 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | eternal {adj} | 2857 ewig | |
| perpetual {adj} | 1029 ewig | |
| forever {adv} | 595 ewig | |
| immortal {adj} | 409 ewig | |
| eternally {adv} | 309 ewig | |
| everlasting {adj} | 290 ewig | |
| deathless {adj} | 26 ewig | |
| sempiternal {adj} [literary] [eternal] | 23 ewig | |
| interminably {adv} | 12 ewig | |
| everlong {adv} [coll.] [rare] | 7 ewig [seit einer Ewigkeit] | |
| imperishably {adv} | 5 ewig | |
| aeviternal {adj} [Br.] [obs.] | ewig | |
| eviternal {adj} [obs.] | ewig | |
| never-exhausted {adj} [subject, topic] | ewig | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| in perpetuity {adv} | auf ewig | |
| forever {adv} | auf ewig [geh.] | |
| everlasting {adj} | ewig andauernd | |
| ageless {adj} | ewig jung | |
| for ages {adv} | ewig lange | |
| always on the move | ewig unterwegs | |
| eternal {adj} | ewig während | |
| in forever {adv} [coll.] | seit ewig [ugs.] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to take forever | ewig brauchen | |
| to take ages [esp. Br.] [coll.] | ewig dauern [ugs.] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| Unverified yours ever [letter closing] | ewig der Deine [geh.] [veraltend] [Briefschluss] | |
| proverb All good things come to an end. | Nichts dauert ewig. | |
| Nothing lasts forever. | Nichts hält ewig. | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| Unverified the same old thing [coll.] | das ewig Gleiche {n} | |
| lit. philos. woman eternal | das Ewig-Weibliche {n} | |
| lit. philos. the eternal feminine | das Ewig-Weibliche {n} | |
| interminable queue [esp. Br.] | ewig lange Schlange {f} [Warteschlange] | |
| coon's age [Am.] [coll.; often considered offensive] | ewig lange Zeit {f} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| evermore {adv} [literary] [always] | auf immer und ewig | |
| idiom forever and a day {adv} [coll.] | ewig und drei Tage [ugs.] | |
| donkey's ears {adv} [coll.] [from British rhyming slang] [donkey's years, a very long time] | ewig und drei Tage [ugs.] [hum.] [Redewendung] | |
| for donkey's years {adv} [coll.] [idiom] | ewig und drei Tage [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| idiom for good (and all) | für immer (und ewig) | |
| idiom forever and ever {adv} | für immer und ewig | |
| for ever and ever {adv} [literary] | für immer und ewig | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to be forever grateful | auf ewig dankbar sein [geh.] | |
| to have a shelf life [coll.] | sich nicht ewig halten | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| bibl. ..., and his name shall be Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Isaiah 9:6; ESV] | ..., und er heißt Wunder-Rat, Gott-Held, Ewig-Vater, Friede-Fürst [Jes. 9,5; Einheitsübersetzung] | |
| quote Berlin is a city condemned forever to becoming and never being. | Berlin ist eine Stadt, verdammt dazu, ewig zu werden, niemals zu sein. [Karl Scheffler] | |
| lit. quote So Hedge therefore, Who Join Forever ... | Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet ... [Schiller, Die Glocke] | |
| lit. quote So test therefore, who join forever, // If heart to heart be found together! [trans. Marianna Wertz] | Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet, // Ob sich das Herz zum Herzen findet! [Friedrich Schiller, Das Lied von der Glocke] | |
| proverb Marry in haste, repent at leisure. | Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet! | |
| He's not going to wait forever. | Er wird nicht ewig warten. | |
| It's ages since ... | Es ist ewig her, seit ... | |
| idiom sth. has the shelf life of a Twinkie™ [Am.] | etw. hält ewig und drei Tage | |
| I haven't got forever. | Ich habe nicht ewig Zeit. | |
| I haven't seen her for yonks. [Br.] [coll.] | Ich habe sie schon ewig nicht mehr gesehen. [ugs.] | |
| quote Rascals, do you want to live forever? | Kerls, wollt ihr denn ewig leben? [Friedrich II., der Große] | |
| lit. Unverified Raven Poison – Forever Damned | Rabengift – Auf ewig verdammt [Marcel Weyers] | |
| for yonks {adv} [Br.] [coll.] | seit ewig und drei Tagen [hum.] [Redewendung] | |
| quote Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. [James Dean] | Träume, als würdest du ewig leben. Lebe, als würdest du heute sterben. | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to grind on (and on) [fig.] | ewig so weitergehen (wie bisher) | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F Ever After: A Cinderella Story [Andy Tennant] | Auf immer und ewig | |
| lit. F Thea's Marquis [Carola Dunn] | Auf immer und ewig, geliebte Thea | |
| RadioTV F Unhappily Ever After | Auf schlimmer und ewig | |
| film lit. F All around the Town [novel: Mary Higgins Clark, film: Paolo Barzman] | Dass du ewig denkst an mich | |
| lit. F The Understudy [David Nicholls] | Ewig Zweiter | |
| film lit. F Stalingrad - Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? | Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben? [Roman: Fritz Wöss; Film: Frank Wisbar] | |
| lit. F The Duke's Double [Anita Mills] | Liebe währt ewig | |
| lit. F Dead Simple [Peter James] | Stirb ewig | |
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