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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Übertragung”, which translates to “transfer / broadcast”. A stream of glowing data leaps like a salmon from one antenna to another across a night sky.
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dieÜbertragung, -en

transfer / broadcast

/ˌyːbɐˈtʁaːɡʊŋ/

Examples — Übertragung in a sentence

Die Übertragung beginnt um acht.

The broadcast begins at eight.

Die Übertragung der Daten dauert kurz.

The transfer of the data takes a moment.

How to remember it

The noun of übertragen: a transfer or broadcast.

Word family

tragen family · 12 related words

  • beitragen contribute Shifted meaning
  • eintragen enter / register Shifted meaning
  • übertragen transfer / broadcast Shifted meaning
  • vertragen tolerate / get along Not predictable
  • vortragen present / recite Shifted meaning
  • austragen Coming soon to deliver; to hold (an event) Shifted meaning
  • nachtragen Coming soon to add later; to hold a grudge Not predictable
  • der Beitrag contribution
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du bringst um
er/sie/es bringt um
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The stress is going to kill me.

Die Figur wurde im Film umgebracht.

The character was killed in the film.

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rethink

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umdenken, dachte um, hat umgedacht

ich denke um
du denkst um
er/sie/es denkt um
wir denken um
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We have to rethink our approach to the climate.

Die Firma hat endlich umgedacht.

The company has finally changed its thinking.

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handle / go around

Principal parts

umgehen, ging um, ist umgegangen

ich gehe um
du gehst um
er/sie/es geht um
wir gehen um
ihr geht um
sie/Sie gehen um

Examples

Er geht gut mit Kindern um.

He is good with children.

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We handled it carefully.

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/ˈʊmˌzɛt͡sn̩/

implement / convert

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umsetzen, setzte um, hat umgesetzt

ich setze um
du setzt um
er/sie/es setzt um
wir setzen um
ihr setzt um
sie/Sie setzen um

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Wir setzen den Plan um.

We implement the plan.

Die Idee wurde schnell umgesetzt.

The idea was implemented quickly.

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/ˈʊmˌzɛt͡sʊŋ/

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Examples

Die Umsetzung dauert lange.

The implementation takes a long time.

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There were problems during implementation.

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Der Umzug war sehr anstrengend.

The move was very exhausting.

Wir planen einen Umzug nach Berlin.

We're planning a move to Berlin.

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