eigentlich

Related words

• uneigentlich

  Figurative

• Schlupfloch

  A loophole is an ambiguity or gap in a law, rule, or contract that allows one to evade or avoid its intended purpose.

• Kollateralschaden

  Collateral damage

• Labmagen

  The abomasum is the fourth and final stomach compartment of ruminants, where the actual digestion takes place.

• Unterkleid

  Slip

• Untergewand

  Undergarment

• Übername

  nickname

• Vorarbeit

  Preliminary work

• Zwischennutzung

  Interim use refers to the temporary use of buildings, areas, or spaces that are actually intended for another purpose or are vacant.

• Ablenkungsmanöver

  distraction tactic

• Nachspann

  Post-credits scene

• Ablenkungstaktik

  diversionary tactic

• Nebenthema

  Side issue, secondary topic

• Nebenpunkt

  A minor point is a subordinate aspect or additional information that is not of central importance.

• Schleuderpreis

  giveaway price

• Duldung

  Tolerance

• Frauenheld

  Ladies' man

• Weglassung

  Omission means the act of leaving out or not mentioning something that should have been mentioned.

• Impfdurchbruch

  Vaccine breakthrough

• Diskurspartikel

  Discourse particle

• Herwehen

  False labor

• patzen

  To blunder, to mess up, to make a mistake

• vorfinanzieren

  Pre-finance, front-load

• hinwollen

  To want to go

• erdreisten

  to dare, to presume

• vorwegnehmen

  To anticipate, to preempt

• voraushaben

  To have something done ahead of time.

• zudrücken

  To turn a blind eye

• weghören

  to turn a deaf ear

• nachhallen

  to resonate

• Blut lecken

  to get a taste for something

• außer Acht lassen

  to disregard

• verfrühstücken

  To eat or use something intended for later at breakfast.

• wegsehen

  To look away

• ironisch

  Ironic means saying the opposite of what you actually mean, often to criticize or make fun of something.

• vorausbezahlt

  Prepaid

• betriebsfremd

  non-core business

• dispositiv

  A dispositive is a legal term that refers to the operative part of a judgment or decision, i.e., the part that contains the actual order.

• lokutionär

  Locutionary

• metadiegetisch

  Metadiegetic

• paralinguistisch

  Paralinguistic

• rabulistisch

  Rabulistic means that someone is petty, quibbling, and fond of hair-splitting, often to achieve a goal.

• vordergründig

  Superficial

• fraternisieren

  fraternize

• Gesprächspartikel

  Discourse particle

• Formalismus

  Formalism

• Vorwahlnummer

  A dialling code is a sequence of digits that must be dialed before the actual phone number to route a phone call to a specific region or country.

• Telefonvorwahl

  area code

• Regent

  Regent

Example sentences with “eigentlich”

1. Eigentlich wollte ich gehen. (Actually, I wanted to go.)

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