Translation of "being" to German

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Dictionary translations for "being"

being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] verb Conjugation

- / - / - / -

sein

He barely missed being killed.

Er ist nur knapp dem Tod entkommen.

sich befinden (be located)

kosten (cost)

bedeuten (mean)

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be [bi:] verb Conjugation

was / been / being / is

sein

You must be a fool.

Du bist doch ein Trottel!

sich befinden (be located)

We happened to be in Hokkaido then.

Wir befanden uns zu jener Zeit zufälligerweise in Hokkaido.

kosten (cost)

How much will it be?

Wie viel kostet das?

bedeuten (mean)

To lose face means to be humiliated.

Das Gesicht zu verlieren, bedeutet gedemütigt zu werden.

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Phrases with "being" (15)

being able - fähig sein
human being - Mensch
for the time being - vorläufig
come into being - entstehen
living being - Wesen
all else being equal - unter sonst gleichen Umständen
all things being equal - unter sonst gleichen Umständen
not being able - Unfähigkeit
one reason being - unter anderem, weil
one reason being that - unter anderem, weil

Contexts with "being"

He barely missed being killed. Er ist nur knapp dem Tod entkommen.

He doesn't like being told what to do. Er lässt sich nicht gerne Anweisungen geben.

Being free, she went out for a walk. Da sie Zeit hatte, ging sie spazieren.

They insisted on the criminal being punished. Sie bestanden darauf, dass der Verbrecher bestraft wird.

Holmes went out of the room without being noticed by anyone. Holmes ging aus dem Zimmer ohne dass dies jemand bemerkte.

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