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11. Expressions of time Flashcards

1
Q

What’s the time? (2)

A
  • Wie viel Uhr ist es?

- Wie spät ist es? (coll.)

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What time do you make it?

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Wie viel Uhr haben Sie?

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What time is she coming?

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Um wie viel Uhr kommt sie?

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She’s coming at half-past two

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Sie kommt um halb drei

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5
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At three in the morning

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um drei Uhr nachts

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at nine in the morning

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um neun Uhr vormittags

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at three in the afternoon

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um drei Uhr nachmittags

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at seven in the evening

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um sieben Uhr abends

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9
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at midnight

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um Mitternacht

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10
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It is exactly nine (o’clock)

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Es ist Punkt / genau neun (Uhr)

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It is just half-past

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Es ist gerade halb

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It’s about nine (o’clock)

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Es ist ungefähr neun (Uhr)

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13
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It’s gone nine o’clock

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Es ist (schon) neun Uhr vorbei

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He’s coming at about nine o’clock

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Er kommt ungefähr um neun Uhr

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15
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He came at about nine/just before nine

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Er kam gegen neun (Uhr) an

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16
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What’s the date today? (2)

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  • Der Wievielte ist heute?

Den Wievielten haben wir heute?

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17
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Today is the eighth of May (2)

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  • Heute ist der 8. (spoken: “achte) Mai

- Wir haben heute den 8. (achten) Mai

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18
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He came on the fifth of June, 1993

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Er kam um 5. (fünften) Juni, 1993

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19
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On 5.6.93

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am 5.6.93 (spoken: am fünften, sechsten, dreiundneunzig)

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20
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Next Tuesday (2)
We are visiting her next week (spoken)
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am nächsten/kommenden Dienstag.

Wir besuchen sie kommende/nächste Woche.

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21
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Last Friday (3)

I saw her last week (spoken)

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am letzten/vorigen/vergangenen Freitag.

Ich sah sie letzte/vorige/vergangene Woche.

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22
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one day

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eines Tages

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23
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one fine day

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eines schönen Tages

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one fine summer

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eines schönen Sommers

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25
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one Sunday

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eines Sonntags

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26
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one morning

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eines Morgens

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one Sunday morning

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eines Sonntagmorgens

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one foggy morning

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eines nebligen Morgens

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29
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one night

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eines Nachts

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30
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in the next/last few days

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dieser Tage

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31
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in the mornings (2)

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morgens, vormittags

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32
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in the afternoons, in the evenings

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nachmittags, abends

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33
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by day, at night

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tags, nachts

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34
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on Tuesdays, on Fridays

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dienstags, freitags

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35
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on weekdays, on working days

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wochentags, werktags

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36
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on Thursday evenings (2)

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donnerstagabends / donnerstags abends

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37
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from morning till night

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von morgens bis abends

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38
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morning and evening

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morgens und abends

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39
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In the day time

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am Tag

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40
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On Monday

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am Montag

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41
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on weekdays

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an Wochentagen

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42
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on particular days

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an besonderen Tagen

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in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

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am Morgen, am Nachmittag, am Abend

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44
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on the 31st of October

A

am 31. Oktober

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45
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The day after his death

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am Tag nach seinem Tod

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46
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That morning

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an diesem Morgen

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47
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the next day, the next morning

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am anderen Tag, am anderen Morgen

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48
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It’s about time that…

A

Es ist an der Zeit, dass…

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49
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at the very beginning

A

gleich am Anfang

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50
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She is going to Switzerland for three months.

A

Sie fährt auf vier Monate in die Schweiz

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51
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Indefinitely

A

Auf unbestimmte Zeit

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52
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For ever, for good

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auf ewig, auf immer

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53
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(precisely) to the minute

A

auf die Minute (genau)

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54
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at his birth

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bei seiner Geburt

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55
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on this occasion

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bei dieser Gelegenheit

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56
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Paris by day, Berlin by night

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Paris bei Tag, Berlin bei Nacht

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57
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at daybreak

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bei Tagesanbruch

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58
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at nightfall

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bei Einbruch der Nacht

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59
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at sunset

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bei Sonnenuntergang

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60
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By then, until then (2)

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bis dahin/ bis dann

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61
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Up to now

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bis jetzt

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62
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by/until Friday

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bis (zum) Freitag

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63
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until the holidays

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bis zu den Ferien

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64
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until recently

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bis vor kurzem

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65
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I’m working at the office until about noon

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Ich arbeite bis gegen Mittag im Büro

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66
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until further notice

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bis auf weiters

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67
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till late at night (2)

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bis tief/spät in die Nacht hinein.

