übersetzen meaning and definition in german

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Verb

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third-person singular simple present setzt über, past tense setzte über, past participle übergesetzt, auxiliary haben

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.)

to translate, to interpret
computing to compile
to cross, to pass over, to ferry Wir haben über den Fluss übergesetzt. We passed over the river.

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• Übersetzen