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Translation of ob into English,

Conjunction

1.
Grammatik
  • I wonder if she will come to the party.Ich frage mich, ob sie zur Party kommt.
2.
Grammatik, indirekte Frage
  • I can't decide whether to go or stay.Ich kann mich nicht entscheiden, ob ich gehen oder bleiben soll.
  • She asked whether it would rain tomorrow.Sie fragte, ob es morgen regnen würde.

Other

Biologie
TECH.
  • Scientists studied the ob to understand weight gain.Wissenschaftler untersuchten das ob-Gen, um Gewichtszunahme zu verstehen.
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Expressions with ob: translations and examples in English

Lass uns so tun, als obexp.
The children said, "Let's pretend we're pirates sailing across the ocean."
tun wir so, als obexp.
He lied, but let's pretend we believe him and move on.
ob es dir gefällt oder nichtexp.
Like it or not, we have to leave now.
so tun als obv.
The kids play at being pirates in the backyard.
The children make believe they are pirates.
She acted the part of a detective to solve the mystery.
ob ... oder nichtconj.
She couldn't decide whether or not to go to the party.
Like it or not, we have to leave now.

Other examples with ob

She asked whether it would rain tomorrow.
Sie fragte, ob es morgen regnen würde.
Ob
Noun
Geographie
  • The Ob is crucial for Siberian transport.Der Ob ist entscheidend für den sibirischen Transport.
OB
Acronym
Live-Event
TECH.
  • The concert was shown as an OB.Das Konzert wurde als OB gezeigt.

Translations of "ob" in Context ordered by category and frequency

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whetherconj.

Journalisten bezweifelten, ob er wirklich ein Mann des Volkes sei.

Journalists questioned whether he was truly a man of the people.

ifconj.

Der Mathelehrer fragte, ob drei plus zwei fünf ergeben kann.

The math teacher asked if three plus two can equal five.

eitherconj.

Die Plattform ist für jeden zugänglich, ob Anfänger oder Profi.

The platform is open for everybody, either amateur or professional.

Noun
obn.

Ein ob-Satz ist ein Nebensatz, der mit der Konjunktion ob eingeleitet wird.

An ob-clause is a subordinate clause introduced by the conjunction ob.

wethern.

Nie weiß man ob es regnet oder sogar richtig warm wird.

You never know wether it will rain or really warm.

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ob: Examples and translations in context

Sie fragte todernst, ob wir uns dieses Haus wirklich leisten könnten.

She asked in dead earnest whether we could really afford this house.

Das ist noch offen, ob diese Diät wirklich gesund ist.

The jury's still out on whether this diet is actually healthy.

Er fragte mich ganz offen, ob ich ihm das Geld anvertraue.

He asked me straight out whether I trusted him with the money.

Er hat sich wochenlang verrückt gemacht, ob sie wohl zusagen würde.

He fretted his gizzard for weeks about whether she would accept.

Ohne erkennbaren Grund fragte er, ob wir unseren Nachbarn vollkommen vertrauten.

Apropos of nothing, he asked whether we trusted our neighbors completely.

Mein Vermieter ließ mich zappeln, ob er meinen Mietvertrag verlängert.

My landlord left me hanging about whether he'd renew my lease.

Schon oft habe ich mich gefragt, ob er mich wirklich versteht.

Many is the time I've wondered whether he actually understands me.

Manche Forscher bezweifeln, ob der Todestrieb empirisch im Verhalten nachweisbar ist.

Some researchers question whether the death drive is empirically observable in behavior.

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