 | English | German | |
 | A likely story! [idiom] [ironic] | Wers glaubt, wird selig. [ugs.] [hum.] [Redewendung] | |
| Partial Matches |
| As if! [coll.] [idiom] | Wer's glaubt, wird selig! [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| Famous last words! [idiom] | Wer's glaubt, wird selig! [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| A likely story! [idiom] [ironic] | Wer's glaubt, wird selig. [ugs.] [hum.] [Redewendung] | |
| sb. believes | jd. glaubt | |
| sb. credits [believes] | jd. glaubt | |
| sb. weens [archaic] | jd. glaubt | |
| It is believed that ... | Man glaubt, dass ... | |
| sth. is thought to ... | Man glaubt, dass etw. ... | |
| ... are believed to ... | Man glaubt, dass die ... | |
| Who on earth believes that? | Wer glaubt das schon? | |
| Believe the hype and ... | Glaubt man dem Hype, so ... | |
| He expects to win. - Does he indeed! | Er glaubt, dass er gewinnt. - Tatsächlich? | |
| idiom He thinks he is the cat's meow. | Er glaubt, er sei der Größte. | |
| blessedly {adv} | selig | |
| blest {adj} {past-p} [archaic or literary] | selig | |
| blissfully {adv} | selig | |
| idiom He thinks he knows it all. | Er glaubt, er hat die Weisheit gepachtet. | |
| What does he think he's doing? | Was glaubt er, was er da tut? | |
| overjoyed {adj} | selig [überglücklich] | |
| relig. blessed {adj} | selig <sel.> | |
| to walk on air [idiom] | selig sein | |
| Who does she think she's kidding? [coll.] | Was glaubt sie, wem sie das erzählen kann? | |
| blissful {adj} [moments etc.] | selig [Augenblicke etc.] | |
| deceased {adj} <d., decd., dec.> [formal] | selig [geh.] [verstorben] | |
| late {adj} [deceased] | selig [geh.] [verstorben] | |
| merry {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [tipsy] | selig [ugs.] [beschwipst] | |
| to be over the moon [coll.] [idiom] | ganz selig sein | |
| to pass away peacefully [euphem.] | selig entschlafen [geh.] [euphem.] | |
| God rest his soul! | Gott hab ihn selig! | |
| May God rest his soul. | Gott hab ihn selig! | |
| proverb Blessed are the ignorant. | Selig sind die Unwissenden. | |
| idiom He thinks he knows it all. | Er glaubt, er hat die Weisheit mit Löffeln gefressen. [ugs.] | |
| drugs tipsy {adj} [coll.] | selig [ugs.] [leicht betrunken, beschwipst] | |
| proverb Ignorance is bliss. | Selig sind die geistig Armen. | |
| relig. the one and only true faith | der allein selig machende Glaube {m} | |
| relig. the one true faith | der allein selig machende Glaube {m} | |
| relig. the only true faith | der allein selig machende Glaube {m} | |
| relig. the one and only true church | die allein selig machende Kirche {f} | |
| relig. the one true church | die allein selig machende Kirche {f} | |
| relig. the only true church | die allein selig machende Kirche {f} | |
| relig. Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints | Kongregation {f} für die Selig- und Heiligsprechungsprozesse | |
| The police think it's an inside job. | Die Polizei glaubt, dass einer der Angestellten für das Verbrechen verantwortlich ist. | |
| idiom quote Each must live as he sees fit. | Jeder soll nach seiner Fasson selig werden. | |
| proverb A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth. | Wer einmal lügt, dem glaubt man nicht und wenn er auch die Wahrheit spricht. | |
| bibl. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for ... | Selig sind die Armen im Geiste, denn ... [Luther] | |
| mus. F Blessed is the Man | Selig ist der Mann [J.S. Bach, BWV 57] | |
| bibl. quote Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. [Mt 5:5; KJV] | Selig sind die Sanftmütigen, denn sie werden die Erde besitzen. | |
| quote relig. Let every man seek heaven in his own fashion. | Jeder soll nach seiner Façon selig werden. [Friedrich II., König von Preußen] | |
| bibl. quote Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. [Mt 5:5; KJV] | Selig sind die Sanftmütigen; denn sie werden das Erdreich besitzen. [Luther 1984] | |
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