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wegen
Meaning
for, because of
Hyphenated as
we‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈveːɡən/
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Er wird wegen Kindesentführung zu einer mehrjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt .
He is sentenced to several years in prison for child abduction.
Ebenso unterscheidet sich der Grundriss von dem Stralsunds und Wismars wegen seiner Zweiteilung.
The floor plan also differs from that of Stralsund and Wismar because of its division into two parts.
Nachdem Nadeschda Tkatschenko nachträglich wegen Doping disqualifiziert wurde , war Margit Papp Europameisterin.
After Nadezhda Tkachenko was subsequently disqualified for doping, Margit Papp was European champion.