 English |
 German |
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| to move up (to) | herantreten {vi} (an) | |
| moving up | herantretend | |
| moved up | herangetreten | |
| he/she moves up | er/sie tritt heran | |
| I/he/she moved up | ich/er/sie trat heran | |
| he/she has/had moved up | er/sie ist/war herangetreten | |
| to move nearer | näher herantreten | |
near; proximate [formal]; nigh [archaic] ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "near {adj}"){kind=small} |
nahe; nah {adj} |
|
| nearer | näher |
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| nearest | am nächsten; nächst | |
| from near and far | von nah und fern | |
| to have arrived (expected moment) | soweit sein {v} (erwarteter Zeitpunkt) | |
| The time is coming soon when ... | Bald ist es soweit und ... | |
| At that point / stage, ... | Wenn es dann soweit ist, ... | |
| I'll get back to you nearer the time. | Ich melde mich wieder wenn es soweit ist. | |
| Yesterday was the big day. | Gestern war es soweit. | |
| After months of training the moment has finally arrived. | Nach monatelangem Training ist es jetzt endlich soweit. | |
| When will that point arrive / be (reached)? | Wann wird es soweit sein? |