 | English | German | |
| Keywords contained |
 | He is alleged to have said ... | Er soll gesagt haben ... | |
| He was quoted as saying that ... | Er soll gesagt haben, dass ... | |
| Partial Matches |
| She is alleged to have said that... | Sie soll angeblich gesagt haben, dass... | |
| Let him have his own way. | Er soll seinen Willen haben. | |
| He is said to have stolen the book. | Er soll das Buch gestohlen haben. | |
| when he had said that | als er das gesagt hatte | |
| Those were his exact words. | So hat er wörtlich gesagt. | |
| Did he actually say that? | Hat er das wörtlich so gesagt? | |
| He is reputed to be ... | Er soll (angeblich) ... | |
| (Just) let him! [coll.] | Soll er doch! [ugs.] | |
| He's said to be ill. | Er soll krank sein. | |
| He's supposed to be rich. | Er soll reich sein. | |
| For he's a jolly good fellow! | Hoch soll er leben! | |
| How is he supposed to ... ? | Wie soll er (denn) ... ? | |
| lit. F Fleshmarket Close [Ian Rankin] | So soll er sterben | |
| He was misquoted as having said ... | Man unterstellte ihm, gesagt zu haben ... | |
| Who might have told him? | Wer mag es ihm gesagt haben? | |
| We got told that ... [coll.] | Wir haben gesagt gekriegt, dass ... [ugs.] | |
| Let him try (it). | Das soll er mal versuchen. | |
| Let him try (it). | Das soll er nur versuchen. | |
| Tell him to go! | Sag ihm, er soll gehen! | |
| How could he be expected to know that? | Wie soll er das wissen? | |
| I overheard him say that ... | Ich habe zufällig mitbekommen, wie er gesagt hat, dass ... | |
| acc. debit and credit | Soll und Haben | |
| Why didn't they say so? | Warum haben sie das (denn) nicht gesagt? | |
| He's due to arrive at ten. | Er soll um zehn Uhr ankommen. | |
| You told me wrong! | Sie haben mir das Falsche gesagt! [formelle Anrede] | |
| to recall telling oneself sth. | sich zurückerinnern, sichDat. etw. gesagt zu haben | |
| He shall make the goods available. | Er soll die Ware zur Verfügung stellen. | |
| Tell him he's wanted on the phone. | Er soll mal eben ans Telefon kommen. | |
| He's in a quandary. | Er weiß nicht, was er tun soll. | |
| I can only have said that when I was plastered. [coll.] | Das kann ich nur im Suff gesagt haben. [ugs.] | |
| He's in two minds as to whether he should go or not. | Er ist im Zweifel, ob er gehen soll. | |
| He should mind his own business. | Er soll vor der eigenen Tür kehren. [Redewendung] | |
| sb. is said to have written sth. | jd. soll etw.Akk. geschrieben haben | |
| sb. was said to have done sth. | jd. soll (angeblich) etw. getan haben | |
| Have him report to me in 24 hours. | Er soll sich binnen 24 Stunden bei mir melden. | |
| That's what you told me 45 minutes ago. | Das haben Sie mir vor 45 Minuten schon gesagt. [formelle Anrede] | |
| He can bloody well do it himself! [Br.] [coll.] | Das soll er schön alleine machen, verdammt noch mal! [ugs.] | |
| to be wary about doing sth. | seine Zweifel haben, ob man etw. tun soll | |
| This guy doesn't know when to shut up. [Am.] [coll.] | Der Typ weiß einfach nicht, wann er die Klappe halten soll. [ugs.] | |
| proverb Don't sell the fur before shooting the bear. | Man soll das Fell des Bären nicht verteilen, bevor er erlegt ist. | |
| mus. F God alone shall have my heart | Gott soll allein mein Herze haben [J. S. Bach, BWV 169] | |
| He may have done it. | Er kann es getan haben. | |
| He must have done it. | Er muss es getan haben. | |
| He claims he saw it. | Er will es gesehen haben. | |
| He claims to have seen her. | Er will sie gesehen haben. | |
| He's sure to succeed. | Er wird bestimmt Erfolg haben. | |
| That's the way he wants it. | So will er es haben. | |
| He ought to have read the letter. [He probably did] | Er müsste den Brief gelesen haben. | |
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