EIGENTLICH in English - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / German–English 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of eigentlich – German–English dictionary eigentlich adverb  /ˈaiɡəntlɪç/ Add to word list Add to word list ● in Wirklichkeit (obwohl es anders zu sein scheint) actually Eigentlich heißt er Johannes, Hansi ist nur sein Spitzname. Actually his name is Johannes – Hansi’s just his nickname. ● genau genommen actually , strictly speaking , in fact Eigentlich darfst du das ja nicht, aber ich mach mal eine Ausnahme. Actually, you’re not allowed to do that, but I’ll make an exception this time. Eigentlich hat eine Rose ja keine Dornen, sondern Stacheln. Synonym im Grunde ● bevor sich etw. anderes ergeben hat actually Michaela wollte eigentlich auch mitkommen, aber sie ist krank geworden. Actually, Michaela also wanted to come, but she took ill. Synonym ursprünglich ● + Konjunktiv II (Vermutung) drückt aus, dass man etw. vernutet, sich aber auch irren kann really Eigentlich müsste der Kuchen jetzt gar sein. The cake really should be done by now. eigentlich adjective  /ˈaiɡəntlɪç/ real , true der eigentliche Sinn einer Maßnahme the true purpose of a measure Ihr eigentlicher Name ist Getrud, aber alle nennen sie Gerti. eigentlich particle  /ˈaiɡəntlɪç/ ● (aus Interesse) drückt aus, dass eine Frage aus freundlichem oder höflichem Interesse gestellt wird anyway Wie geht es ihm eigentlich jetzt? How’s he doing these days anyway? Wo wohnst du eigentlich? ● (als Vorwurf) drückt in Fragesätzen einen Vorwurf aus actually Was hast du dir eigentlich dabei gedacht? What on earth were you thinking of? Was machen Sie eigentlich hier? ● leitet (oft nach einer Pause im Gespräch) ein neues Thema ein, das einem spontan eingefallen ist actually Sag mal, wie spät ist es eigentlich? Tel me, what time is it actually? Synonym übrigens (Translation of eigentlich from the GLOBAL German–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd) Translation of eigentlich | PASSWORD German–English Dictionary eigentlich adverb actually [adverb] in fact Actually, I’m doing something else this evening. by right(s) rightfully By rights, I ought to be in charge of this department. virtually [adverb] more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect He was virtually penniless. 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