Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
grösstmöglich
English translation:
largest possible
Added to glossary by
Friedrich Reinold
Feb 1, 2002 08:49
22 yrs ago
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German term
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grösstmöglich
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German to English
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Wenn ein Werkzeug aus der Hand fällt, dann landet es garantiert so, dass es den grösstmöglichen Schaden verursacht.
i can't find the word 'grösstmöglich' in dictionary. what does it mean? does it have 2 adjectives combined as 1 adjective? if so, what are those 2 words?
thx
i can't find the word 'grösstmöglich' in dictionary. what does it mean? does it have 2 adjectives combined as 1 adjective? if so, what are those 2 words?
thx
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Friedrich Reinold
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Engineering Master's Degree (Dipl.-Ing.)
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German
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<superlative>+möglich
The general rule is <superlative>+möglich, e.g., groß->größtmöglich, klein->kleinstmöglich, hell->hellstmöglich, etc. It just means "as <adjective> as possible".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+8
1 min
creating as much damage as possible
is what it means
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TRANSRAPID
4 mins
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thanks
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Rachel Gruenberger-Elbaz
8 mins
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| agree |
Kathi Stock
11 mins
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| agree |
Bob Kerns (X)
: and a slice of bread always lands with the buttered side down!
19 mins
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| agree |
Alan Johnson
: Murphy strikes again!
21 mins
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| agree |
pschmitt
2 hrs
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| agree |
JózsefÁrpád Bende
2 hrs
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| agree |
Eva Blanar
9 hrs
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+2
8 mins
creating the maximum amount of damage
Another possibility that occurs to me
+1
5 hrs
to cause as much damage as possible
a hammer causes damage it cannot creat damage.
Ein Hammer kann keinen Schaden erschaffen.
Ein Hammer kann keinen Schaden erschaffen.
Peer comment(s):
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Isabel Cole (X)
: Both are okay, but this is probably more correct.
3 hrs
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-1
6 hrs
(to create) the largest possible damage
similar to other proposals above but
possible more elegantly put?
possible more elegantly put?
Peer comment(s):
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Isabel Cole (X)
: I don't think damage can be large
3 hrs
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