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Detailed Translations for entertaining from English to German

entertaining:

entertaining [the ~] noun

  1. the entertaining (amusing; entertainment)
    Amüsieren

Translation Matrix for entertaining:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Amüsieren amusing; entertaining; entertainment amusing
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amüsant amusing; diverting; entertaining amusing; comic; comical; cute; droll; easy going; enjoyable; farcical; funny; good; hilarious; humorous; humourous; lovely; nice; pleasant; salutary; sympathetic; waggish
ergötzlich amusing; diverting; entertaining amusing; comic; cute; droll; easy going; eatable; edible; fit for consumption; fit to eat; funny; good; hilarious; humorous; humourous; lovely; nice; palatable; pleasant; waggish
unterhaltend amusing; diverting; entertaining chatty; cosy; cozy; pleasant; sociable
unterhaltsam amusing; diverting; entertaining chatty; cosy; cozy; pleasant; sociable

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Antonyms for "entertaining":

  • unentertaining

Related Definitions for "entertaining":

  1. agreeably diverting1
    • an entertaining puppet show1
    • films should be entertaining1

Wiktionary Translations for entertaining:

entertaining
adjective
  1. auf angenehme Weise die Zeit vertreibend

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
entertaining ulkig; lustig; spaßig; amüsant; drollig; unterhaltend; unterhaltsam; ergötzlich; belustigend; kurzweilig drôle — Comique, marrant, rigolo. (Sens général).

entertain:

to entertain verb (entertains, entertained, entertaining)

  1. to entertain (welcome; regale)
    empfangen; einladen; bewirten
    • empfangen verb (empfange, empfängst, empfängt, empfing, empfingt, empfangen)
    • einladen verb (lade ein, lädst ein, lädt ein, lud ein, ludet ein, eingeladen)
    • bewirten verb (bewirte, bewirtest, bewirtet, bewirtete, bewirtetet, bewirtet)
  2. to entertain (divert; amuse)
    ergötzen; sich ergötzen an
    • ergötzen verb (ergötze, ergötzt, ergötzte, ergötztet, ergötzt)
    • sich ergötzen an verb (ergötze mich an, ergötzest dich an, ergötzt sich an, ergötzte sich an, ergötztet euch an, sich ergötzt an)

Conjugations for entertain:

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

Translation Matrix for entertain:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bewirten entertain; regale; welcome do someone well; regale; stand treat; treat
einladen entertain; regale; welcome begin; call in; charge with electricity; engage; enlist; freight; initiate; invite; invoke; lade; load; operationalize; recharge; ship
empfangen entertain; regale; welcome accept; acquire; collect; come by; gain; obtain; procure; receive
ergötzen amuse; divert; entertain do what you think is right; enjoy; fancy; gape; gape in administration at; gawk at; like; please; relish; savor; savour; think fit
sich ergötzen an amuse; divert; entertain
- flirt with; harbor; harbour; hold; nurse; think about; think of; toy with
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- invite; offer; treat

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Related Definitions for "entertain":

  1. take into consideration, have in view1
    • He entertained the notion of moving to South America1
  2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)1
    • entertain interesting notions1
  3. provide entertainment for1

Wiktionary Translations for entertain:

entertain
verb
  1. to amuse
  2. -
entertain
verb
  1. (intransitiv) veraltet: scherzen, Kurzweile treiben
  2. (transitiv) etwas tun, so dass jemand lacht oder etwas lustig findet
  3. etwas aufsagen, vorführen, vorspielen zur Zerstreuung

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
entertain unterhalten; belustigen; amüsieren vermaken — iemand prettig en leuk bezighouden
entertain unterhalten; amüsieren; belustigen; ergötzen; vergnügen amuserdivertir par des choses agréables.
entertain zerstreuen; ablenken; unterhalten distrairedétourner de quelque application.
entertain unterhalten; erhalten; instant halten entretenir — Tenir en bon état
entertain unterhalten régaler — Choses qu’on fait pour réjouir ses amis, pour les divertir