übersetzen

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See also: Übersetzen

German

Etymology 1

16th century, from über (over) +‎ setzen (to set), eventually after Latin traducere, perhaps through Middle Low German ōversetten (15th c.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbɐˈzɛt͡sən/, [ˌʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sən], [-t͡sn̩]
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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. (computing) to compile
Conjugation

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌzɛt͡sən/, [ˈʔyːbɐˌzɛt͡sən], [-t͡sn̩]
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Verb

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  1. to cross, to traverse, 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 über. Such double usage is not uncommon in German compound verbs. (Cf. einsteigen in, aussteigen aus, etc.)

Conjugation

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