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„what-is-it“: noun

what-is-it

noun | Substantiv s American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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Dingsda, Dingsbums

Dingsdaneuter | Neutrum n
what-is-it

Dingsbumsneuter | Neutrum n
what-is-it

what-is-it

„ad lib(it).“: Abkürzung

ad lib.

Abkürzung | abbreviation abk (= ad libitum)

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ad lib

ad lib
ad lib(it). nach Belieben

ad lib(it). nach Belieben

„generally“: adverb

generally

adverb | Adverb adv

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gewöhnlich, meistens

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often | oftoft generally speaking by and large

im Allgemeinen,generally | allgemein allgemein, im Großenand | und u. Ganzen

often | oftoft generally speaking by and large

gewöhnlich, meistens
generally usually

generally usually

„IS“: abbreviation

IS

[ˌaɪˈes]abbreviation | Abkürzung abk (= Islamic State)

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IS

ISmasculine | Maskulinum m
IS

IS

„that“: pronoun

that

[ðæt; ðət]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron <plural | Pluralpl that>

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der, die, das, welcher, e, es was

(especially | besondersbesonders in einschränkenden Sätzen eine präp darf nie davorstehen)
that relative

that relative
der, die, das, welch(er, e, es)
that

that

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the book that he wanted

das Buch, das er haben wollte

the book that he wanted
the lady that you are acquainted with

die Dame, die Sie kennen

the lady that you are acquainted with
the man that I spoke of

der Mann, von dem ich sprach

the man that I spoke of
the best man that ever lived

der beste Mann, der je gelebt hat

the best man that ever lived
the day that I met her

der Tag, an dem ich sie traf

the day that I met her
any house that

jedes Haus, das

any house that
the largest house that I have ever seen

das größte Haus, das ich je gesehen habe

the largest house that I have ever seen
no one that

keiner, der

no one that
Mrs. Jones, Miss Black that was familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

Frau J., geborene B.

Mrs. Jones, Miss Black that was familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
Mrs. Quilp that is

die jetzige Frau Q.

Mrs. Quilp that is
your husband that is to be

Ihr zukünftiger Gemahl

your husband that is to be
fool that he is!

so ein Dummkopf!

fool that he is!

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was
that after everything, nothinget cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

that after everything, nothinget cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

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all that

alles, was

all that
the best that

das Beste, was

the best that
much that

vieles, was

much that

„is-“

is-

[ais]

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is- → see „iso-“

is- → see „iso-“

„is“: auxiliary verb

is

[iz; z]auxiliary verb | Hilfsverb v/aux

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ist More examples...

ist
is <3.singular | Singular sgpresent (tense) | Präsens, Gegenwart präsindicative (mood) | Indikativ ind von be>

is <3.singular | Singular sgpresent (tense) | Präsens, Gegenwart präsindicative (mood) | Indikativ ind von be>

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he is a man <3.singular | Singular sgpresent (tense) | Präsens, Gegenwart präsindicative (mood) | Indikativ ind von be>

er ist ein Mann

he is a man <3.singular | Singular sgpresent (tense) | Präsens, Gegenwart präsindicative (mood) | Indikativ ind von be>

in allen Personen des präs ind gebraucht
is

is

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I is, you iset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

ich bin, du bistet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

I is, you iset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

„believe in“: intransitive verb

believe in

intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <with object | mit Objekt+obj>

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glauben an (with accusative | mit Akkusativ+akk)
believe in

believe in

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he doesn’t believe in doctors

er hält nicht viel von Ärzten

he doesn’t believe in doctors

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to believe insomething | etwas sth

(prinzipiell) fürsomething | etwas etwas sein

to believe insomething | etwas sth
he believes in getting up early

er ist überzeugter Frühaufsteher

he believes in getting up early
he believes in giving people a second chance

er gibt prinzipiell jedem noch einmal eine Chance

he believes in giving people a second chance
I don’t believe in compromises

ich halte nichts von Kompromissen

I don’t believe in compromises

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„that“: pronoun | adjective

that

[ðæt; ðət]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron &adjective | Adjektiv adj <those [ðouz]>

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das solcher, e, es jener, e, es, dies, der, die, das, der-, die-, dasjenige

das
that ohne pl (hinweisend)

that ohne pl (hinweisend)

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that is true

das stimmt

that is true
that’s all

das ist alles

that’s all
that’s it!

so ist es recht!

that’s it!
that’s what it is

das ist es ja gerade, da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer

that’s what it is
that’s when we saw …

in dem Moment sahen wir …

that’s when we saw …
that’s that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

das wäre erledigt, damit basta

that’s that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
that’s right!

richtig! stimmt!

that’s right!
that is (to say)

das heißt

that is (to say)
that’s the way!

so ists recht!

that’s the way!
what is that to me?

was geht das mich an?

