German-English translation for "what it all about"

"what it all about" English translation

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what-is-it

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

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  • Dingsdaneuter | Neutrum n
    what-is-it
    Dingsbumsneuter | Neutrum n
    what-is-it
    what-is-it

ad lib.

Abkürzung | abbreviation abk (= ad libitum)

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  • ad lib
    ad lib(it). nach Belieben
    ad lib(it). nach Belieben

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  • it’s about right familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    es kommt so ungefähr hin
    it’s about right familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • in der Nähe
    about nearby
    about nearby
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  • there is no one about
    es ist keiner da
    there is no one about
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  • in der Runde, im Kreise
    about in circle
    about in circle
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  • hier und da
    about here and there
    about here and there
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  • about and about
    überall, nach allen Seiten
    about and about
  • halb herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung
    about halfway round
    about halfway round
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  • about face! British English | britisches EnglischBr about turn! military term | Militär, militärischMIL American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    ganze Abteilung, kehrt!
    about face! British English | britisches EnglischBr about turn! military term | Militär, militärischMIL American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
  • to look about
    sich umsehen
    to look about
  • to go about aviation | LuftfahrtFLUG nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
    to go about aviation | LuftfahrtFLUG nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
  • gewendet
    about nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
    about nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
  • about → see „put about
    about → see „put about
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  • to be about
    klar zum Wenden sein
    to be about

about

[əˈbaut]preposition | Präposition, Verhältniswort präp

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  • um, um … herum
    about around
    about around
  • (irgendwo) umher in (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    about around in
    about around in
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  • bei, auf, an, um
    about on, with
    about on, with
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  • um, gegen, etwa
    about approximately
    about approximately
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  • wegen, über, um, in Betreff, in Bezug auf
    about with regard to
    about with regard to
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  • im Begriff
    about in the process of
    about in the process of
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  • beschäftigt mit
    about occupied with familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    about occupied with familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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about

[əˈbaut]adjective | Adjektiv adj <predicative(ly) | prädikativpräd>

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  • auf, auf den Beinen, in Bewegung
    about on one’s feet
    about on one’s feet

about

[əˈbaut]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • wenden
    about nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF ship
    about nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF ship

All

[al]Neutrum | neuter n <Alls; keinPlural | plural pl>

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  • das weite [unerforschte] All
    the immense [unknown] universe
    das weite [unerforschte] All
  • die Tiefen des Alls
    the depths of the universe
    die Tiefen des Alls
  • (outer) space
    All Raumfahrt | space flightRAUMF
    All Raumfahrt | space flightRAUMF
  • deep space
    All Raumfahrt | space flightRAUMF ferner Weltraum
    All Raumfahrt | space flightRAUMF ferner Weltraum
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know-it-all

especially | besonders besonders American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS

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  • Besserwisser(in), Schlaumeier(in)
    know-it-all know-all
    Neunmalklugmasculine | Maskulinum m
    know-it-all know-all
    know-it-all know-all

palaver

British English | britisches EnglischBr [pəˈlɑːvə(r)] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-ˈlæ(ː)v-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Umstandmasculine | Maskulinum m
    palaver fuss and bother
    Theaterneuter | Neutrum n
    palaver fuss and bother
    palaver fuss and bother
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  • Palaverneuter | Neutrum n
    palaver negotiation between or with African natives
    palaver negotiation between or with African natives
  • Unterhandlungfeminine | Femininum f, -redungfeminine | Femininum f
    palaver talks
    Besprechungfeminine | Femininum f
    palaver talks
    Konferenzfeminine | Femininum f
    palaver talks
    palaver talks
  • Palaverneuter | Neutrum n
    palaver meaningless chatter
    (endloseor | oder od leere) Redereior | oder od Unterhaltung, Geschwätzneuter | Neutrum n
    palaver meaningless chatter
    palaver meaningless chatter
  • schmeichlerisches Gerede, Schmusmasculine | Maskulinum m
    palaver rare | seltenselten (flattering talk)
    palaver rare | seltenselten (flattering talk)
  • Sachefeminine | Femininum f
    palaver business slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    Geschäftneuter | Neutrum n
    palaver business slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    geschäftliche Angelegenheit(enplural | Plural pl)
    palaver business slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    palaver business slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

palaver

British English | britisches EnglischBr [pəˈlɑːvə(r)] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-ˈlæ(ː)v-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • palavern
    palaver gabble familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    palaver gabble familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • quasseln
    palaver
    palaver
  • schmeichlerische Reden führen
    palaver talk flatteringly familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    palaver talk flatteringly familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

palaver

British English | britisches EnglischBr [pəˈlɑːvə(r)] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-ˈlæ(ː)v-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • (jemandem) schmeicheln
    palaver flatter familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    palaver flatter familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • (jemanden) beschwatzen, bereden, überreden
    palaver familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    palaver familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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  • he palavered her into agreeing
    er beschwatzte sie so lange, bis sie zustimmte
    he palavered her into agreeing

what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron

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  • was, wie
    what Interrogativpronomen
    what Interrogativpronomen
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  • welcher Art, welchen Ursprungs
    what of what kind
    what of what kind
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  • what is this flower?
    was für eine Blume ist das?
    what is this flower?
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  • was
    what asking for word to be repeated
    what asking for word to be repeated
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  • you want a what?
    was willst du?
    you want a what?
  • he claims to be a what?
    was will er sein?
    he claims to be a what?
  • was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es)
    what as question or exclamation
    what as question or exclamation
  • was für
    what vor pl
    what vor pl
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  • what → see „price
    what → see „price
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  • what about Besondere Redewendungen
    was sagst du zu, wie denkst du über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    what about Besondere Redewendungen
  • what about some dinner?
    wie wärs mit (was zu) essen?
    what about some dinner?
  • what about heading home?
    komm, gehen wir nach Hause
    what about heading home?
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what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron

