German-English translation for "wettmachen"

"wettmachen" English translation

wettmachen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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  • make up for, compensate (for)
    wettmachen ausgleichen
    wettmachen ausgleichen
examples
  • make up for, make (etwas | somethingsth) good, retrieve
    wettmachen wiedergutmachen
    wettmachen wiedergutmachen
examples
We have to make up for lost time.
Wir müssen den Zeitverlust wettmachen.
Source: Tatoeba
We must work hard to make up for lost time.
Wir müssen fleißig arbeiten, um die verlorene Zeit wieder wettzumachen.
Source: Tatoeba
You have to work harder to make up for lost time.
Du musst fleißiger arbeiten, um die verlorene Zeit wettzumachen.
Source: Tatoeba
Both have shown their weaknesses, but a genuine political commitment could rectify our mistakes.
Beide haben Schwächen gezeigt, doch echtes politisches Engagement könnte unsere Fehler wettmachen.
Source: Europarl
It seems to me that we have now righted this wrong and made up for lost time.
Mir scheint, dass wir dieses Unrecht nun wiedergutgemacht und die verlorene Zeit wettgemacht haben.
Source: Europarl
I must make up for lost time by driving fast.
Ich muss schneller fahren, um die verlorene Zeit wettzumachen.
Source: Tatoeba
How many programmes will we need in order to remedy that?
Wie vieler Programme bedarf es, um dies wettzumachen?
Source: Europarl
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