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ever so [Br.] [coll.] sehr; noch so {adv} [listen]

ever so often; as often as not sehr oft

I'm not going to wear those shoes, may they be ever so stylish. Die Schuhe ziehe ich nicht an, da können sie noch so schick sein.

as often as; as many as; as much as; not fewer than; not less than (used to emphasize an expression of quantity) [listen] gleich {adv} (Betonung einer Mengenangabe) [listen]

not one but as many as three presenters; not one, no fewer than three presenters nicht eine, gleich drei Moderatorinnen

Charges could be raised by as much as 10%. Die Gebühren könnten gleich um 10% erhöht werden.

Why did you buy as many as five? Warum hast du gleich fünf gekauft?

I always eat the whole packet at once. Ich esse immer gleich die ganze Packung.

to confess to sth. etw. gestehen; eingestehen; bekennen; zugeben {vt} [listen]

confessing gestehend; eingestehend; bekennend; zugebend

confessed gestanden; eingestanden; bekannt; zugegeben [listen]

confesses gesteht; gesteht ein; bekennt; gibt zu

confessed gestand; gestand ein; bekannte; gab zu [listen]

He confessed to several burglaries. Er gestand mehrere Einbruchsdiebstähle.

He confessed he'd been having an affair with a woman in his office. Er gestand eine Affäre mit einer Frau aus seinem Büro.

I must confess I don't visit my parents as often as I should. Ich muss gestehen, ich besuche meine Eltern nicht so oft wie ich sollte.

When interrogated he confessed to being a spy for the Mossad. Bei seiner Vernehmung gestand er, für den Mossad zu spionieren.

I must confess I know nothing about computers.; I must confess to knowing nothing about computers. Ich muss zugeben, von Computern verstehe ich nichts.

fire brigade call-out [Br.]; fire brigade emergency response [Br.]; fire department call-out [Am.]; fire service call-out [Am.] [rare]; fire department emergency response [Am.] (to a place) Feuerwehreinsatz {m} (an einem Ort)

fire brigade call-outs; fire brigade emergency responses; fire department call-outs; fire service call-outs; fire department emergency responses Feuerwehreinsätze {pl}

My husband's been called out to a fire. Mein Mann ist bei einem Feuerwehreinsatz.

Our fire brigade was called out as often as twice yesterday. Unsere Feuerwehr hatte gestern gleich zwei Einsätze.

whenever [listen] sooft; so oft; wenn auch immer {conj}

whenever / as often as I can sooft ich kann
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