| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| very adj | (one already mentioned) (umgangssprachlich) | genau der/die/das Adv + Best Art |
| | It was that very day that he proposed to her. |
| very adj | (mere) | bloß Adj |
| | | alleine Adj |
| | The very mention of his ex-wife caused problems. |
| very adj | (exact) | genau der/die/das Adv + Best Art |
| | He was the very person that I wanted to talk with. |
| very adj | (as intensifier) | Übersetzung nicht verfügbar |
| Anmerkung: There is no such intensifier in German. |
| | We reached the very top of the mountain. |
| | Wir erreichten die Spitze des Berges. |
| very adv | (truly) | sehr Adj |
| | | durchaus Adv |
| | He was very much an active member of the team. |
| very adv | informal (intensifier) (informell: Steigerung) | aller- Präf |
| | She was the very best person for the job. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| at the very least expr | (emphatic: and no less) | mindestens Adv |
| | | wenigstens Adv |
| | I would offer to pay half the cost, at the very least. |
| at the very least expr | (emphatic: as the minimum) | wenigstens Adv |
| | | zumindest Adv |
| | At the very least you need to call her and say thank you. |
before your eyes,
right before your eyes,
before your very eyes adv | (right in front of you) | vor deinen Augen Rdw |
| | His father was murdered right before his eyes. |
by a long margin,
by a very long margin expr | (by a large number or amount) | um einiges Adv + Pron |
| | | um sehr viel Rdw |
the image,
the very image,
the very image of [sth/sb] n | (copy) | Kopie Nf |
| | | Ebenbild Nn |
| | | Abbild Nn |
| | This painting is the very image of the original. |
| | Dieses Bild ist eine exakte Kopie des Originals. |
the image,
the very image of [sth] n | figurative (embodiment) | Verkörperung Nf |
| | | Inbild Nn |
| | | Inbegriff Nm |
| | He was the image of male aggressiveness. |
| | Er war die Verkörperung von männlicher Aggressivität. |
| in a very real sense adv | (genuinely or literally) | geradezu Adv |
| | | buchstäblich Adv |
| | Our family was puritan in a very real sense: never smoked, swore, drank, or even danced. |
| not very adv | (hardly, only a little) | nicht sehr Adv + Adv |
| | That's not very nice of you. |
| | I'm not very interested in football. |
right to the end,
to the end,
to the very end expr | (all the way through) | bis zum Ende Rdw |
| | | in voller Länge Rdw |
| | She performed flawlessly right to the end. |
right to the end,
to the end,
to the very end expr | (to the moment of death) | bis zum bitteren Ende Rdw |
| | | für immer Präp + Adj |
| | I promise never to leave you: I'll stand by you right to the end. |
| | He suffered a lot, but he was in good spirits right to the end. |
| thank you very much interj | (many thanks) | Vielen Dank Int |
| | (mündlich) | Großen Dank Int |
| | | Vielen lieben Dank Int |
| | | Herzlichen Dank Int |
| | Thank you very much; you've been very helpful. |
| | Vielen Dank; Sie waren sehr hilfreich. |
that's all very well,
but expr | informal (nevertheless, even so) | das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber Rdw |
| | | das ist ja alles ganz toll, aber Rdw |
| | That's all very well, but it still doesn't explain why you didn't finish the work. |
| the very thing n | (precisely what is required or specified) | genau das Adv + Best Art, n |
| very bad adj | (awful, terrible) | sehr schlecht Adv + Adj |
| | | schrecklich Adj |
| | | schlimm Adj |
| | She is in bed with a very bad case of the flu. |
| | Trixie, you are being a very bad dog. |
| very beginning n | (first word: of a text) | erste Wort Adj + Nn |
| | The very beginning of the Bible is one of its best-known passages. |
| very beginning n | (first moment, starting point) | Anfang Nm |
| | | Beginn Nm |
| | Let's make the rules clear from the very beginning. |
| very best n | (utmost) | alles Pron |
| | | das Beste Best Art, n + Nn |
| | | alles, was in der Macht steht Rdw |
| | The doctors tried their very best, but they were unable to save the patient. |
| very few adj | (not many) | sehr wenige Adj + Pron |
| | | kaum Adj |
| | There are very few pills left in the bottle; I need to call the doctor to get a new prescription. |
| very few adj | (rare) | sehr wenige Adv + Pron |
| | | selten Adj |
| very good adj | (excellent) | sehr gut Adv + Adj |
| | | hervorragend, einwandfrei Adj |
| | | exzellent Adj |
| | | beispiellos Adj |
| | I don't understand; he used to make very good grades. |
| | Ich verstehe das nicht; er hatte immer sehr gute Noten. |
| very good interj | formal (very well, certainly) | Gut Int |
| | | Ok Int |
| | Very good then, I'll see you in the morning. |
| | Gut, dann sehe ich dich morgen früh. |
| very little adv | (hardly anything) | sehr wenig Adj + Pron |
| | | kaum etwas Adj + Pron |
| | When Lynn got sick, she asked her parents for help, but they did very little. |
| very little adj | (not much) | sehr wenig Adj + Pron |
| | | nicht viel Adv + Adj |
| | The news report provided very little useful information. |
| very little n | (a small quantity) | Wenige Nn |
| | | kleine Menge Adj + Nf |
| | | geringe Menge Adj + Nf |
| very many adj | (a large number of) | sehr viele Adv + Pron |
| very many adj | (large in number) | sehr viele Adv + Pron |
| very much adv | (greatly) | sehr Adv |
| | I like him very much. |
| | Ich mag ihn sehr. |
| very much n | (large amount) | so viel Part + Adj |
| | | Unsumme Nf |
| | | große Anzahl Adj + Nf |
| Anmerkung: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | I would share my candy with you but I don't have very much. |
| | Ich würde meine Süßigkeiten ja mit euch teilen, aber ich habe nicht so viel. |
| very much like adj | (similar to) | sehr ähnlich Adv + Adj |
| very often adv | (frequently) | sehr oft Adv + Adj |
| | | häufig Adv |
| | Hoverflies are very often mistaken for wasps, but they do not sting. |
| very same adj | (exact or identical) | genau derselbe Adj + Pron |
| | (informell) | haargenau dieselbe Adj + Pron |
| | At 15 Jacques enrolled at the very same school that his late father had attended. |
| very soon adv | (in a short while from now) | sehr bald Adv + Adv |
| | | nicht mehr lange Rdw |
| | | in Kürze Präp + Nf |
| | We will be leaving very soon. |
| very soon adv | (rapidly) | schnell Adv |
| | | rasch Adv |
| | | bald Adv |
| very well adv | (successfully) | sehr gut Adv + Adj |
| | | hervorragend Adj |
| | | erfolgreich Adj |
| | He patched the hole in the wall very well: you'd never know it was there. |
| | Er hat das Loch in der Wand sehr gut verputzt: niemand wird sehen, dass es da war. |
| very well interj | (expressing consent) | Na gut Int |
| | (Anglizismus) | Ok, Okay Int |
| | Very well, then: you may go out tonight, but you must be home by midnight. |
| | Na gut: Dann kannst du heute Abend ausgehen, aber bist bis Mitternacht wieder zu Hause. |