 | English | German | |
| Keywords contained |
 | all that has to be done ... | dazu / man muss lediglich ... | |
| sth. has to be done [must be done] | etw. hat getan zu werden [muss getan werden] | |
| proverb What has to be done, has to be done. | Wat mut, dat mut. [plattd.] | |
| proverb What has to be done, has to be done. | Wat mutt, dat mutt. [plattd.] | |
| sth. has been done to death [phrase, joke, etc.] | etw. ist abgedroschen [Wendung, Witz etc.] | |
| Partial Matches |
| still to be done {adj} | anstehend | |
| to remain to be done | noch ausstehen | |
| to cause sth. to be done | dazu führen, dass etw. getan wird | |
| to yield sth. to be done | etw. zulassen | |
| What is to be done? | Was ist zu tun? | |
| What remains to be done? | Was kann man noch tun? | |
| to be done / discussed to death | zu Tode geritten werden [fig.] | |
| It's got to be done. | Das will getan sein. | |
| Nothing else remains to be done. | Es bleibt nichts anderes übrig. | |
| to arrange for sth. (to be done) | etw. veranlassen | |
| to arrange for sth. (to be done) | Vorkehrungen für etw. treffen | |
| to be reputed to have done sth. | vermeintlich etw. getan haben | |
| to be said to have done sth. | (angeblich) etw. getan haben sollen | |
| to decide what is to be done | entscheiden, was zu tun ist | |
| to decide what is to be done | entscheiden, was zu tun sei [„sei“ standardsprachlich in indirekter Rede; sonst eher geh. oder/und hum.] | |
| Have to see what can be done. | Mal sehen, was sich machen lässt. | |
| That ought to be done by today. | Das müsste heute noch geschehen. | |
| What's to be done with it? | Was soll damit geschehen? | |
| The town decided something had to be done. | Die Stadt beschloss, dass etwas getan werden müsse. | |
| There's nothing to be done about that. | Da kann man nichts dran ändern! [ugs.] | |
| There's nothing to be done about that. | Da lässt sich nichts dran ändern. [ugs.] | |
| There's nothing to be done about that. | Daran kann man nichts ändern! | |
| There's nothing to be done about that. | Daran lässt sich nichts ändern. | |
| There's still a lot to be done. | Es gibt noch viel zu tun. | |
| lit. F What Is To Be Done? [Vladimir Ilyich Lenin] | Was tun? | |
| which has proved to be | das sich als ... erwiesen hat | |
| Care has to be taken that ... | Es ist darauf zu achten, dass ... | |
| He has to be brought here. | Er muss hierhergebracht werden. | |
| It has to be considered that ... | Es muss damit gerechnet werden, dass ... | |
| It has to be made to order. | Es muss gesondert angefertigt werden. | |
| It has to be said that ... | Das muss gesagt werden, dass ... | |
| My car has to be repaired. | Mein Auto muss zur Reparatur. | |
| sth. is / has to be avoided | etw. hat zu unterbleiben | |
| That has still to be invented. | Das muss erst noch erfunden werden. | |
| The rope has to be tight. | Das Seil muss straff gespannt sein. | |
| which has shown itself to be ... | das sich als ... erwiesen hat | |
| sb./sth. has / had done | jd./etw. hat / hatte getan | |
| It has finally been done! | Es ist endlich erledigt! | |
| The question has to be put differently. | Das ist eine falsche Fragestellung. | |
| What has he done? [negative connotation] | Was hat er verbrochen? [ugs.] [hum. für: Was hat er denn angestellt?] | |
| As yet nothing has been done. | Bis jetzt ist nichts getan worden. | |
| He has done a magnificent job. | Er hat das ganz hervorragend gemacht. | |
| Too little has yet been done. | Bisher ist zu wenig getan worden. | |
| (sb./sth.) has been, and continues to be, ... | (jd./etw.) war und bleibt ... | |
| It has something to be said for it. | Das hat etwas für sich. | |
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