übersetzen

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See also: Übersetzen

German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. to translate, to interpret
    • 1836, Heinrich Heine, Die romantische Schule, In: Heinrich Heine: Werke und Briefe in zehn Bänden, Aufbau-Verlag (1972), volume 5, page 38,
      [...] jetzt übersetzte er, mit unerhörtem Fleiß, auch die übrigen heidnischen Dichter des Altertums, [...]
      now he translated, with unheard-of effort, also the remaining pagan poets of the antiquity,
  2. (deprecated template usage) (computing) to compile
Conjugation

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. to cross, to pass over, to ferry
    Wir haben über den Fluss übergesetzt.
    We passed over the river.
Usage notes

As the example sentence shows, the verb is used with the (additional) preposition (deprecated template usage) über. Such double usage is not uncommon in German compound verbs. (Cf. (deprecated template usage) einsteigen in, (deprecated template usage) aussteigen aus, etc.)

Conjugation

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