WUNDERBAR in English - Cambridge Dictionary

Translation of wunderbar – German–English dictionary

wunderbar

 
adjective
  /ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ/
drückt Begeisterung aus
wonderful , marvelous
Du bist einfach wunderbar! You’re simply wonderful!
Das war eine wunderbare Überraschung.
scheinbar durch ein Wunder bewirkt
amazing
jds wunderbare Rettung aus der Not sb’s amazing rescue in extremis
Synonym

wunderbar

 
adverb
  /ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ/
(herrlich)
wonderfully , marvelously
Der Stoff ist wunderbar weich. This material is wonderfully soft.
Sie hat wunderbar gesungen.

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

Translation of wunderbar | PASSWORD German–English Dictionary

wunderbar

 
adverb
 
marvellously , marvelously  [adverb]
miraculously  [adverb]
He miraculously saved the boy from drowning in the river.
wonderfully  [adverb]
Everything worked out wonderfully in the end.

wunderbar

 
adjective
 
marvellous , marvelous  [adjective] wonderful
The Alps are a marvellous sight.
miraculous  [adjective]
She made a miraculous recovery after the accident.
wonderful  [adjective] arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence
a wonderful opportunity
a wonderful present
She’s a wonderful person.

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

Examples of wunderbar

wunderbar
Sie sind wunderbar, sie sind ein ganz großer Schritt in die richtige Richtung.
They are wonderful, they are a huge step in the right direction.
Sie sind wunderbar, sie sind ein ganz großer Schritt in die richtige Richtung.
They are wonderful, they are a huge step in the right direction.
Das Klima dort ist wunderbar.
There is a wonderful climate.
Das Klima dort ist wunderbar.
There is a wonderful climate.
Aber wir müssen uns hüten, Haushalten, Energieunternehmen und ähnlichen Einrichtungen Ziele vorzugeben, die sich in der Praxis natürlich wunderbar anhören, aber schlichtweg unrealistisch sind.
But we must take care not to present households, energy companies and the like with objectives which, of course, sound marvellous in practice but which are just not realistic.
Aber wir müssen uns hüten, Haushalten, Energieunternehmen und ähnlichen Einrichtungen Ziele vorzugeben, die sich in der Praxis natürlich wunderbar anhören, aber schlichtweg unrealistisch sind.
But we must take care not to present households, energy companies and the like with objectives which, of course, sound marvellous in practice but which are just not realistic.
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