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sich verständigen

English translation: make oneself understood

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German term or phrase:sich verständigen
English translation:make oneself understood
Entered by: Chinmayi Sripada

19:44 Apr 10, 2006
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: sich verständigen
Kann sich in einfachen, routinemäßigen Situationen verständigen, in denen es um einen einfachen und direkten Austausch von Informationen über vertraute und geläufige Dinge geht
Chinmayi Sripada
Local time: 16:12
make oneself understood
Explanation:
please, every good dictionary has an answer to this question.
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Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 12:42
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5make oneself understood
Maya Jurt
3 -1able to communicate
Friderike Butler


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
make oneself understood


Explanation:
please, every good dictionary has an answer to this question.

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
4 mins
agree  Rebecca Garber
1 hr
agree  Astrid Elke Witte
2 hrs
agree  Emilie
10 hrs
agree  Alison Jenner
12 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
sich verstaendigen
able to communicate


Explanation:
Is able to communicate simple and direct exchange of information .....

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Armorel Young: you might perhaps communicate information, but you don't communicate exchange of information
1 hr
agree  Anne Schulz: ...and yet "communicate" works well in this sentence...
15 hrs
disagree  Mandy Williams: With Amorel
19 hrs
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