Usage examples of "verständlich" in German with translation to English

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Ich befürchte, dass die Politiker in dem verständlichen, aber törichten Bestreben, eine eigene Verteidigungskapazität für die Europäische Union zu schaffen, Pläne vorantreiben, die bestenfalls Wunschgedanken und schlimmstenfalls gefährlich sind. It is my fear that in an understandable but foolish wish for the European Union to have its own defence capability, politicians are forging ahead with plans that are at best wishful thoughts, and at worst dangerous.
Einige asiatische Filme sind sehr schwer verständlich. Some Asian films are very difficult to understand.
Die Relativitätstheorie ist sogar für Menschen, die sich gut in den Wissenschaften auskennen, schwer verständlich. The theories of relativity can seem recondite even for people who are well versed in the sciences.
Es ist schwer verständlich, warum du gehen willst. It is difficult to understand why you want to go.
Ich konnte mich nicht verständlich machen. I couldn't make myself understood.
Ich fand es schwierig, mich verständlich zu machen. I found it difficult to make myself understood.
Ich habe immer Schwierigkeiten, mich verständlich zu machen. I always have difficulty in making myself understood.
Es gelang mir, dem Lehrer meine Idee verständlich zu machen. I managed to make the teacher understand my idea.
Es ist unmöglich, ihm die neue Theorie verständlich zu machen. It is impossible to get him to understand the new theory.
Ich fürchte, dass ich mich auf Englisch nicht verständlich machen kann. I'm afraid I cannot make myself understood in English.
Keine Prosa ist schwieriger verständlich und langweiliger zu lesen als ein durchschnittlicher wissenschaftlicher Text. There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper.
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