BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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taugen {vi} (wert ein) to be good for

taugend being good for

getaugt been good for

du taugst you are good for

er/sie/es taugt he/she/it is good for

ich/er/sie/es taugte I/he/she/it was good for

wir/sie taugten we/they were good for

er/sie/es hat/hatte getaugt he/she/it has/had been good for

nichts taugen to be no good

Ab 20 Uhr geht es bei mir. Any time after 8 p.m. is good for me.

etw. taugen (Person, Sache); seinen Namen verdienen (Sache) {v} to be worth your salt; to be worth your money [Am.] (of a person or thing)

jeder ernstzunehmende Wissenschaftler any scientist worth his salt

ernstzunehmende Musiker musicians worth their salt

jede ernstzunehmende Beziehung any relationship worth its salt

taugen {pl}; Lötpads {pl} [electr.] [techn.] lands

etw. taugen {vi} (wert sein) to be useful for sth.

als/zu/für etw. taugen {vi} to be suitable for sth.

nichts taugen {vi}; langweilig sein {v} to be for the birds [fig.]