übertragen

German

Etymology

über- +‎ tragen

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˌybəʁˈtʁaːgən/, [ˌʔybɐˈtʰʁaːgn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: über‧tra‧gen

Adjective

übertragen (not comparable)

  1. figurative

Declension

Verb

übertragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present überträgt, past tense übertrug, past participle übertragen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to transfer, transmit
  2. to translate
  3. to broadcast, televise
  4. to hand over something to somebody, entrust somebody with something, confer a right on somebody
  5. (medicine) to have a post-term birth
  6. (reflexive) to be passed on to somebody (disease, illness)
  7. (reflexive, figuratively) to communicate itself to somebody (enthusiasm, nervousness, etc.)

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