übertragen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German übertragen, at least in part a calque of Latin transferre. Analysable as über- (“over”) + tragen (“to carry”). Compare Dutch overdragen, English carry over.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to transfer, transmit
- to translate
- to broadcast, televise
- to hand over something to somebody, entrust somebody with something, confer a right on somebody
- (medicine) to have a post-term birth
- (reflexive) to be passed on to somebody (disease, illness)
- (reflexive, figuratively) to communicate itself to somebody (enthusiasm, nervousness, etc.)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Adjective
übertragen (not comparable)
Declension
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms calqued from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms prefixed with über-
- German 4-syllable words
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