Letter W (Page 46)

• What is happening? - Was ist los?
• What is happening? - Was geht hier vor?
• What is he insinuating? - Was will er damit andeuten?
• What is he on about? [coll.] - Was will er (sagen)?
• What is his address? - Wo wohnt er?
• What is his age? - Wie alt ist er?
• What is it ? - Was gibts?
• What is it now? - Was ist denn jetzt / nun schon wieder?
• What is it that amuses you so? - Was belustigt dich?
• What is it that diverts you so? - Was belustigt dich?
• What is it you want to see me about? - Weswegen wolltest du mich sehen?
• What is it? - Was gibt's?
• what is more {adv} - außerdem
• what is more {adv} - darüber hinaus
• what is more {adv} - was noch wichtiger ist
• what is more {adv} - überdies
• what is necessary - was erforderlich ist
• what is ordered - was im Auftrag steht
• what is requested - was gewünscht wird
• What is she like? - Wie ist sie so?
• what is supposed to happen - was geschehen soll
• What is sure is that ... - Es steht fest, dass ...
• What is taking so long? - Was dauert denn das so lange?
• What is that supposed to achieve? - Was soll das bezwecken?
• What is that supposed to mean? [annoyed] - Was soll das denn (bitte schön) heißen?
• What is that? - Was ist das?
• What is the cause of the delay? - Was hat die Verzögerung verursacht?
• What is the date today? - Der Wievielte ist heute?
• What is the issue here? - Worum geht es hier eigentlich?
• What is the matter? - Was ist los?
• What is the point of that? - Was soll das bezwecken?
• What is the rush? [Am.] - Wozu die Eile?
• What is the time? - Wie spät ist es?
• What is the weather like? - Wie ist das Wetter?
• What is this all about? - Worum geht es hier eigentlich / überhaupt?
• What is to be done? - Was ist zu tun?
• what is wanted - was gewünscht wird
• What is wrong with doing sth. ? - Was ist falsch daran, etw. zu tun ?
• What is your charge for ... ? - Was ist Ihre Gebühr für ... ?
• What is your current price for ... ? - Was ist Ihr laufender Preis für ... ?
• What is your name? - Wie heißen Sie?
• What is your name? - Wie heißt Du?
• What is your opinion? - Was meinen Sie dazu?
• What is your point? - Worauf wollen Sie hinaus?
• What is your preference? - Was ziehen Sie vor?
• What is your price for ... ? - Was ist Ihr Preis für ... ?
• What is your view on the subject? - Was ist Ihre Ansicht dazu?
• What is your view on this subject? - Was ist Ihre Meinung zu diesem Thema?
• What is your warrant for this? - Was berechtigt Sie hierzu?
• What it comes down to is, ... - Kurz gesagt, ...
• What joker did that? - Was für ein Witzbold war das?
• what kind of - welcherlei
• What kind of car / bike / etc. ? - Was für eins? [ugs.]
• What kind of men do you like? - Auf welche Männer stehst du?
• What kind of stupid question is this? [coll.] - Was ist denn das für 'ne dämliche Frage? [ugs.]
• What kind of terrorists are you? - Was für Terroristen seid ihr eigentlich?
• What line are you in? - In welcher Branche sind Sie tätig?
• What line shall I take with her? - Wie soll ich mich ihr gegenüber verhalten?
• What made him do it? - Woraufhin hat er das getan?
• What made him do that? - Wie kam er nur dazu?
• What made you change your mind? - Warum hast du deine Meinung geändert?
• What made you do it? - Was hat dich dazu motiviert?
• What makes him tick? [coll.] - Was geht in ihm vor?
• What makes you think (that) ... ? - Wie kommst du darauf, dass ... ?
• What may he have imagined? - Was mag er sich wohl gedacht haben?
• What more can he ask for? - Was will der denn noch? [ugs.]
• What must it be like ...? - Wie ist es wohl ...?
• What next? - Was denn noch?
• What next? - Was nun?
• What next? - Was sonst noch?
• What next? - Das auch noch!
• What nonsense! - Was für Unsinn!
• What nonsense! - Was für ein Unsinn!
• what of - wovor
• What of it! - Was ist schon dabei?
• What of it? [coll.] - Na und? [ugs.]
• what on earth - was zum Teufel
• What on earth is wrong with him? - Was er bloß hat?
• What on earth is wrong with him? - Was hat er bloß?
