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1. intransitive verb1)I believe in free medical treatment for all — ich bin für die kostenlose ärztliche Behandlung aller
I don't believe in going to the dentist — ich halte nicht viel von Zahnärzten
2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]2. transitive verbI believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
1)if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
believe it or not — ob du es glaubst oder nicht
would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)
believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!
I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht
2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung seinhe is believed to be in the London area — man vermutet ihn im Raum London
make believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...
* * *[bi'li:v]3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) glauben•- academic.ru/6333/believable">believable- belief
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- believe in* * *be·lieve[bɪˈli:v]I. vt1. (presume true)▪ to \believe sth etw glauben\believe [you] me! du kannst mir glauben!would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! famI wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedachtshe couldn't [or could hardly] \believe her ears/eyes sie traute ihren Ohren/Augen nichtI couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassenI'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...▪ to \believe that... glauben, dass...to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] könnenshe found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer zu glauben, dass...2. (pretend)to make \believe [that]... so tun, als ob...the boys made \believe to be [or that they were] pirates die Jungen taten so, als wären sie Piraten3.II. vi1. (be certain of)2. (have confidence)▪ to \believe in sb/sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen3. (support sincerely)I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte4. (think) glauben, denkenJane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sindwe have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... gehI \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon* * *[bɪ'liːv]1. vtdon't you believe it — wers glaubt, wird selig (inf)
it's true, please believe me —
believe me, I mean it — glauben Sie mir, es ist mir ernst or Ernst
he could hardly believe his eyes/ears — er traute seinen Augen/Ohren nicht
if he is to be believed — wenn man ihm glauben darf or Glauben schenken kann
2) (= think) glaubenhe is believed to be ill — es heißt, dass er krank ist
I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
See:2. vi(= have a religious faith) an Gott glauben* * *believe [bıˈliːv]A v/i1. glauben (in an akk)3. viel halten (in von):not believe in nichts halten von;not believe in doing sth nichts davon halten, etwas zu tunB v/t1. glauben:a) annehmen, meinenb) für wahr halten:I didn’t believe a word he said ich glaubte ihm kein Wort;(whether you) believe it or not ob Sie es glauben oder nicht;would you believe it! ist das denn die Möglichkeit!, man sollte es nicht für möglich halten!;I can well believe it das glaube ich gerne;he made me believe it er machte es mich glauben;I wouldn’t have believed it of him das hätte ich nicht von ihm geglaubt oder gedacht;he is believed to be rich man hält ihn für reich;I believe him to have done it ich glaube, dass er es getan hat;there is reason to believe that … es gibt Grund zu der Annahme, dass …2. Glauben schenken (dat), glauben (dat):* * *1. intransitive verb1)believe in something — (put trust in truth of) an etwas (Dat.) glauben
2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]3) (suppose, think) glauben; denken2. transitive verbI believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
1)if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)
believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!
I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht
2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung seinmake believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...
* * *(in) v.glauben (an) v. v.glauben v.
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