what is that to me?
and that

und zwar

and that
at that

noch dazu, zudem, (noch) obendrein

at that
at that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

dabei

at that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
at that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

in Anbetracht dessen

at that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
let it go at that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

lassen wir es dabei bewenden

let it go at that familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
for all that

trotz alledem

for all that
like that

so

like that
why do you run like that?

warum rennst du so?

why do you run like that?
this, that, and the other

diesesand | und u. jenes, allerlei

this, that, and the other
come out of that! slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl

(komm) heraus da!

come out of that! slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
that’s what he told me

so hat er es mir erzählt

that’s what he told me
is that so?

ist das (wirklich) so?

is that so?
that night

in dieser Nacht

that night
what is that?

was ist das?

what is that?
who is that?

wer ist das?

who is that?
that’s mine

das gehört mir

that’s mine
that’s tea

das ist Tee

that’s tea

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(especially | besondersbesonders von weiter entfernten Personenet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc sowie zur Betonung) jen(er, e, es), dies(er, e, es), der, die, das, der-, die-, dasjenige
that as opposed to this

that as opposed to this

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this cake is much better than that (one)

dieser Kuchen ist viel besser als jener

this cake is much better than that (one)
that one

der/die/das (da)

that one
we went to this and that doctor

wir gingen zu mehreren Ärzten

we went to this and that doctor
I like those better

mir gefallen jene besser

I like those better
what house is that?

was ist das für ein Haus?

what house is that?
that car over there

jenes Auto da drüben

that car over there
that there man familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

jener Mann da

that there man familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
that’s a dear!

das ist nettor | oder od brav von dir!

that’s a dear!
that’s a good girl!

sei (jetzt) ein braves Mädchen

so bist du ein artiges Mädchen

that’s a good girl!
those who

diejenigen welche

those who
that which

das was

that which
those are his friends

das sind seine Freunde

those are his friends

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solch(er, e, es)
that such seltenor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial

that such seltenor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial

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to that degree that

in solchem Ausmaßeor | oder od so sehr, dass

to that degree that
he has that knowledge that

er hat ein solches Wissen, dass

he has that knowledge that

„that“: adverb

that

[ðæt; ðət]adverb | Adverb adv

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so sehr, dermaßen so sehr, dermaßen

so (sehr), dermaßen
that bei adj, die einen Grad, eine Mengeet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc angeben familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

that bei adj, die einen Grad, eine Mengeet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc angeben familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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that much

so viel

that much
that far

so weit

that far
that small

so klein

that small

(bei anderenadjective | Adjektiv adj) so (sehr), dermaßen
that extremely

that extremely

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that furious

soor | oder od dermaßen wütend

that furious
that tired

so müde

that tired

„that“: conjunction

that

[ðæt; ðət]conjunction | Konjunktion konj

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dass
that in subject and object clauses

that in subject and object clauses

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I know that he will come

ich weiß, dass er kommen wird

I know that he will come
it is a pity that he is not here

es ist schade, dass er nicht hier ist

it is a pity that he is not here
it is 5 years that he went away

es sind nun 5 Jahre her, dassor | oder od seitdem er fortging

it is 5 years that he went away
I am not sure that it will be there

ich bin nicht sicher, obor | oder od dass es dort istor | oder od sein wird

I am not sure that it will be there

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dass
that in consecutive clauses

that in consecutive clauses

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so that

sodass

so that
I was so tired that I went to bed

ich war so müde, dass ich zu Bett ging

I was so tired that I went to bed
who is so firm that he cannot be seduced?

wer ist so standhaft, dass er nicht verführt werden könnte?

who is so firm that he cannot be seduced?
who is so blind that he cannot see the truth of this

wer ist so blind, dass er nicht die Wahrheit hierin erkennt

who is so blind that he cannot see the truth of this
his ignorance was such that

er war von solcher Unwissenheit, dass

his ignorance was such that

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damit, dass
that in final clauses

that in final clauses

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in order that, to the end that

damit, auf dass

in order that, to the end that
he died that we might live bible, biblical bible, biblical | Bibel, biblisch Bibel, biblischBIBEL

er starb, damit wir leben

he died that we might live bible, biblical bible, biblical | Bibel, biblisch Bibel, biblischBIBEL

weil, da (ja), dass
that in causal clauses

that in causal clauses

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it is not that I believe

nicht weil ich glaube

it is not that I believe
not that I have any objection

nicht, dass ichsomething | etwas etwas dagegen hätte

not that I have any objection
it is rather that

es ist eher deshalb, weil

it is rather that
in that

darum weil

insofern als

in that

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dass
that in optative clauses and exclamations

that in optative clauses and exclamations

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O that I could believe it!

dass ich es doch glauben könnte!

O that I could believe it!

da, als
that after adverbs of time

that after adverbs of time

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now that

jetzt da

now that
at the time that I was born

zu der Zeit, als ich geboren wurde

at the time that I was born

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before that after other conjunctions obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

bevor

before that after other conjunctions obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
after that

nachdem

after that

German-English translation for "it is generally believed that"