 | Englisch  | Deutsch |  |
 | once {adv} [at some time in the past] | 726 einst [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | illustrious {adj} [deeds, past] | 420 glorreich |  |
 | colorful {adj} [fig.] [Am.] [e.g. colorful past] | 324 bewegt [fig.] [z. B. bewegte Vergangenheit] |  |
 | wrought {adj} {past-p} [past-p of wreak] | 248 angerichtet [bewirkt] [Schaden, Unheil etc.] |  |
 | yore {adv} [obs.] [in the past, long ago] | 176 vormals <vorm.> |  |
 | once {conj} [with past tense] | 104 als |  |
 | sb./sth. passes [goes past] | 85 jd./etw. passiert |  |
 | checkered {adj} [Am.] [past, history, career] | 58 wechselhaft |  |
 | once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 49 einstmals [geh.] [früher (einmal)] |  |
 | showed {past-p} [rare for shown as a past-p] | 47 gezeigt |  |
 | yore {adv} [obs.] [in the past, long ago] | 46 ehedem [geh.] |  |
 | sb./sth. passed [went past] | 42 jd./etw. passierte |  |
 | once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 38 vormals <vorm.> |  |
 | unblemished {adj} [past] | 36 lupenrein [fig.] |  |
 | hidebound {adj} [oriented toward the past, reactionary] | 34 rückwärtsgewandt [auf Vergangenes gerichtet, reaktionär] |  |
 | chequered {adj} [Br.] [past, history, career] | 20 wechselhaft |  |
 | prestigious {adj} [past] | 17 glanzvoll [Vergangenheit] |  |
 | hidden {adj} {past-p} [activities, past etc] | 14 verheimlicht |  |
 | once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 14 einstens [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | sb. spake [archaic] [spoke, past tense of speak] | 13 jd. sprach |  |
 | [you] thrust [past tense] | 11 [du] stießest |  |
 | sb. wotted [archaic past tense from 'to wit'] | 10 jd. wusste |  |
 | molten {adj} [archaic] [past-p] | 8 zerflossen |  |
 | quote [quote from a popular German TV sketch, used to express that everything was better in the past; literally: "There was more lametta (on the Christmas tree) in the old days."] | Früher war mehr Lametta. [Loriot, aus „Weihnachten bei Hoppenstedts“; verallgemeinert verwendet im Sinne von „Früher war alles besser.“] |  |
 | always {adv} [throughout a long period of the past] | immer schon |  |
 | always {adv} [throughout a long period of the past] | schon immer |  |
 | checkered {adj} [Am.] [past] | bunt schillernd [Vergangenheit] |  |
 | chequered {adj} [Br.] [past] | bunt schillernd [Vergangenheit] |  |
 | colourful {adj} [fig.] [Br.] [e.g. colourful past] | bewegt [fig.] [z. B. bewegte Vergangenheit] |  |
 | methought [archaic or hum.] [past tense of methinks] | mich dünkte [veraltet] |  |
 | overblown {adj} [past its prime] | am Verblühen |  |
Verben |
 | to pass [go past, go by] | 525 passieren [vorbeigehen] |  |
 | to pass sth. [go past, leave behind] | an etw.Dat. vorbeikommen |  |
 | to pass sth. [walk by, go past] | an etw.Dat. vorbeigehen |  |
Substantive |
 | hangover [custom etc. that survives from the past] | 40 Überbleibsel {n} [ugs.] [fig.] |  |
 | hangover [fig.] [sth. unpleasant left over from the past] | 37 Altlast {f} [fig.] [Belastendes aus der Vergangenheit] |  |
 | stint [limited time spent swh. or spent doing a job in the past] | 22 Zeit {f} [an einem Ort, in einem Beruf verbrachte Zeit] |  |
 | background [personal past] | 18 Vergangenheit {f} [geistige Herkunft] |  |
 | murkiness [of past] | 5 Dunkel {n} |  |
 | [a politician or manager past his zenith] | Sesselkleber {m} [österr.] [schweiz.] |  |
2 Wörter: Andere |
