Was heißt »schick­lich« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Süß und schicklich ist’s, für das Vaterland zu sterben.

Sweet and fitting it is to die for your country.

Nach dem Tode seiner Frau trauerte der Kaufmann nun viele Tage, wie es schicklich war, doch nach Ablauf dieser Zeit begann er, nach einer neuen Ehe sich zu sehnen und nach einer geeigneten Frau sich umzusehen.

Now after the death of his wife, the merchant grieved for many days as was right, but at the end of that time he began to desire to marry again and to look about him for a suitable wife.

Synonyme

an­ge­mes­sen:

adequate

appropriate

ge­büh­rend:

adequate

ge­eig­net:

appropriate

suitable

pas­send:

appropriate

convenient

fitting

matching

suitable

sa­lon­fä­hig:

socially acceptable

Antonyme

un­schick­lich:

unseemly

Englische Beispielsätze

• Peter is a proper whingebag.

• The bus service is surprisingly decent, though a reduced service operates during winter.

• Where can I get a loaf of bread with a proper crust?

• It's always a challenge to translate these Japanese dialogues into halfway decent, natural-sounding German.

• Tom is married to a woman with whom he can't actually have a proper conversation, as neither of them speaks the other's language sufficiently well.

• Tom is married to a woman with whom he can't actually have a proper conversation, as neither he nor she speaks the other's language sufficiently well.

• Win or lose, I hope we manage to play some decent football.

• Tom was unrecognisable: he was clean-shaven, had a decent haircut, wore a tailored suit with polished shoes, didn't reek of sweat, but instead wore a scent, and he behaved in a very gentlemanly way, especially towards Mary.

• We've got a proper snowstorm here.

• He asked the landlord whether he had any decent wine.

• Mary lacks the teaching materials she needs to give a decent class.

• Let's call things by their proper names.

• The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

• The neighbours have been turning their balcony into a proper greenhouse.

• Your father was a decent and helpful man.

• My grandad bought himself a decent bike, but didn't get round to using it.

• The neighbours have been making their balcony into a proper greenhouse.

• The neighbours made their balcony into a proper greenhouse.

• The neighbours have made their balcony into a proper greenhouse.

• The neighbours turned their balcony into a proper greenhouse.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

kor­rekt:

correct