English-German translation for "whatever"

"whatever" German translation

whatever
pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron

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was auch immer, alles was was auch, trotz allem, was was denn, was nur, was eigentlich, was überhaupt
  • was (auch immer), alles was
    whatever
    whatever
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  • was auch
    whatever no matter what
    whatever no matter what
  • trotz allem, was
    whatever
    whatever
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  • was denn
    whatever expressing impatience, surprise familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    whatever expressing impatience, surprise familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • was nur, was eigentlich, was überhaupt
    whatever expressing impatience, surprise familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    whatever expressing impatience, surprise familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
examples
  • whatever do you want?
    was willst du denn?
    whatever do you want?
  • whatever gave you that idea?
    wie kommst du nur darauf?
    whatever gave you that idea?
  • whatever do you think? slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    was bildest du dir eigentlich ein?
    whatever do you think? slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
whatever
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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überhaupt, gar welcher, e, es… auch ungeachtet allen, er …, den
  • welch(er, e, es)… auch (immer)
    whatever
    whatever
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  • ungeachtet all(en, er) …, den (die)
    whatever no matter what
    whatever no matter what
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  • überhaupt, gar
    whatever following negative statements used elliptically | elliptischellipt
    whatever following negative statements used elliptically | elliptischellipt
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  • no doubt whatever
    überhauptor | oder od gar kein Zweifel
    no doubt whatever
  • is there any hope whatever?
    besteht überhaupt irgendeine Hoffnung?
    is there any hope whatever?
  • no one whatever
    überhaupt niemand
    no one whatever
whatever
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl

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wie Luft behandeln
to say whatever comes uppermost
sagen, was einem gerade einfällt
to say whatever comes uppermost
I will stand by whatever he says
ich will allem beistimmen, was er sagt
I will stand by whatever he says
he takes whatever he can lay his hand on
er nimmt, was ihm in die Finger kommt
he takes whatever he can lay his hand on
whatever it may cost
was immer es auch kostet
whatever it may cost
Islamisten können in Bangladesch machen was sie wollen.
Islamists are allowed to do whatever they like in Bangladesh.
Source: GlobalVoices
Sie bringen unsägliches Leid, egal welche Flagge sie tragen.
The unspeakable human suffering that they inflict is the same whatever flag they may bear.
Source: News-Commentary
Andernfalls seien sie& #160; selber schuld, wenn ihnen etwas passierte.
Otherwise, whatever happens to them is their own fault.
Source: News-Commentary
Aber egal welchen Weg ich einschlage, ich weiß, dass ich im Herzen immer Journalistin bleiben werde.
But whatever the path I take, I know I will always continue to be a journalist at heart.
Source: GlobalVoices
Unabhängig von der Bezeichnung halte ich den Inhalt von CONNECT für sehr wichtig.
I feel the content of CONNECT is extremely important, whatever it is called.
Source: Europarl
Kann der Rat bestätigen, daß in den Euro 11-Sitzungen keinerlei Beschlüsse gefaßt werden?
Can the Council confirm that no decisions whatever are taken at Euro 11 meetings?
Source: Europarl
Alle Iraner werden gezwungen zu gehorchen und zu tun, was immer dem System gefällt.
All Iranians are forced to obey and do whatever pleases the system.
Source: GlobalVoices
Tatsächlich wird dies unabhängig vom Wechselkurs zwischen den Währungen geschehen.
In fact, this will happen whatever the exchange rate between currencies.
Source: News-Commentary
Ihn debattieren, anerkennen, verurteilen egal, was aber keinesfalls unterdrücken!
Debating, recognizing, denouncing – whatever…. anything but suppressing!
Source: News-Commentary
Die Mehrheit wird für was-auch-immer genutzt.
The majority is used for whatever purpose.
Source: GlobalVoices
Wie auch immer, in keinem Falle bestand Veranlassung, die nationalen Parlamente zu übergehen.
In any case, whatever its final form, the national parliaments should not have been sidelined.
Source: Europarl
Terrorismus, gleich welcher Form, ist nicht hinnehmbar.
Terrorism, whatever form it takes, is unacceptable.
Source: Europarl
Ich sagte, ich würde ihm zahlen, was immer er verlangte.
I said I would pay him whatever he wanted.
Source: GlobalVoices
Antisemitismus ist in allen Erscheinungsformen widerlich.
Anti-Semitism is disgusting in whatever form it arises.
Source: News-Commentary
In den nächsten 14 Minuten oder wie lange auch immer, würden Sie bitte etwas fühlen?
For the next 14 minutes or whatever it is, will you feel stuff?
Source: TED
Tu, was auch immer er dir befiehlt.
Do whatever he tells you.
Source: Tatoeba
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