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68
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Day by day

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Tag für Tag

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69
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towards the end of the month

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gegen Monatsende

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70
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At the moment, at the last moment

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im Augenblick, im letzten Augenblick

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71
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in the last few years

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in den letzten paar Jahren

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72
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at the last moment (minute)

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in letzter Minute

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73
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In the Middle Ages

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im Mittelalter

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74
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at night

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in der Nacht

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75
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during the night from Sunday to Monday

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in der Nacht von Sonntag auf Montag

in der Nacht zum/auf Montag

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76
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twice a week

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zweimal in der Woche

77
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in the past

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in der Vergangenheit

78
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In the course of time

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im Lauf(e) der Zeit

79
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You can do that in two days

A

Das kann man in zwei Tagen schaffen

80
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you can do that in one morning, afternoon, evening.

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das kann man an einem Morgen, Nachmittag, Abend schaffen

81
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a week today, in a week’s time

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heute in acht Tagen

82
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within (2)

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binnen ; innerhalb

83
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Soon after the beginning of the 17th century

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bald nach Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts.

84
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After a while

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nach einer Weile

85
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Weeks, years later

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nach Wochen, Jahren

86
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Sooner or later

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Über kurz oder lang

87
Q

She stayed the whole night

A

Sie blieb die ganze Nacht über

88
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hour after hour

A

Stunde um Stunde

89
Q

one day after the other

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Einen Tag um den anderen

90
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(right) from the start

A

Von Anfang an

91
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from nine o’clock (on)

A

von neun Uhr an

92
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from now on

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von nun an

93
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from then on

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von der Zeit an

94
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from beginning to end

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von Anfang bis Ende

95
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from one day to the next, overnight

A

von heute auf morgen

96
Q

from the outset, from the first

A

von vornherein

97
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from time immemorial, always

A

von jeher / von alters her

98
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from his (my, etc.) youth on

A

von Jugend auf

99
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from time to time

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von Zeit zu Zeit

100
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A year ago, several years ago

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vor einem Jahr, vor mehreren Jahren

101
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a long time ago, some time ago

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vor langer Zeit, vor einiger Zeit

102
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not long ago, recently

A

vor kurzem

103
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a week ago yesterday

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gestern vor acht Tagen

104
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How long ago is ist?

A

Wie lange ist es (schon) her?

105
Q

throughout the night

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während der ganzen Nacht

106
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at that time

A

zu DER Zeit, zu dieser Zeit

107
Q

at all times, at any time

A

zu jeder Zeit

108
Q

at anytime of the day

A

zu jeder Tageszeit

109
Q

at certain times

A

zu gewissen Zeiten

110
Q

at the usual time

A

zur gewohnten Zeit

111
Q

in the nick of time (= à point nommé)

A

gerade noch zur rechten Zeit

112
Q

at the same time, simultaneously

A

zu gleicher Zeit

113
Q

In my time that was all different

A

Zu meiner Zeit war das alles anders

114
Q

at this hour

A

zu dieser Zeit

115
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at any time

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zu jeder Stunde

116
Q

at the same hour

A

zur selben Stunde

117
Q

at this point in time

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zu diesem Zeitpunkt

118
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in earlier times

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in früheren Zeiten

119
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in times to come

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in künftigen Zeiten

120
Q

at first

A

in der ersten Zeit

121
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at the moment (adverb)

A

augenblicklich

122
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at present (adverb) : 3

A
  • derzeit
  • momentan
  • zurzeit
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at present, currently (adverb)

A

gegenwärtig

124
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at the same time (adverb) : 2

A
  • gleichzeitig

- zugleich

125
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nowadays (adverb)

A

heutzutage

126
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now (adverb) : 2

A
  • jetzt

- nun

127
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for the moment (adverb)

A

vorerst

128
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then, at that time (adverb)

A

damals

129
Q

formerly (adverb) : 2

A
  • ehedem (arch.)

