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- hat empfangenempfingsee details >
- hat empfohlenempfahlsee details >1.
- to recommend
- (looks like it's based on "fehlen" but it's actually related to "pelt". The original meaning was "give someone to guard")
- hat entbundenentband1.
- to deliver, to give birth
- (It's what the doctor or delivery nurse does)
see details >2.- to discharge, to free from
- ("entbinden von" - either from responsibilities or obligations. Can be positive or negative, depending on context.)
- hat entdecktentdecktesee details >1.
- to discover
- hat enteignetenteignetesee details >1.
- to dispossess, to expropriate
- (In the sense of "communism" basically, so the government taking away property or assets. NOT in the context of families. Both, the person and the object taken, can be the direct object.)
- hat entfachtentfachtesee details >1.
- to inflame, to spark
- (For a fire and figurative things like passion. Sounds a bit poetic.)
- ist entfahrenentfuhrsee details >1.
- to escape
- (Only in the sense of a person involuntarily making a sound or saying something. Think of a fart or a gasp. The person is in Dative - "jemandem entfahren".)
- ist entfallenentfiel1.
- to be cancelled, waived
- (Something that was "set to happen" but then gets cancelled. Works for scheduled events and fees, but it's "one sided". Not really for dates and appointments.)
2.- to forget, drop out of one's mind
- ("jemandem entfallen" - a thought "falls away" from you. Sounds a bit high register, but you can hear it in daily life.)
Opposite (closest): einfallensee details >3.- to fall on, to go to
- ("entfallen auf+Acc" - for tasks and allocated resources. Hard to use idiomatically.)
- hat entfaltetentfaltetesee details >1.
- to unfold, to unfurl
- (Mostly used in a figurative sense. For unfolding a piece of paper "auffalten" or "auseinanderfalten" are the more idiomatic choices.)
- hat entferntentfernte1.
- to remove
see details >2.- to distance oneself
- ("sich+Acc entfernen" - mostly used for actual distance or for emotional distance.)
Opposite (closest): nähern - hat entfesselndentfesseltesee details >1.
- to unleash
- (Primarily for unleashing energies or forces. Also works for a magician untying themselves, but NOT for you removing ties from a captive (that would be "losbinden").)
- hat entführtentführte1.
- to kidnap, to abduct
see details >2.- to take away
- (Used by marketing in context of taking someone to a "good" experience.)
- ist entgegengekommenkam entgegensee details >1.
- to come toward
- ("jemandem+Dat entgegenkommen" - works in traffic but also in the figurative sense of approaching for a compromise)
- hat entgegengewirktwirkte entgegensee details >1.
- to work against
- (In contexts of having a countering effect to something, NOT for actively working against a colleague)
- hat entgegnetentgegnetesee details >1.
- to reply, to retort
- (If you want to add the person at who the reply is directed, that is in Dative. "entgegnen" is not very common in spoken German, but it's a staple in books as a speech tag.)
- ist entgangenentgingsee details >1.
- to escape, to evade
- ("jemandem/etwas+Dat entgehen" - Commonly used in a metaphorical sense of bits of information (not) escaping you, but it also works for escaping harm. It's not a good fit for the act of fleeing though.)
- hat entgiftetentgiftetesee details >1.
- to detox
- (In the context of fasting and nutrition, people also often use "detox machen". "entgiften" sounds a bit more serious. )
Opposite (closest): vergiften - hat enthaartenthaartesee details >1.
- to remove hair
- hat enthaltenenthielt1.
- to contain, to include, to have included
see details >3.- to abstain from something
- ("sich+Acc etwas+Gen enthalten" - quite rare and hard to use. You can sometimes find it in context of people NOT making a remark.)
- hat enthülltenthülltesee details >1.
- to unveil, to reveal
- (Literally: "to de-hull". Primarily used in figurative contexts like unveiling a conspiracy.)
- hat entkalktentkalkendsee details >1.
- to decalcify, to descale
- (Remove calcium/lime. )
- ist entkommenentkamsee details >1.
- to escape
- ("jemandem+Dat entkommen" - The focus is on the success of the escape, not the act of running. Does imply fleeing, though, so not for words escaping your mouth, for example.)
- hat entkräftetentkräftete1.
- to rebut, to refute, to weaken
- (For an argument or claim of someone. )
Opposite (closest): bekräftigensee details >2.- to weaken, to drain of energy
- (For people. Sounds rather serious and it's not very common.)
- hat entladenentludsee details >
- hat entlassenentließsee details >2.
