English

English
UK / US
1. adj
englisch

he's English — er ist Engländer

the English Channel — der Ärmelkanal

2. n
(language) Englisch nt

in English — auf Englisch

to translate into English — ins Englische übersetzen

(people) the English pl — die Engländer


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