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  • (das) was
    what Relativpronomen
    also | aucha. (der) welcher
    what Relativpronomen
    what Relativpronomen
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  • was (auch immer), was (da)
    what whatever
    what whatever
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  • was
    what in interpolated clause
    what in interpolated clause
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  • what unkorrekt für das einfache Relativpronomen → see „which
    what unkorrekt für das einfache Relativpronomen → see „which

what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es)
    what
    what
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  • so viel … wie
    what as much or many as
    what as much or many as
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what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]adverb | Adverb adv

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  • was
    what
    what
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  • was für
    what before adj
    what before adj
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  • what happy boys they are!
    was sind sie für glückliche Jungen!
    what happy boys they are!
  • teils …, teils
    what before ’with’
    what before ’with’
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  • what with…, what with
    teils durch …, teils durch
    what with…, what with
  • what with storms, his return was delayed
    zum Teil (bedingt) durch Stürme verzögerte sich seine Rückkehr
    what with storms, his return was delayed
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  • but what negative familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    dass
    but what negative familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • never fear but what we shall go!
    hab’ keine Angst, wir gehen schon!
    never fear but what we shall go!
  • not a day but what it rains
    kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet
    not a day but what it rains
  • worin, in welcher Hinsicht
    what in what regard obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    what in what regard obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • weshalb, warum
    what why obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    what why obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]conjunction | Konjunktion konj dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldialor | oder od familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]interjection | Interjektion, Ausruf int

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  • was! wie!
    what expressing suprise, disbelief or unwillingness
    what expressing suprise, disbelief or unwillingness
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  • was? wie?
    what questioning, impolite
    what questioning, impolite
  • gelt, nicht wahr?
    what isn’t it?, aren’t you?et cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc British English | britisches EnglischBr obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    what isn’t it?, aren’t you?et cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc British English | britisches EnglischBr obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
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what

[(h)w(ɒ)t]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Wasneuter | Neutrum n
    what question or exclamation
    what question or exclamation

what for

noun | Substantiv s familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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  • eins aufs Dach
    what for rebuke
    what for rebuke
  • was drauf
    what for rebuke
    Hauefeminine | Femininum f
    what for rebuke
    what for rebuke
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  • to givesomebody | jemand sb what for slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    es jemandem ordentlich geben
    to givesomebody | jemand sb what for slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl

think about

transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • nachdenken über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    think about
    überlegen
    think about
    think about
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  • denken an (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    think about give attention to
    in Gedanken verweilen bei
    think about give attention to
    think about give attention to

it

[it]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron

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  • es (nominative (case) | Nominativnomor | oder odaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    it
    it
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  • es, er, ihn, sie
    it referring to previously named thing
    it referring to previously named thing
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  • (pencil) … it writes well
    (Bleistift) … er schreibt gut
    (pencil) … it writes well
  • es
    it subject of impersonal verb or construction
    it subject of impersonal verb or construction
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  • it is raining
    es regnet
    it is raining
  • it is cold
    es ist kalt
    it is cold
  • what time is it?
    wie viel Uhr ist es?
    what time is it?
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  • es
    it grammatical subject
    it grammatical subject
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  • it’s me/him
    ich bins/er ists
    it’s me/him
  • oh, it was you
    oh, Sie waren es
    oh, it was you
  • it’s Charlie here telecommunications telecommunications | Telefon, Nachrichtentechnik, Telekommunikation Telefon, Nachrichtentechnik, TelekommunikationTEL
    hier spricht Charlie
    it’s Charlie here telecommunications telecommunications | Telefon, Nachrichtentechnik, Telekommunikation Telefon, Nachrichtentechnik, TelekommunikationTEL
  • es
    it as intensifier
    it as intensifier
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  • es
    it indefinite object
    it indefinite object
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  • that’s it! exactly
    ja genau!
    that’s it! exactly
  • that’s it! finished
    that’s it! finished
  • to go it
    es wagenor | oder od anpacken
    to go it
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it

[it]reflexive verb | reflexives Verb v/r

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  • sich
    it
    it
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it

[it]noun | Substantiv s

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  • die Höhe
    it American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    it American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • der Gipfel
    it
    das Nonplusultra (die höchste Vollendung)
    it
    it
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  • (etwas) Anziehendes, (so) ein gewisses Etwas
    it a certain appeal American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    especially | besondersbesonders Sex-Appealmasculine | Maskulinum m
    it a certain appeal American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    it a certain appeal American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • Spielermasculine | Maskulinum m
    it in games
    it in games
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