• what other people think of it - was andere Leute davon denken
• What page, please? - Auf welcher Seite, bitte?
• What percentage of ...? - Wie viel Prozent der ...?
• What possessed you? - Was ist in dich gefahren?
• What relation is she to you? - Wie ist sie mit dir verwandt?
• What remains to be done? - Was kann man noch tun?
• What seems to be the trouble? - Wo liegt das Problem?
• What sense! - Was für eine Unverschämtheit!
• What shall we do, then? - Wie wollen wir verbleiben?
• What shall we drink to? - Worauf sollen wir trinken?
• What should I go in? - Was soll ich anziehen?
• What should we do? - Was tun?
• What size do you take? - Welche Größe haben Sie?
• what sort of - welcherlei
• What sort of a bloke is he? [Br.] [coll.] - Was ist das (denn) für einer? [ugs.]
• what sort of a man - was für ein Mann
• what sort of a plant - was für eine Pflanze
• What sort of car? - Was für ein Wagen?
• What sort of ones? - Was für welche?
• What sort of things are they? - Was sind das für Sachen?
• what the blazes...? [coll.] - was zum Teufel...? [ugs.]
• What the deuce ... - Was zum Teufel ...
• what the dickens ... - was zum Teufel ...
• What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over. - Was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß.
• What the fuck ... (WTF) [vulg.] - Was zum Teufel ...
• What the fucking hell is that for? [vulg.] - Wofür ist das denn, verdammte Scheiße? [vulg.]
• What the heck / hell does that mean? (WTHDTM ) - Was zum Kuckuck / Teufel soll das bedeuten?
• What the heck? - Was zum Teufel?
• What the heck? (WTH) - Was zum Kuckuck?
• what the hell - was zur Hölle
• What the hell is that smell? [coll.] - Was zur Hölle ist das für ein Gestank? [ugs.]
• What the hell's going on? [coll.] - Was zum Teufel geht hier vor (sich)? [ugs.]
• What the hell...? - Was zum Teufel...?
• What the pluck...? (pluck as a substitute for f...) [Aus.] - Was zur Hölle...? [ugs.]
• What there is of it. - Was davon übrig ist. [ironisch]
• What things were those? - Was waren das für Sachen?
• What time is it where you live? - Wieviel Uhr ist es bei dir / Ihnen?
• What time is it? - Wie spät ist es?
• What time shall I come? - Wann soll ich kommen?
• What time would you require? - Wie viel Zeit würden Sie benötigen?
• What times they were! - Das waren Zeiten!
• What trash he talks! [coll.] - Was der für einen Mist redet! [ugs.]
• What vultures! [coll.] - Das ist (die reinste) Leichenfledderei! [ugs.]
• What was ... like? - Wie war ...?
• What was that for? - Wofür war das?
• What was that supposed to be? - Was soll das sein?
• What was that you said? - Wie bitte?
• What was that? - Wie bitte?
• what was unanimously agreed to ... - was der einhelligen Meinung nach ...
• What was your motive for doing it? - Was hat dich dazu motiviert?
• What were you thinking? - Was hast du dir dabei gedacht?
• What will be your price for ... ? - Was werden Sie für ... verlangen?
• What will be, will be. - Es kommt, wie es kommt.
• What will it be? - Was darf's sein?
• What will you have? - Was bekommen Sie? [ugs.]
• what with - wegen
• what with all the ... [coll.] - wegen des / der / den ganzen ...
• what with all the ... [coll.] - mit dem / der / den ganzen ... [ugs.]
• What with? - Womit denn?
• What wouId I do without you? - Was würde ich nur ohne Sie machen?
• What would it be like if ... - Was wäre, wenn ...
• What would Jesus do? (WWJD) - Was würde Jesus tun? (WWJT)
• What would that be? - Das da wäre?
• What would you do if you were me? - Was täten Sie an meiner Stelle?
• What would you like to drink? - Was möchten Sie trinken?
• What would you like? - Was darf es sein?
• What would you like? - Was soll es sein?
• what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) - wirklichkeitsgetreue Darstellung {f} auf dem Bildschirm
• What you see is what you get. - Das, was du siehst, bekommst du auch.
• What your opinions are is irrelevant! - Es ist gleichgültig, welcherart Ihre Meinungen sind!
• What're you grinning at? [coll.] - Was grinst du so? [ugs.]