übersetzen
Meaning
- (intransitive,weak) to cross, to cross over, to traverse, to ferry [with über (+ accusative) ‘a location’]
- (transitive,weak) to take across, to cause to traverse
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌyːbərˈzɛtsən/
Etymology
From Middle High German übersetzen, from Old High German ubarsezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsattjan. Equivalent to über- + setzen. Cognates include Dutch overzetten and English overset.
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