| German > English |
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| hin oder her |
| interj. ...or not, disregard, aside; expressing the will to ignore the nature/status of something or someone |
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| Schrift und Aussprache hin oder her, die Grammatik ist bezaubernd! (roughly) - Writing and pronunciation aside, the grammar is beguiling! |
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| Schimmel hin oder her, Du musst die Äpfel irgendwie verkaufen, sonst sind wir pleite. - Mould or not/disregard the mould, you must sell the apples somehow or we're broke. |
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| Milliardär hin oder her, er wartet, wie alle anderen auch! - Billionaire or not, he's waiting like everybody else! |
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| Analysis |
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| Hin |
| n. (historical, former Egyptian or Hebrew unit of measure) hin |
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| adv. ng, Used to denote direction away from the speaker. |
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| adj. (colloquial) haven taken its course, situated, left |
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| Ich werde nachsehen, wo die Pakete hin sind. - I'll check where the packages went. |
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| adj. (colloquial) on the fritz, bruck, out of order |
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| oder |
| conj. or |
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| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? |
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| part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? |
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| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? |
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| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? |
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| her |
| adv. hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
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| Komm her! - Come here! |
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| adv. ago |
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| Es ist zehn Jahre her, dass ich das letzte Mal Auto gefahren bin. - Ten years ago was the last time I drove a car. |
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