- ehemals (form.)

130
Q

once (adverb)

A

einst

131
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formerly, previously (adverb)

A

früher

132
Q

just (now) (adverb) : 3

A
  • gerade
  • soeben
  • vorhin
133
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lately (adverb)

A

jüngst (elev.)

134
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a short time ago (adverb)

A

kürzlich

135
Q

recently (adverb) : 3

A
  • neuerdings
  • neulich
  • unlängst
136
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at the time (adverb)

A

seinerzeit

137
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in olden times (adverb)

A

vordem (lit.)

138
Q

before(hand) (adverb) : 2

A
  • vorher

- zuvor

139
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straightaway (adverb)

A

alsbald (lit.)

140
Q

at once (adverb) : 2

A
  • augenblicklich

- gleich

141
Q

soon (adverb) : 2

A
  • bald

- demnächst

142
Q

afterwards (adverb)

A

danach

143
Q

after that (adverb) : 2

A
  • darauf

- daraufhin

144
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after(wards) (adverb) : 2

A
  • hernach (form.)

- nachher

145
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shortly (adverb)

A

nächstens

146
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at once, immediately (adverb) : 2

A
  • sofort

- sogleich

147
Q

up to now, hitherto (adverb) : 2

A
  • bisher

- bislang

148
Q

henceforth (adverb) (dorénavant, désormais)

A

fortan (elev.)

149
Q

meanwhile (adverb) : 5

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  • indessen (form.)
  • inzwischen
  • solange
  • währenddem (inf.)
  • währenddessen
150
Q

in future (adverb)

A

künftig

151
Q

for a short time (adverb)

A

kurz

152
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for a long time (adverb) : 2

A
  • lange

- längst

153
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in the meantime (adverb) : 2

A
  • mittlerweile

- unterdessen

154
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for an instant (adverb)

A

momentan

155
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from now/then on (adverb)

A

nunmehr (elev.)

156
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since then (adverb) : 2

A
  • seither

- seitdem

157
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temporarily, for the time being, for the moment (adverb) : 3

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  • vorerst
  • vorläufig
  • vorübergehend
158
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temporarily (adverb)

A

zeitweilig

159
Q

once more (adverb)

A

abermals

160
Q

now and then (adverb) : 2

A
  • bisweilen (elev.)

- mitunter

161
Q

occasionally (adverb)

A

gelegentlich

162
Q

frequently (adverb)

A

häufig

163
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always (adverb) : 2

A
  • immer

- stets

164
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sometime (adverb)

A

irgendwann

165
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ever (adverb)

A

je

166
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at any time (adverb)

A

jederzeit

167
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sometimes (adverb)

A

manchmal

168
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repeatedly (adverb)

A

mehrmals

169
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mostly (adverb)

A

meistens

170
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never (adverb): 3

A
  • nie
  • niemals
  • nimmer (lit.)
171
Q

again (adverb): 3

A
  • nochmals
  • wieder
  • wiederum (elev.)
172
Q

often (adverb): 2

A
  • oft

- öfters

173
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seldom, rarely (adverb):

A

selten

174
Q

continually (adverb)

A

ständig

175
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incessantly (adverb)

A

unaufhörlich

176
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at times (adverb)

A

zeitweise

177
Q

from time to time (adverb)

A

zuweilen

178
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in between times (entre-temps)

A

zwischendurch

179
Q

the day before yesterday

A

vorgestern

180
Q

tomorrow morning (after breakfast)

A

morgen Vormittag

181
Q

the day after tomorrow

A

übermorgen

182
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at a point in time not long ago (adverbs): 4

A
  • vor kurzem
  • kürzlich
  • unlängst (elev.)
  • jüngst (elev.)
183
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at a point in time not long ago (recalled well by speaker and relevant to the present) = 2 adverbs

A
  • neulich

- letztens (elev.)

184
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up to and including the present (sth. which started recently) = adverb

A

neuerdings

185
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recently (a point in the recent past or during a period up to the present) = adverb

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letzthin

186
Q

latterly (over a period of time up to and including the present) = adverb

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in letzter Zeit

187
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not for very long (continuing to the present) = adverb

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seit kurzem

188
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until recently

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bis vor kurzem

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