German-English translation for "ersinnen"

"ersinnen" English translation

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

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think up, invent, devise, contrive, concoct
examples
eine teuflische List ersinnen
to think up a devilish trick
eine teuflische List ersinnen
einen feinen Plan ersinnen
einen feinen Plan ersinnen
So the proposal is that we conceive of something called a charter city.
Der Vorschlag ist also, dass wir etwas ersinnen in der Art einer Freistadt.
Source: TED
We have to figure out a way to get out of here alive.
Wir müssen eine Möglichkeit ersinnen, wie wir lebend hier herauskommen.
Source: Tatoeba
So we were trying to think, how could we make a whole thing emanate.
Wir versuchten also zu ersinnen, wie wir die ganze Sache erleuchten könnten.
Source: TED
It is true that to suppress what the human mind has thought of, is dangerous.
Zweifellos ist es gefährlich, dem Zügel anzulegen, was der menschliche Geist ersonnen hat.
Source: Europarl
What economic genius thought that up?
Welches Wirtschaftsgenie hat dies ersonnen?
Source: Europarl
We need to reinvent citizenship.
Wir müssen den Bürgersinn neu ersinnen.
Source: Europarl
Well, we in Europe conceived the Doha Round.
Nun gut, wir in Europa haben die Doha-Runde ersonnen.
Source: Europarl
Every day we add new rigidity.
Wir ersinnen Tag für Tag neue starre Regeln.
Source: Europarl
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