German-English translation for "sterblich"

"sterblich" English translation

sterblich

[ˈʃtɛrplɪç]Adjektiv | adjective adj

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mortal
examples
  • die sterblichen Überreste, die sterbliche Hülle
    the mortal remainsPlural | plural pl
    die sterblichen Überreste, die sterbliche Hülle

sterblich

[ˈʃtɛrplɪç]Adverb | adverb adv umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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awfully, terribly
examples
die Menschen sind sterblich
man is mortal
die Menschen sind sterblich
The first thing I learned-- well, I'm mortal, that's a really big one.
Erstens na ja, ich bin sterblich, das war'ne ziemliche Lektion.
Source: TED
So if I were emperor of the Internet, I guess I'd still be mortal, huh?
Wenn ich also der Kaiser vom Internet wäre, wäre ich wohl immer noch sterblich, hm?
Source: TED
God help your mortal soul.
Gott helfe deiner sterblichen Seele.
Source: Tatoeba
Returning Human Remains is Not an Apology, Says Namibia to Germany · Global Voices
Namibias Kritik an Deutschland: Die Rückgabe sterblicher Überreste ist keine Entschuldigung
Source: GlobalVoices
A laboratory constructed over the dead body of Yugoslavia!
Ein Labor, das auf den sterblichen Überresten Jugoslawiens errichtet worden ist!
Source: Europarl
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