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Detailed Translations for generation from English to German

generation:

generation [the ~] nomen

  1. the generation
    die Generation; Geschlecht
  2. the generation
    – A category that distinguishes products, such as computers or programming languages, according to the technological advances they represent. 1
    die Generation
  3. the generation
    – A concept used to distinguish stored versions of a set of files. The oldest is called the grandfather, the next oldest is the father, and the newest is the son. 1

Translation Matrix for generation:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Generation generation
Geschlecht generation descendant; descendent; gender; offspring; race; sex; tribe
- coevals; contemporaries; genesis; multiplication; propagation
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Generierung generation
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- family; manufacture; procreation; production; race; species

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Synonyms for "generation":


Related Definitions for "generation":

  1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production2
  2. the production of heat or electricity2
    • dams were built for the generation of electricity2
  3. a coming into being2
  4. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent2
  5. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age2
  6. the normal time between successive generations2
    • they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade2
  7. a stage of technological development or innovation2
  8. A category that distinguishes products, such as computers or programming languages, according to the technological advances they represent.1
  9. A concept used to distinguish stored versions of a set of files. The oldest is called the grandfather, the next oldest is the father, and the newest is the son.1

Wiktionary Translations for generation:

generation
noun
  1. -
  2. single step in the succession of natural descent
generation
noun
  1. das bewerkstelligen, bewirken einer Aufgabe, Arbeit
  2. antiquiert: Generation
  3. Informatik: Erzeugung von Applikationen (Anwendungen) oder Funktionen für den Computer
  4. allgemein: Erzeugung von Produkten, Kulturgut oder Wissen mit technischen Hilfsmitteln oder kombinierten Methoden
  5. einzelne Glieder in der Elternfolge: Großeltern - Eltern - Kinder - Enkel
  6. biologisch: zum Fortpflanzungsprozess gehörenden Lebewesen
  7. Dauer eines Menschenlebens
  8. Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer bestimmten Altersstufe

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
generation Generation generatie — alle personen die min of meer tegelijkertijd geboren zijn
generation Generation; Geschlecht générationaction d’engendrer, de produire son semblable.

generation form of generate:

to generate verb (generates, generated, generating)

  1. to generate (revive; activate; reactivate; )
    reanimieren; neu beleben; aktivieren; beleben
    • neu beleben verb (belebe neu, belebst neu, belebt neu, belebte neu, belebtet neu, neu belebt)
    • aktivieren verb (aktiviere, aktivierst, aktiviert, aktivierte, aktiviertet, aktiviert)
    • beleben verb (belebe, belebst, belebt, belebte, belebtet, belebt)
  2. to generate (bring about; produce; bring forth; create)
    schaffen; hinkriegen
    • schaffen verb (schaffe, schaffst, schafft, schuff, schufft, geschaffen)
    • hinkriegen verb (kriege hin, kriegst hin, kriegt hin, kriegte hin, kriegtet hin, hingekriegt)

Conjugations for generate:

present
  1. generate
  2. generate
  3. generates
  4. generate
  5. generate
  6. generate
simple past
  1. generated
  2. generated
  3. generated
  4. generated
  5. generated
  6. generated
present perfect
  1. have generated
  2. have generated
  3. has generated
  4. have generated
  5. have generated
  6. have generated
past continuous
  1. was generating
  2. were generating
  3. was generating
  4. were generating
  5. were generating
  6. were generating
future
  1. shall generate
  2. will generate
  3. will generate
  4. shall generate
  5. will generate
  6. will generate
continuous present
  1. am generating
  2. are generating
  3. is generating
  4. are generating
  5. are generating
  6. are generating
subjunctive
  1. be generated
  2. be generated
  3. be generated
  4. be generated
  5. be generated
  6. be generated
diverse
  1. generate!
  2. let's generate!
  3. generated
  4. generating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for generate:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aktivieren activate; awake; excite; freshen; generate; reactivate; recover; refresh; revive; rouse activate; arouse; awake; enable; encourage; excite; rehydrate; select; stimulate; support; turn on
beleben activate; awake; excite; freshen; generate; reactivate; recover; refresh; revive; rouse activate; arouse; awake; encourage; excite; stimulate; support
hinkriegen bring about; bring forth; create; generate; produce accomplish; bring off; cope; do s.o. a bad turn; fix; manage; mend; pull off; put it over on s.o.; repair; restore; succeed
neu beleben activate; awake; excite; freshen; generate; reactivate; recover; refresh; revive; rouse
reanimieren activate; awake; excite; freshen; generate; reactivate; recover; refresh; revive; rouse
schaffen bring about; bring forth; create; generate; produce accomplish; act; bring about; bring it off; bring off; carry it out; come up to the expectations; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; cope; create; derive; design; dig up; distribute; do; draw; effect; exploit; fix; function; furnish; hand out; invent; lift; make; manage; manufacture; prepare; provide; pull off; ration; realise; realize; succeed; supply
- beget; bring forth; engender; father; get; give; mother; render; return; sire; yield

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Synonyms for "generate":


Related Definitions for "generate":

  1. make children2
  2. bring into existence2
    • The new manager generated a lot of problems2
    • The computer bug generated chaos in the office2
    • The computer generated this image2
    • The earthquake generated a tsunami2
  3. produce (energy)2
    • We can't generate enough power for the entire city2
    • The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity2
  4. give or supply2

Wiktionary Translations for generate:

generate
verb
  1. -
generate
verb
  1. automatisch erzeugen
  2. etw. herstellen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
generate erwecken; erregen opwekken — doen ontstaan

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