German-English translation for "erdenken"

"erdenken" English translation

erdenken
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr, kein ge-; h>

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  • think up
    erdenken Plan, Theorie etc
    devise
    erdenken Plan, Theorie etc
    form
    erdenken Plan, Theorie etc
    erdenken Plan, Theorie etc
  • invent
    erdenken Geschichten, Lügen etc
    make up
    erdenken Geschichten, Lügen etc
    fabricate
    erdenken Geschichten, Lügen etc
    erdenken Geschichten, Lügen etc
It is a matter not of adapting to progress but of anticipating it, of inventing it.
Es geht nicht darum, sich dem Fortschritt anzupassen, sondern ihn vorwegzunehmen, zu erdenken.
Source: Europarl
Scientists will come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
Wissenschaftler werden neue Methoden erdenken, um die Lebensmittelversorgung der Welt zu erhöhen.
Source: Tatoeba
When Hong Kong was handed back to China, the formula of two systems in one country was devised.
Bei der Rückgabe Hongkongs an China wurde die Formel der zwei Systeme in einem Land erdacht.
Source: Europarl
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