COMMIT - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

English

German

I. com·mit <-tt-> [kəˈmɪt] VB trans

1. commit (carry out):

to commit sth

etw begehen

the newspaper is being sued for allegedly committing libel

die Zeitung wird wegen angeblicher Verleumdung verklagt

to commit a crime/sin

ein Verbrechen/eine Sünde begehen

to commit an offence

eine strafbare Handlung begehen

to commit suicide

Selbstmord begehen

2. commit (bind):

to commit money to a project

Geld für ein Projekt bereitstellen

to commit soldiers to the defence of a region

Soldaten zur Verteidigung eines Gebietes entsenden

to commit oneself to sth

sich acc etw dat voll und ganz widmen

to commit oneself to a relationship

sich acc auf eine Beziehung einlassen

to commit oneself to doing sth

sich acc verpflichten, etw zu tun

3. commit (institutionalize):

to commit sb

jdn einweisen

to commit sb to prison

jdn ins Gefängnis einweisen

he's been committed to prison for fraud

er ist wegen Betrugs inhaftiert worden

to commit sb to a hospital

jdn in ein Krankenhaus einweisen [lassen]

4. commit (entrust):

to commit sth to memory

sich dat etw einprägen

to commit sth to paper

etw zu Papier bringen

II. com·mit <-tt-> [kəˈmɪt] VB intr (bind oneself)

to commit to sth

sich acc auf etw acc festlegen

to commit to a course of action

einen einmal eingeschlagenen Weg weiterverfolgen

to commit oneself on an issue

sich acc in einer Frage festlegen

to commit a crime

eine Straftat begehen

to commit bigamy

Bigamie begehen

to commit hara-kiri

Harakiri [o. Selbstmord] begehen

German

English

eine Straftat begehen (ein Verbrechen)

to commit a crime

jdn [in etw acc] zwangseinweisen

to commit sb [to sth]

Selbstmord begehen

to commit suicide

Suizid begehen

to commit suicide

Diebstahlsvorsatz

intent to commit theft

Ehebruch begehen

to commit adultery

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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commit VB trans ECON LAW

commit

verpflichten

German

English

verpflichten

commit

Present

I	commit
you	commit
he/she/it	commits
we	commit
you	commit
they	commit

Past

I	committed
you	committed
he/she/it	committed
we	committed
you	committed
they	committed

Present Perfect

I	have	committed
you	have	committed
he/she/it	has	committed
we	have	committed
you	have	committed
they	have	committed

Past Perfect

I	had	committed
you	had	committed
he/she/it	had	committed
we	had	committed
you	had	committed
they	had	committed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Canon 18 allows for bigamy to go unpunished if a man or woman unknowingly marries someone who is already married, as long as they can prove their ignorance.

en.wikipedia.org

The plot centres on accidental bigamy which was in literary fashion in the early 1860s.

en.wikipedia.org

This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate.

en.wikipedia.org

In these roles he was called upon to give evidence in court cases relating to alleged bigamy.

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The children are considered legitimate for all other purposes and the prohibition against bigamy applies.

en.wikipedia.org

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

The first variant is made of light material and let it go to your head tie, the second version of the headband is made of warmer material Gavia, which is flexible and sewn seams, so this warmer version may not commit.

www.eleven-sportswear.at

Die erste Variante aus leichtem Material gefertigt und lassen Sie es um Ihren Kopf Krawatte gehen, ist die zweite Version des Stirnband aus wärmeren Material Gavia, die flexible und genähte Nähte ist gemacht, so dass diese Version nicht wärmer begehen.

www.eleven-sportswear.at

Therefore I add the "CC Attribution" licensing terms (see question 3 above) to my editions of public domain music, not to commit "copyfraud", but -on the contrary- to make plain that the editions indeed may be freely used, copied, and distributed.

music.dalitio.de

Deshalb gebe ich immer die "CC Attribution" Lizenz (siehe Frage 3) auf meinen Ausgaben gemeinfreier Werke an, nicht um "Copyfraud" zu begehen, sondern -im Gegenteil- um klarzustellen, dass diese Ausgaben wirklich frei kopiert, verbreitet und genutzt werden dürfen.

music.dalitio.de

Surely and like the author also requires a further cooperation with flexible Nostradamus - researchers admits, adept French - language - specialists, this new way of a " key ", which positively stands out against all me well known keys to commit.

www.zannoth.de

Es bedarf sicherlich einer weiteren Zusammenarbeit mit flexiblen Nostradamusforschern und wie der Autor auch selbst zugibt, sachkundigen Französischsprachlern, diesen neuen Weg eines " Schlüssels ", der sich von allen mir bisher bekannten Schlüsseln positiv abhebt, zu begehen.

www.zannoth.de

We acquire theoretical knowledge, commit the glacier at the foot of the Grossvenediger and practice crevasse rescue in open terrain.

bergfuehrer-buero.at

Wir erwerben theoretisches Wissen, begehen den Gletscher am Fuße des Großvenedigers und üben Spaltenbergung im freien Gelände.

bergfuehrer-buero.at