Expressions for Use in Written German

Question 1

In this way

Answer 1

Auf die Weise

Question 2

Before time

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vorzeitig

Question 3

Moreover, furthermore

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allerdings

Question 4

Contrary to that, on the other hand

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dagegen

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I am happy to have this opportunity

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Es freut mich die Gelegenheit zu haben.

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Mainly

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hauptsächlich

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Most young people

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Die meisten Jugendlichen

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Contrary to this

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Im gegensatz dazu

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On the other/one hand

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Auf der anderen/einen Seite

Question 10

It doesn’t matter whether

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Egal ob

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both. . . and

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sowohl. . . als auch

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of course

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natürlich

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nevertheless

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trotzdem

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It is clear that

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Es ist klar, dass

Question 15

That’s why

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deshalb

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It is often maintained that

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Es wird oft behauptet

Question 17

In some respects this is true

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In manchen Beziehungen ist das Wahr

Question 18

Without a doubt

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Ohne Zweifel

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That is also the case

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Das ist auch der Fall

Question 20

In any case

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Auf jeden Fall

Question 21

In no way

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Auf keinen Fall

Question 22

I’m interested in

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Ich interessiere mich für + accus.

Question 23

Above all

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Vor allem

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at 15, 18 yrs. of age

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mit 15, 18 Jahren

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in between

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Dazwischen

Question 26

According to police statement

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nach Polizei Angaben

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before that

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Zwor

Question 28

In the last century

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Im letzten Jahrhundert

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In addition

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Zusätzlich

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Zuletzt

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Zuletzt

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Minority

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die Minderheit

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Majority

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die Mehrheit

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The fact of the matter is that

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Die Tatsache ist aber, dass

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In spite of everything

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Trotz allem

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Beforehand

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Vorher

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Once a year

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Einmal im Jahr

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According

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Zufolge/laut/nach

Question 38

All in all

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Im Großen und Ganzen

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Concerning

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Was....betrifft

Question 40

That is true!

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Das stimmt!

Question 41

On average

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Im Durchschnitt

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From the photo I see/there is

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Auf dem Foto/Bild sehe ich/gibt es...

Question 43

To a certain extent

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in gewissen Maße

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As a rule

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In der Regel

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It's about

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Es handelt von

Question 46

At the moment

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Zur zeit

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Partly...partly

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Teils...teils

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It highlights

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Es macht darauf aufmerksam/ Es weist darauf hin

Question 49

In the past

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In der Vergangenheit

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I will have no alternative (complaint)

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Es wird mir nichts anders übrig bleiben

Question 51

On the one hand

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Auf der einen Seite

Question 52

without exception

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ohne Ausnahme

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It's important for me that

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Wichtig für mich ist, dass

Question 54

To tell the truth

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Ehrlich gesagt

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For this reason

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Aus diesem Grund

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normally

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Normalerweise

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More and more important

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Immer wichtiger

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the possibility/facility

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die Möglichkeit

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Single european market

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der europäische Binnenmarkt

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the German/Irish way of life

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die deutsche/irische Lebenweise

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a job abroad

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eine Stelle im Ausland

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to go abroad

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ins Ausland gehen

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theoretically... but in reality

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Theoretisch...aber in Wirklichkeit

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around, approx., about

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Ungefähr

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the vast majority

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die überwiegende

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to learn off by heart

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Auswendig lernen

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during the year

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Im laufe des Jahres

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in the meantime

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Inzwischen

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subsequent to, subsequently

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Anschließend

Question 70

at that moment

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In dem Moment

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almost

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Fast

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every type

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Jede Menge

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Here in our area

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Hier in unserem Ort

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From all over the world

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Aus aller Welt