- to set free, to release
- (In context of jail, and figuratively for "being released after being held".)
- hat entlastetentlastete1.
- to relieve, to unburden
- (Lighten some sort of load or stress for someone. Doesn't necessarily mean removing it completely. Works for a wide range of burdens, so there are plenty of possible translations. )
Opposite (closest): belastensee details >2.- to exonerate
- (Basically, relieving legal "loads" (charges).)
- ist entlaufenentliefsee details >1.
- to run away
- (Pretty much only used for dogs)
- hat entledigtentledigtesee details >1.
- rid oneself of
- ("sich+Acc einer Sache+Genitive entledigen" - ONLY works in the complete phrasing)
- hat entlohntentlohntesee details >1.
- to compensate
- (It's rare and sounds formal, but you'll definitely find it in movies and TV series)
- hat entmachtetentmachtetesee details >1.
- to disempower, to take power away from someone
- (ONLY for people that have a position of power. Not for more "basic" disempowerment.)
- hat entmutigtentmutigtesee details >1.
- to discourage
- (In German, this ONLY works in a general sense of "robbing courage", NOT for a specific deed. So you can't "entmutigen someone from something". )
Opposite (closest): ermutigen (zu) - hat entnommenentnahm1.
- to take something out from somewhere
- (Sounds technical and implies being careful.)
see details >2.- to gather, to extract
- (In the sense of deriving information from a text or spoken language. The text itself is connected via Dative and HAS to be in the sentence. )
- hat entpupptentpupptesee details >1.
- to turn out to be
- ("sich+Acc entpuppen als" - has a bit of a vibe of surprise reveal. Originally based on a butterfly coming out of the cocoon, but it's made its way into daily life. )
- hat entrissenentrisssee details >1.
- to pry something away, to wrest away
- ("jemandem (Dat) etwas (Acc) entreißen" - the literal idea is ripping something out of someone's hand. Sounds very forceful and a bit too epic for daily life.)
- hat entrichtetentrichtetesee details >1.
- to pay
- (Old fashioned, stilted sounding word for paying, mostly used for fees or taxes. The core idea is "handing outward". )
- hat entrümpeltentrümpeltesee details >1.
- to clear out, to declutter
- (Removing "big" junk items from a place. Think of an old apartment and you take out all the old broken furniture. Based on the noun "das Gerümpel".)
- hat entrüstetentrüstetesee details >1.
- to throw a fit, to make/get angry
- (Sounds a bit old school. Mostly used with a self reference - "sich+Acc entrüsten". The adjective "entrüstet" is more common.)
- hat entsagtentsagtesee details >1.
- to abnegate, to abjure, to abstain from
- ("etwas+Dat entsagen" - saying no to something that at least a part of you would want to say yes to. A good example is alcohol. Usually used for a long term no, and not a one time decline. Sounds a bit "fancy".)
- hat entschädigtentschädigtesee details >1.
- to make up, to compensate
- (lit.: "to de-damage" - mostly in context of money, but it's also used more figuratively sometimes.)
- hat entschärftentschärfte1.
- to disarm, to defuse
- (For bombs and similar things)
see details >2.- to defuse, to mitigate
- (For tense situations. NOT for food.)
- hat entschiedenentschiedsee details >1.
- to decide
- hat entschlafenentschliefsee details >1.
- to pass away
- (poetic tone, rare)
- hat entschlossenentschlosssee details >1.
- to decide, to make a decision
- ("sich+Acc entschließen (zu)" - must always be reflexive. Less common than "sich entscheiden". Sounds a bit "scripted".)
- hat entschlüsseltentschlüsseltesee details >
- hat entschuldetentschuldetesee details >
- hat entschuldigtentschuldigte1.
- to excuse something/someone
- (Sounds formal that way)
see details >2.- to apologize
- ("sich entschuldigen bei X für" - the reflexive needs to be there.)
- hat entsetztentsetztesee details >1.
- to shock, to horrify
- (MUST be used with a direct object, but it's pretty rare as a verb. Its related words (noun, adjective, ge-form) are more common.)
- hat entsonnenentsannsee details >1.
- to remember something
- ("sich+Acc etwas+Gen entsinnen" - in the sense of recall only. NOT the storing. Sounds a bit high register, but you can hear it in daily life from time to time.)
- hat entsorgtentsorgtesee details >1.
- to dispose
- (used in context of any kind of trash. Implies some sort of special treatment, like for old batteries for instance.)
- hat entspanntentspanntesee details >
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