 | for hours {adv} [+present perfect or past perfect] | seit Stunden |  |
 | for hours {adv} [+present tense or past tense] | stundenlang |  |
 | sb./sth. would be [future in the past] | jd./etw. würde sein |  |
 | that night {adv} [in the past] | in jener Nacht [geh.] |  |
2 Wörter: Verben |
 | to be gone [finished, past] | vorbei sein |  |
 | to let sth. go [fig.] [e.g. let the past go] | etw.Akk. auf sich beruhen lassen [z. B. die Vergangenheit] |  |
 | to rake up sth. [past] | etw. aufwärmen [fig.] |  |
 | to wait for sb./sth. [intending to seize the right moment; German usually in future or past, not in present] | jdn./etw. abpassen |  |
2 Wörter: Substantive |
 | ling. perfect subjunctive [past subjunctive I] | Konjunktiv {m} Perfekt |  |
 | ling. pluperfect subjunctive [past subjunctive II] | Konjunktiv {m} Plusquamperfekt |  |
 | meteo. squalls seen [at time of observation or during past hour, WMO code 18] | markante Böen {pl} im Gesichtskreis [innerhalb der letzten Stunde seit Beobachtung] |  |
3 Wörter: Andere |
 | according to reports {adv} [in the past] | wie verlautete |  |
 | at that time {adv} [in the past] | zu jener Zeit [geh.] |  |
 | for many years {adv} [+present perfect / +past perfect] | seit vielen Jahren [+Präsens / +Präteritum oder Plusquamperfekt] |  |
3 Wörter: Verben |
 | lit. to flash back to sth. [to look back to sth. in the past] | auf etw. zurückblenden |  |
3 Wörter: Substantive |
 | (a) quarter past ... [time] [past every full hour] | (ein) Viertel {n} über ... [Uhrzeit] [österr.] [(ein) Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde] |  |
4 Wörter: Andere |
 | as far as possible {adv} [in the past] | so weit es ging |  |
 | as much as possible {adv} [in the past] | so weit es ging |  |
 | back in the day {adv} [idiom] [in the past] | in früheren Jahren |  |
 | for nearly 100 years {adv} [+past tense] | fast 100 Jahre lang |  |
 | sth. would have been done [to express future in the past or colloquially reported future perfect speech or irrealis] | etw. würde getan worden sein |  |
 | proverb What's past is past. | Vorbei ist vorbei. |  |
 | proverb What's past is past. | Was vorbei ist, ist vorbei. |  |
4 Wörter: Verben |
 | to look back on / upon sth. [fig.] [on past events, past success, etc.] | auf etw.Akk. zurückblicken [fig.] [auf Vergangenes, frühere Erfolge etc.] |  |
4 Wörter: Substantive |
 | (a) quarter past noon [rare] [(a) quarter past twelve] | (ein) Viertel {n} nach zwölf [mittags] |  |
 | ling. future perfect subjunctive II [perfect / past conditional] | Konditional Perfekt {n} |  |
5+ Wörter: Andere |
 | as much as was possible {adv} [less common] [as much as possible (in the past)] | so viel wie möglich [in der Vergangenheit] |  |
 | At the approach of winter ... [+past tense] | Als der Winter nahte, ... |  |
 | quote The past is never dead. It's not even past. [William Faulkner] | Das Vergangene ist nicht tot; es ist nicht einmal vergangen. |  |
 | Why didn't they do it then? [at a past time] | Warum haben sie's damals nicht getan? |  |
5+ Wörter: Verben |
 | to let the past be the past | die Vergangenheit Vergangenheit sein lassen |  |
5+ Wörter: Substantive |
 | meteo. funnel cloud at or within sight of the station [or funnel clouds, during past hour, WMO code 19] | Trombe {f} im Gesichtskreis [eine oder mehrere trichterförmige Wolkenschläuche beobachtet innerhalb der letzten Stunde] |  |
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