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'Oh ! you dear, good Clara!' cried Mario,' how I did misunderstand you. I believe you were quite willing to let dear Nutcracker have your bed.»Ach du liebes gutes Clärchen!« schluchzte Marie, »wie habe ich dich verkannt, gewiß gabst du Freund Nußknackern dein Bettchen recht gerne her!Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The association of pethidine with an increased risk of fractures is likely to be based on a misunderstanding from an epidemiological study from Denmark.Die Assoziation von Pethidin mit einem erhöhten Frakturrisiko muss wohl auf einem Missverständnis einer epidemiologischen Studie aus Dänemark beruhen.© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatthttp://aerzteblatt.de 21.11.2011© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatthttp://aerzteblatt.de 21.11.2011
The responsible member of the Commission called recently the Greek Foreign minister Pangalos in order to ensure that there was no misunderstanding about the nature of the report.Das zuständige Mitglied der Kommission sprach jüngst mit dem griechischen Außenminister Pangalos, um sicherzustellen, daß es keine Mißverständnisse über die Art des Berichtes gibt.© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 13.05.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 13.05.2011
"The X-ray misunderstanding was nobody's fault.»Für das Missverständnis mit dem Röntgengerät kann niemand was.Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die OperationDie OperationCook, Robin© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHSeizureCook, Robin© 2003 by Robin Cook
This criticism reflects a serious misunderstanding of how markets really function.Hinter dieser Kritik steht ein ernsthaftes Missverständnis darüber, wie Märkte tatsächlich funktionieren.© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/16/2012© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/16/2012
I thought, “Well, I must have misunderstood something here, because it was a huge, huge amount of work to do that, so what if I now want to write a b ?”Und ich dachte: »Na, da muß ich wohl was mißverstanden haben, weil es so eine Mordsarbeit war, um das zuwege zu bringen. Was muß ich wohl tun, um den Buchstaben b zu schreiben?«Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im ZweifelLachs im ZweifelAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGThe Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
It was a grand misunderstanding, wrote the progressive critic Franz Servas in 1895, to believe that one could "refute" and thereby "surpass" Nietzsche.Der progressive Kritiker Franz Serväs bezeichnete es 1895 als grobes Mißverständnis zu glauben, man könne Nietzsche »widerlegen« und damit »überwinden«.Aschheim, Steven E / The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E / Nietzsche und die DeutschenNietzsche und die DeutschenAschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California© 2000 J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in StuttgartThe Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
“We had a bit of a misunderstanding on the phone, I’m afraid,” said Dirk.»Zwischen uns gab es leider ein kleines Mißverständnis am Telefon«, sagte Dirk.Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im ZweifelLachs im ZweifelAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGThe Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
Then she uttered almost a wail, and ran after him, and spent a tearful time explaining how she had misunderstood, and was sorry, and would never, never get off orbit again, if only he-Unter Tränen versicherte sie ihm, daß es ihr leid tue und alles nur ein Mißverständnis sei und daß sie nie wieder so etwas sagen würde, wenn er nur ...Anderson, Poul / Satan's WorldAnderson, Poul / Die SatansweltDie SatansweltAnderson, Poul© 1969 by Poul AndersonSatan's WorldAnderson, Poul© 1968 by Conde Nast Publications Inc.© 1969 by Poul Anderson
Or have I misunderstood?Oder habe ich das mißverstanden?Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der TurmfalkeDer TurmfalkeAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1982 by Lloyd AlexanderKestrelAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
Users of the logo EMAS-registered organisations should bear in mind that there should be no misunderstanding by the public when using the logo.Die Benutzer des Zeichens - in EMAS eingetragene Organisationen - sollten bedenken, dass es bei der Verwendung des Zeichens zu keinerlei Missverständnissen in der Öffentlichkeit kommen darf.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Parameters were deleted if they were regarded as unnecessary, amended if incomplete, and reworded if they were unclear and could be easily misunderstood.Dabei wurden Parameter entfernt, wenn sie entbehrlich schienen, oder ergänzt, wenn sie unvollständig waren, und präzisiert, wenn die Eingaben missverständlich aufgefasst werden konnten.© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbHhttp://aerzteblatt.de 3/12/2012© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbHhttp://aerzteblatt.de 3/12/2012
Rules to be applied in the event of error or misunderstandingRegeln für den Fall eines Fehlers oder bei schlechtem Verstehenhttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
"Fabio, about this little misunderstanding.»Fabio, es geht um dieses kleine Mißverständnis.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
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capable of being misunderstood
missverständlich
Word forms
misunderstand
