'Prestige' darauf hingewiesen werden.
The Member States did not need the accident that befell the Prestige to make that clear to them.
Source: Europarl
Etwas ganz Ähnliches ist der amerikanischen Außenpolitik widerfahren.
Something akin to this mistake has befallen American foreign policy.
Source: News-Commentary
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