Was heißt »auf­wen­dig« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv auf­wen­dig (auch: auf­wän­dig) lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • costly
  • sumptuous
  • extensive
  • laborious

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die Prinzessin trug immer sehr aufwendige Frisuren.

The princess always wore very elaborate hairstyles.

Die Prinzessin trug ein aufwendiges Kleid.

The princess wore an elaborate dress.

Man ließ die deutschen Virologen weitgehend unbehelligt von den Behinderungen durch eine zentrale Aufsichtsbehörde, die alles in aufwendigen verwaltungstechnischen Abläufen geprüft hätte, arbeiten.

The German virologists were left largely unhampered by a restrictive central regulatory body second-guessing them or imposing burdensome procedures.

Synonyme

an­spruchs­voll:
demanding
entitled
hard to please
an­stren­gend:
strenuous
be­las­tend:
annoying
be a strain
irksome
wearing
be­schwer­lich:
arduous
burdensome
onerous
tiring
for­dernd:
demanding
entitled
müh­sam:
arduous
müh­se­lig:
cumbersome
troublesome
schwie­rig:
difficult
stra­pa­zi­ös:
exhausting
strenuous

Sinnverwandte Wörter

kost­spie­lig:
expensive
pricey
pricy
lu­xu­ri­ös:
luxurious
prot­zig:
showy
swanky
teu­er:
expensive
um­fang­reich:
comprehensive

Englische Beispielsätze

  • A 1,300-meter long tunnel complete with an extensive rail cart system, electricity and ventilation was discovered in the same area back in January.

  • A language is a vast country, and the possibilities it offers to a traveler are as extensive as they are abundant.

  • Tom has an extensive collection of self-made field recordings.

  • From the ridge where we stood, we had a good view over the extensive woodland.

  • I was impressed by his extensive knowledge.

  • Dan began costly cancer therapy.

  • Tom made a costly mistake.

  • Is eating healthily more costly?

  • Mary's question to Tom in German spurred him on to provide an extensive answer in German. He managed to do this very well, which everyone was happy about.

  • The city library underwent extensive renovations and can now accommodate twice as many books as before.

  • Tom is a voracious reader, and has an extensive library at home.

  • Mary was a smart woman, but proud of her nobility. That's why she always wore fine clothes and costly jewels, that would have suited even a queen.

  • The strong earthquake in Hokkaido caused extensive damage.

  • Is eating healthy more costly?

  • In this democratic age of ours men clamour for what is popularly considered the best, regardless of their feelings. They want the costly, not the refined; the fashionable, not the beautiful.

  • Why did you get such a costly dictionary?

  • The earthquake in Hokkaido caused extensive damage.

  • Parking fines are very costly.

  • Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.

Auf­wen­dig übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: aufwendig. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2024, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: aufwendig. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 7371270, 7414041, 10344602, 8651764, 8901419, 9972060, 10333578, 11075834, 4025149, 3938753, 11985441, 3235850, 3142028, 3141841, 2672618, 1807057, 953989, 639344, 432884, 321277, 277688 & 1731. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR