| German > English |
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| geschweige denn |
| conj. let alone, much less |
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| Man kann den Zug nicht verlangsamen, geschweige denn anhalten. - You can't slow down the train, let alone stop it. |
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| Analysis |
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| geschweige |
| conj. let alone; used after a negative or limiting clause to introduce another that applies even less |
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| conj. (rare) let alone; used after an affirmative clause to introduce another that applies even more |
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| denn |
| conj. for; because; since |
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| Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot. |
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| conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than |
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| adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions) |
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| Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be? |
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