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | misunderstood |
Imperative | misunderstand |
Present Participle (Participle I) | misunderstanding |
Past Participle (Participle II) | misunderstood |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I misunderstand | we misunderstand |
you misunderstand | you misunderstand |
he/she/it misunderstands | they misunderstand |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am misunderstanding | we are misunderstanding |
you are misunderstanding | you are misunderstanding |
he/she/it is misunderstanding | they are misunderstanding |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have misunderstood | we have misunderstood |
you have misunderstood | you have misunderstood |
he/she/it has misunderstood | they have misunderstood |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been misunderstanding | we have been misunderstanding |
you have been misunderstanding | you have been misunderstanding |
he/she/it has been misunderstanding | they have been misunderstanding |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I misunderstood | we misunderstood |
you misunderstood | you misunderstood |
he/she/it misunderstood | they misunderstood |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was misunderstanding | we were misunderstanding |
you were misunderstanding | you were misunderstanding |
he/she/it was misunderstanding | they were misunderstanding |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had misunderstood | we had misunderstood |
you had misunderstood | you had misunderstood |
he/she/it had misunderstood | they had misunderstood |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been misunderstanding | we had been misunderstanding |
you had been misunderstanding | you had been misunderstanding |
he/she/it had been misunderstanding | they had been misunderstanding |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will misunderstand | we shall/will misunderstand |
you will misunderstand | you will misunderstand |
he/she/it will misunderstand | they will misunderstand |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be misunderstanding | we shall/will be misunderstanding |
you will be misunderstanding | you will be misunderstanding |
he/she/it will be misunderstanding | they will be misunderstanding |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have misunderstood | we shall/will have misunderstood |
you will have misunderstood | you will have misunderstood |
he/she/it will have misunderstood | they will have misunderstood |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been misunderstanding | we shall/will have been misunderstanding |
you will have been misunderstanding | you will have been misunderstanding |
he/she/it will have been misunderstanding | they will have been misunderstanding |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would misunderstand | we should/would misunderstand |
you would misunderstand | you would misunderstand |
he/she/it would misunderstand | they would misunderstand |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be misunderstanding | we should/would be misunderstanding |
you would be misunderstanding | you would be misunderstanding |
he/she/it would be misunderstanding | they would be misunderstanding |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have misunderstood | we should/would have misunderstood |
you would have misunderstood | you would have misunderstood |
he/she/it would have misunderstood | they would have misunderstood |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been misunderstanding | we should/would have been misunderstanding |
you would have been misunderstanding | you would have been misunderstanding |
he/she/it would have been misunderstanding | they would have been misunderstanding |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am misunderstood | we are misunderstood |
you are misunderstood | you are misunderstood |
he/she/it is misunderstood | they are misunderstood |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being misunderstood | we are being misunderstood |
you are being misunderstood | you are being misunderstood |
he/she/it is being misunderstood | they are being misunderstood |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been misunderstood | we have been misunderstood |
you have been misunderstood | you have been misunderstood |
he/she/it has been misunderstood | they have been misunderstood |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was misunderstood | we were misunderstood |
you were misunderstood | you were misunderstood |
he/she/it was misunderstood | they were misunderstood |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being misunderstood | we were being misunderstood |
you were being misunderstood | you were being misunderstood |
he/she/it was being misunderstood | they were being misunderstood |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been misunderstood | we had been misunderstood |
you had been misunderstood | you had been misunderstood |
he/she/it had been misunderstood | they had been misunderstood |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be misunderstood | we shall/will be misunderstood |
you will be misunderstood | you will be misunderstood |
he/she/it will be misunderstood | they will be misunderstood |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been misunderstood | we shall/will have been misunderstood |
you will have been misunderstood | you will have been misunderstood |
he/she/it will have been misunderstood | they will have been misunderstood |