Was heißt »an­eig­nen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb an­eig­nen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • appropriate
  • acquire

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die zweite Hälfte des Lebens eines Menschen besteht nur aus den Gewohnheiten, die er sich während der ersten Hälfte angeeignet hat.

The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

Wo hast du dir denn die Aussprache angeeignet?

Where did you pick up that accent?

Wo hast du dir dein Französisch angeeignet?

Where did you pick up your French?

Mit Hilfe von Beispielsätzen kann man sich eine Sprache schneller aneignen.

Using examples speeds up language acquisition.

Polly widerstand der Versuchung, den französischen Akzent, den sich Adrian unlängst angeeignet hatte, mit einem Kommentar zu bedenken.

Polly resisted the temptation to pass comment on Adrian's recently acquired French accent.

Synonyme

ab­luch­sen:
coax
wangle
ab­neh­men:
amputate
answer
believe
buy
confiscate
decrease
dwindle
lessen
lose
play the string game
purchase
receive
remove
steal
take away
take down
take off
take over
test
wane
ab­räu­men:
clear away
ab­rin­gen:
force out
wring
ab­zwa­cken:
cut off
an­glie­dern:
incorporate
an­neh­men:
assume
premise
suppose
be­set­zen:
decorate
garnish
occupy
ein­ver­lei­ben:
annex
incorporate
ent­wen­den:
purloin
steal
er­lan­gen:
achieve
attain
er­ler­nen:
learn
study
er­rin­gen:
achieve
gain
win
ler­nen:
learn
mit­neh­men:
take with
sam­meln:
collect
schlu­cken:
swallow
über­neh­men:
assume
take
take over
weg­neh­men:
take away

Englische Beispielsätze

  • I think the reverse would be more appropriate.

  • Let me change into something more appropriate.

  • It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.

  • I wish I had time to go home and change into something more appropriate.

  • One of the first goals when learning a foreign language which uses another writing system should be to acquire this very writing system as quickly as possible.

  • I was looking for appropriate words.

  • Tom can't get a job because he doesn't have any experience, but he can't acquire experience because he can't get a job.

  • The results of the survey will be announced at the appropriate time.

  • That probably wouldn't be appropriate.

  • Visitors have to wear appropriate shoes, i.e., safety shoes.

  • My speech was appropriate for the occasion.

  • Please select the appropriate option below.

  • At this time, a vote is not yet appropriate.

  • We offer the appropriate solution for all purposes and occasions.

  • Do you really think it's appropriate to put a sentence like that on Tatoeba?

  • The search for the appropriate adjective proved to be difficult.

  • This isn't appropriate.

  • What you're wearing isn't appropriate for where we're going.

  • First you squander your health to acquire money; then your money to get your health back.

  • I had to change clothes because what I was wearing wasn't appropriate for the situation.

An­eig­nen übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: aneignen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: aneignen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1092, 2793471, 2972181, 10162359, 11567537, 5375174, 5377077, 5663618, 5759671, 3768944, 6174280, 3062146, 2966809, 2891906, 6865768, 6865769, 6865770, 6865772, 6865773, 2852317, 2792317, 6961114, 6972079, 2585331 & 2331766. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR