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to get one's head around

German translation: begreifen, verstehen

08:40 Mar 11, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: to get one's head around
This notion is difficult. It's hard to get one's head around.

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Petra
German translation:begreifen, verstehen
Explanation:
schwer zu begreifen
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Sandra Schlatter
Local time: 18:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5begreifen, verstehen
Sandra Schlatter
4kaum zu fassen
ingot
4es ist nicht einfach / es ist keine einfache Sache
msebold


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
begreifen, verstehen


Explanation:
schwer zu begreifen

Sandra Schlatter
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 161
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel
7 mins
agree  Nicole Worbis (X)
13 mins
agree  Thomas Bollmann
1 hr
agree  msebold
5 hrs
agree  Teresa Marshall
8 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kaum zu fassen


Explanation:
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ingot
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
es ist nicht einfach / es ist keine einfache Sache


Explanation:
it's not simple / it's not a simple matter/thing

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msebold
Canada
Local time: 13:40
PRO pts in pair: 28
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