Was heißt »de­fi­ni­tiv« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv de­fi­ni­tiv lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • definite
  • definitive
  • positively

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Tom überschätzt definitiv sein eigenes Können.

Tom definitely overestimates his own ability.

Das ist definitiv nicht so.

It's definitely not like that.

Du bist definitiv kein vorsichtiger Autofahrer.

You are far from a careful driver.

Tom wird das definitiv vergessen.

Tom is bound to forget.

Ich fühle mich jetzt definitiv besser.

I'm definitely feeling better.

Ich gehe definitiv nicht zurück nach Boston.

I'm definitely not going back to Boston.

Das war definitiv mein bestes Schachspiel.

That was without any doubt my best game of chess.

Tom weiß definitiv, dass er das nicht tun sollte.

Tom definitely knows that he shouldn't be doing that.

Wenn ich die Möglichkeit habe, werde ich definitiv nach Beijing reisen.

If I have the chance, I'll definitely travel to Beijing.

Er ist definitiv zu Hause. Ich habe sein Auto in der Garage gesehen.

He's definitely at home. I saw his car in his garage.

Heute ist definitiv nicht mein Tag.

Today is definitely not my day.

Today's definitely not my day.

Das ist definitiv ein Fehler.

That's definitely a mistake.

Der November ist definitiv der beste Monat, um nach Japan zu reisen.

November is definitely the best month to travel to Japan.

Tom hat definitiv unsere Unterstützung.

Tom definitely has our support.

Heute fällt definitiv eine Entscheidung.

A decision will definitely be made today.

There will definitely be a decision today.

Ich brauche definitiv Hilfe.

I definitely need help.

Ich stehe definitiv nicht auf Ihrer Seite.

I'm definitely not on your side.

Das werde ich heute definitiv versuchen.

I'm definitely going to try doing that today.

Das komische Lied über die Bohnen war definitiv ein viertklassiges Mem.

That weird song about the beans was definitely a tier 4 meme.

Synonyme

ab­so­lut:
absolute
al­le­mal:
always
be­stimmt:
certain
echt:
genuine
real
ent­schie­den:
determined
resolute
fix:
fixed
ge­re­gelt:
regulated
ge­wiss:
certain
hun­dert­pro:
for sure
hun­dert­pro­zen­tig:
hundred per cent
hundred percent
je­den­falls:
anyhow
at all events
at any rate
klar:
clear
lucid
kon­kret:
concrete
of­fi­zi­ell:
official
officially
par­tout:
absolutely
safe:
safe
si­cher:
safe
sure
spruch­reif:
official
tod­si­cher:
dead sure
un­be­dingt:
absolute
at all events
by all means
unconditional
un­künd­bar:
binding
permanent
ver­bind­lich:
friendly
wirk­lich:
natural
real
zwei­fel­los:
beyond doubt
certainly
doubtless
doubtlessly
hands down
indubitable
indubitably
no doubt
strictly
undoubted
undoubtedly
undoubtful
unquestionably
without doubt
zwei­fels­oh­ne:
undoubtedly
unquestionably

Antonyme

vo­r­ü­ber­ge­hend:
passing
temporary
transient

Englische Beispielsätze

  • That wasn't a definite yes.

  • It wasn't a definite yes.

  • People of average height appear positively pint-sized next to Tom.

  • I can't give you a definitive answer today.

  • Tom, otherwise somewhat reserved and distant, positively gushed about the film.

  • It's not definite yet.

  • In German, the feminine definite article's genitive singular is "der".

  • In German, the definite article's genitive plural in all three genders is "der".

  • A definite advantage of automatic doors is that people can't spread their contagious diseases by touching door handles.

  • The good team spirit in the work group is valued positively.

  • In Esperanto there is no indefinite and only one definite article.

  • Has he told you anything definite?

  • The suffix "um" doesn't have a definite meaning, and, for that reason, one must learn the (very few) words with "um" as simple words. For example: plenumi, kolumo, manumo.

  • Tom hasn't yet heard anything definite about whether he got into Harvard or not.

  • Are you looking for a definite article?

  • The talk between labor and management yielded no definite results.

  • He has no definite object in life.

  • I couldn't get a definite answer from him.

  • It is definite that he will go to America.

  • There is a definite time to return the book.

De­fi­ni­tiv übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: definitiv. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: definitiv. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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