English-German translation for "eight"

"eight" German translation

eight
[eit]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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acht
examples
  • eight times
    eight times
  • one of eight used elliptically | elliptischellipt
    ein(er, e, es) von acht
    one of eight used elliptically | elliptischellipt
  • at eight-thirty used elliptically | elliptischellipt
    um acht Uhr dreißig
    at eight-thirty used elliptically | elliptischellipt
eight
[eit]noun | Substantiv s

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Acht Achtermannschaft
  • Achtfeminine | Femininum f (Ziffer, Nummer, Figur, Spielkarteet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    eight
    eight
examples
  • to have one over the eight betrunken sein slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    einen in der Krone haben
    to have one over the eight betrunken sein slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • Achtermannschaftfeminine | Femininum f
    eight sports | SportSPORT
    eight sports | SportSPORT
examples
  • the Eights
    Ruderrennen zwischen den College-Achtern von Oxfordand | und u. Cambridge
    the Eights
two is to four as four is to eight
zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht
two is to four as four is to eight
a stanza of eight verses
eine achtzeilige Strophe
a stanza of eight verses
also | aucha. figure of eight bandage
Achtertour(enverbandmasculine | Maskulinum m)feminine | Femininum f
also | aucha. figure of eight bandage
to be behind the eight ball
in einer schwierigen Lageor | oder od im Nachteil sein, das Nachsehen haben figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
to be behind the eight ball
also | aucha. figure of eight knot
Achterstichmasculine | Maskulinum m, -steekmasculine | Maskulinum m
also | aucha. figure of eight knot
the wound needed eight stitches
die Wunde musste mit acht Stichen genäht werden
the wound needed eight stitches
I am due for dinner at eight
ich werde um 8 Uhr zum Abendessen erwartet
I am due for dinner at eight
it stands me in eight shillings a bottle
die Flasche kostet mich acht Shilling
it stands me in eight shillings a bottle
eight bells
acht Glasen
eight bells
Ich war vor acht Jahren Berichterstatter zu Tibet.
Eight years ago I was rapporteur on Tibet.
Source: Europarl
Der Weg war hier nicht mehr als acht oder zehn Fuß breit.
This main avenue was not more than eight or ten feet wide.
Source: Books
Und wenn ich einen gehabt habe, so wurde er verkehrt entschieden.
I have not had a single case in eight years, and when I did have one it was decided wrongly.
Source: Books
Acht Änderungsanträge standen noch zur Abstimmung.
There were eight votes to go.
Source: Europarl
Acht davon werden hier vorgestellt:
Take a look at eight of them:
Source: GlobalVoices
Nicht weniger als acht Millionen Menschen wurden von TB geheilt.
No fewer than eight million people have been cured of TB.
Source: News-Commentary
Die wirtschaftlichen Erfolge Clintons acht Jahren an der Macht sind unbestritten.
The economic successes of Clinton s eight years ’ are undoubted.
Source: News-Commentary
In den vergangen acht Monaten fühle ich, wie du meinetwegen um mindestens acht Jahre gealtert bist.
In these past 8 months, I feel like you have aged at least eight years because of me.
Source: GlobalVoices
Wir werden also von sieben bis acht arbeiten.
Therefore, we will be working from seven until eight.
Source: Europarl
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