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1 often
adverbmore often than not — meistens
* * *['ofn]- academic.ru/116041/every_so_often">every so often* * *of·ten[ˈɒfən, AM ˈɑ:f-]adv oft, häufig▪ it's not \often that... es kommt selten [o nicht oft] vor, dass...as \often as not meistensevery so \often gelegentlichonce too \often einmal zu viel [o zu oft]▶ more \often than sb has had hot dinners öfter, als jd sich dat [auch nur annähernd] vorstellen kann* * *['ɒfən]advoft, häufighe went there often, he often went there —
do you go there as often as twice a week? — gehen Sie tatsächlich zweimal in der Woche dahin?
not as often as twice a week — weniger als zweimal in der Woche
as often as I ask you... — jedes Mal wenn ich Sie frage...
more often than not, as often as not — meistens
every so often — öfters, von Zeit zu Zeit
he did it once too often — er hat es einmal zu oft or zu viel getan
it is not often that... —
* * *often [ˈɒfn; ˈɒftən]A adv oft(mals), häufig:as often as not ziemlich oft;every so often ab und zu, gelegentlich;more often than not meistensB adj obs häufig* * *adverb* * *adv.häufig adv.oft adv.oftmals adv.öfters adv. -
2 often
oft, häufig;it's not \often that... es kommt selten [o nicht oft] vor, dass...;as \often as not meistens;every so \often gelegentlich;once too \often einmal zu viel [o zu oft];PHRASES:more \often than sb has had hot dinners öfter, als jd sich dat [auch nur annähernd] vorstellen kann -
3 often
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4 often
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5 often
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6 often repeated
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7 every so often
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8 every now and then / every now and again / every so often
(occasionally: We get a letter from him every now and then.) hin und wiederEnglish-german dictionary > every now and then / every now and again / every so often
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9 as often as not
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10 ever so often
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11 fall short
(often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) nicht entsprechen* * *fall short v/i1. knapp werden, ausgehen3. es fehlen lassen (in an dat):he fell short as a husband als Ehemann war er ein Versager; → academic.ru/25729/expectation">expectation 1* * *expr.zurück bleiben v.zurückbleiben (alt.Rechtschreibung) v. -
12 for example
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13 talk back
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14 unidentified flying object
(often abbreviated to UFO [ju:ef'ou, 'ju:fou]) (an object from outer space, eg a flying saucer.) unbekanntes Flugobjekt* * *un·iden·ti·fied fly·ing ˈob·jectnn unbekanntes Flugobjekt* * * -
15 measure up
(often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) heranreichen an* * *I. vt▪ to \measure up sb ⇆ up jdn einschätzenII. vi1. (be same size) zusammenpassen2. (reach standard) den Ansprüchen genügento \measure up up to a standard einem Standard genügen [o entsprechen]to \measure up up to a standard/sb's expectations jds Ansprüchen genügen, jds Erwartungen erfüllen* * *1. vt sep2. vi1)to measure up to sth — an etw (acc) herankommen
visually he measured up (to the description) — vom Aussehen her passte er (auf die Beschreibung)
it's a hard job, but he should measure up — das ist eine schwierige Aufgabe, aber er sollte ihr gewachsen sein
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16 muscle in
(often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) sich rücksichtslos drängen in* * *vi (inf)mitmischen (inf) (on bei) -
17 all set
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18 be the matter
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19 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) ich, etc. hätte wissen können -
20 let fly
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См. также в других словарях:
Often — Of ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] Thine often infirmities. 1 Tim. v. 23. [1913 Webster] And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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