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Translation of allein – German–English dictionary

allein

 
adjective [ invariable ]
  /aˈlain/ (also alleine /aˈlainə/nur präd. ) nur präd.
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● (ohne andere)
ohne andere Personen
alone
allein zu Hause sein to be home alone
Lass mich bitte allein.
●
die Gesellschaft oder Zuneigung anderer Menschen vermissend
alone
sich allein fühlen to feel alone
Synonym
einsam

allein

 
adverb
  (also alleine)
● (ohne andere)
on your own
allein leben / reisen to live/travel on your own
● (ohne Hilfe)
ohne fremde Hilfe
on your own
Kann er das allein? Can he do that by himself?
Damit musst du allein fertig werden.
von allein
●
ohne menschliche Aktivität
automatically
Die Tür ging ganz von allein auf. The door opened all on its own.
only
Das ist allein seine Schuld. That’s his fault alone.
allein (schon)
●
drückt aus, dass etw. ein ausreichender Grund ist
even
Vom Geruch des Essens allein wird mir schon schlecht. I feel sick at the very smell of that meal.

(Translation of allein from the GLOBAL German–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of allein | PASSWORD German–English Dictionary

allein

 
pronoun
 
herself  [pronoun] without help etc
She did it all by herself.
himself  [pronoun] without help etc
He did it himself.

allein

 
adverb
 
alone  [adverb] with no-one else; by oneself
He lived alone
She is alone in believing that he is innocent.
by oneself alone
He was standing by himself at the bus stop.
out of it not part of a group, activity etc
I felt a bit out of it at the party.

(Translation of allein from the PASSWORD German–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

 

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