German-English translation for "bestatten"

"bestatten" English translation

bestatten
[bəˈʃtatən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h> literarisch | literaryliter

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bury, inter, lay to rest cremate
  • bury
    bestatten beerdigen
    bestatten beerdigen
  • inter, lay (jemand | somebodysb) to rest
    bestatten
    bestatten
examples
  • jemanden auf hoher See bestatten
    to buryjemand | somebody sb at sea
    jemanden auf hoher See bestatten
  • jemanden in der Familiengruft bestatten
    to buryjemand | somebody sb in the family vault (oder | orod grave)
    jemanden in der Familiengruft bestatten
  • cremate
    bestatten verbrennen
    bestatten verbrennen
bestatten
Neutrum | neuter n <Bestattens>

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By the way, this is what they get buried in.
Ach, so ganz nebenbei, hierin werden sie bestattet.
Source: TED
They buried him in the graveyard by the church.
Sie bestatteten ihn auf dem Friedhof an der Kirche.
Source: Tatoeba
In the summer of 1998 they were re-buried with honour in Saint Petersburg.
Im Sommer 1998 wurden sie mit allen Ehren in Sankt Petersburg bestattet.
Source: News-Commentary
In December 1938 his body was placed in a common grave.
Im Dezember 1938 wurde er in einem Massengrab bestattet.
Source: Europarl
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