Was heißt »qua­si« auf Englisch?

Das Adverb qua­si lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • quasi
  • sort of
  • virtually

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

In deutschen Supermärkten findet man quasi nur noch Eier aus Boden- oder Freilandhaltung.

Nowadays in German supermarkets, the eggs you'll find are almost all barn and free-range.

Wir sind quasi eine Familie.

We're practically family.

We are practically family.

Die Battieren hier sind noch völlig unverbraucht. Sie sind quasi neu.

These batteries haven't been used at all. They're as good as new.

These batteries are still fully charged. They're as good as new.

Musik ist Marias Leben; die Schule läuft quasi nebenher.

Music is Mary's life; her education happens as a kind of afterthought.

Music is Mary's life; school is almost an afterthought.

Dieser Film ist langweilig, das Drehbuch bietet nur schon Dagewesenes, das Spiel der Schauspieler ist quasi nicht existent.

This film is dull: the script offers nothing but the same old same old, and the acting is more or less non-existent.

Er ist quasi ganz süß.

He's semicute.

Synonyme

fast:
all but
almost
nearly
ge­wis­ser­ma­ßen:
as it were
in a way
so to speak
to a certain extent
gleich­sam:
so to speak
ir­gend­wie:
somehow
so­zu­sa­gen:
as it were
so to speak
to all intents and purposes
wei­test­ge­hend:
mostly
wide
widely

Sinnverwandte Wörter

an­nä­hernd:
approximately
bei­na­he:
almost
nearly
ent­spre­chend:
corresponding
respective
et­wa:
about
na­he­zu:
almost
nearly
prin­zi­pi­ell:
on principle
principled
so:
as
so gut wie:
almost
as good as
practically
un­ge­fähr:
about
approximate
around
omtrentlig
roughly
some

Antonyme

be­stimmt:
certain
definite
ganz:
intact
gar:
cooked
done
nicht:
not

Englische Beispielsätze

  • The sort of information we need isn't always available.

  • Really? You saying that sort of thing makes me really happy.

  • You understand more than me about this sort of thing.

  • This sort of thing only exists in Switzerland.

  • I hope to have that sort of opportunity again.

  • Every movie preview now starts with an explosion – sort of like how Mary slams down the toilet seat because Tom always leaves it up.

  • What sort of person does something like that?

  • I'm not interested in that sort of thing anymore.

  • The sort of information that we need isn't always available.

  • This car seat has a sort of "fart memory."

  • "What sort of book are you reading?" "A novel."

  • It's virtually impossible for Tom to pass the exam.

  • Italy has 5,800 villages with fewer than 5,000 residents with nearly half virtually abandoned.

  • "Do you really want to throw away that beautiful dress, Mary? You've always looked so snazzy in it!" "Nan! It doesn't fit me any more, and that sort of thing's gone way out of fashion!"

  • I firmly believe that one cannot play any sort of hero without humility. Arrogance is reserved for the villains.

  • It sort of looks like someone used machine translation for this.

  • "You have no idea what sort of problems my ears cause me as an elf girl," complained Maria, the forest elf.

  • "What are you drinking there?" "It's sort of like a health drink Mary has concocted from all kinds of natural ingredients. Tastes quite good. Do you want a cup?" "Er, nah, I'll leave it, thanks."

  • He hasn't said what sort of bicycle he's got.

  • He hasn't said what sort of bike he's got.

Qua­si übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

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