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Translation of das – German–English dictionary

das

/das/ See der

(Translation of das from the GLOBAL German–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of das | PASSWORD German–English Dictionary

das, was gerade noch gefehlt hat

the last straw  [noun] an additional and intolerable circumstance in a disagreeable situation The hotel was expensive, the food poor, and the bad weather was the last straw. the last straw  [noun] a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear The last straw was when she borrowed my tennis racquet without asking and then broke it.

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 pronoun  it  [pronoun] used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning The car broke down and we had to walk it Oh, bother it! this  [pronoun] used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time Read this – you’ll like it This is my friend Clive Andrews.

das

 adverb  so  [adverb] (used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated ‘Are you really leaving your job?’ ‘Yes, I’ve already told you / said so’ ‘Is she arriving tomorrow?’ ‘Yes, I hope so’ If you haven’t read the notice, please do so now ‘Is that so (= true)?’ ‘Yes, it’s really so’ ‘Was your father angry?’ ‘Yes, even more so than I was expecting – in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!

(Translation of das from the PASSWORD German–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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