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German
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solve [sɒlv, Am sɑ:lv] VB trans
to solve sth
etw lösen
complaining won't solve anything
Meckern allein hilft nicht inf
to solve a crime
ein Verbrechen aufklären
to solve a mystery
ein Geheimnis aufdecken
to solve a problem
ein Problem lösen
to solve a problem arithmetically
ein Problem rechnerisch lösen
to solve a mystery
ein Geheimnis lüften
to solve a riddle
ein Rätsel lösen
to solve a puzzle
ein Rätsel lösen
to solve a puzzle
hinter ein Geheimnis kommen
German
German
English
English
[ein] Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o. machen]
to solve [or inf do] a crossword
eine Gleichung auflösen
to solve an equation
zur Krisenbewältigung wurden drei Arbeitsgruppen eingesetzt
three workgroups were created in an attempt to solve the crisis
ich habe das Problem weitgehend alleine gelöst
to a large extent I managed to solve the problem myself
das bereitet ja mehr Probleme als es löst
this causes more problems than it solves
solve VB
solve
lösen
Present
Isolve
yousolve
he/she/itsolves
wesolve
yousolve
theysolve
Past
Isolved
yousolved
he/she/itsolved
wesolved
yousolved
theysolved
Present Perfect
Ihavesolved
youhavesolved
he/she/ithassolved
wehavesolved
youhavesolved
theyhavesolved
Past Perfect
Ihadsolved
youhadsolved
he/she/ithadsolved
wehadsolved
youhadsolved
theyhadsolved
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to solve a mystery
ein Geheimnis lüften
to solve/tackle a problem
ein Problem lösen/angehen [o. in Angriff nehmen]
just cool it everyone, fighting won't solve anything
ganz ruhig bleiben! ein Streit bringt überhaupt nichts
to resolve [or solve] a crisis
eine Krise überwinden
to solve a puzzle
ein Rätsel lösen
to solve a puzzle
hinter ein Geheimnis kommen
to solve a problem arithmetically
ein Problem rechnerisch lösen
das bereitet ja mehr Probleme als es löst
this causes more problems than it solves
eine Gleichung nach x auflösen
to solve an equation for x
sie weiß nicht, wie sie das Problem lösen soll
she doesn't know how to solve the problem
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The process is riddled with corrupt tendering processes, embezzlement and fraudulent activity.
en.wikipedia.org
It is in the form of a riddle, but what does it mean?
en.wikipedia.org
The answer to the riddle is a specific path through the columns.
en.wikipedia.org
He leaves without ever thanking her for giving him the answer to the riddle.
en.wikipedia.org
Each issue contained riddles, sight gags, and jokes played out by super deformed characters outside the page margins.
en.wikipedia.org
Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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So far, however, each country has attempted to solve these problems on its own as there has not been any kind of joint platform.
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www.giz.de
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Bislang versuchte jedoch jedes Land, diese Themen in Eigenregie zu lösen, eine gemeinsame Plattform fehlte.
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www.giz.de
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From 8 locations, more than 80 employees solve all possible problems which may be experienced with windows and doors.
www.egokiefer.ch
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Von acht Stützpunkten aus lösen mehr als 80 Mitarbeiter alle erdenklichen Probleme, die bei Fenstern und Türen auftreten können.
www.egokiefer.ch
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Thus the age-old question of the exhibition of the paintings, which were constantly moved around the Apostolic Palaces due to the lack of a setting that matched their importance, was solved.
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mv.vatican.va
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Auf diese Weise wurde das jahrelange Problem der Ausstellung der Gemälde gelöst, die ständig innerhalb der Apostolischen Paläste ihren Standort wechselten, da es an geeigneten Räumlichkeiten fehlte.
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mv.vatican.va
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The development and distribution of Debian may not be the answer to the problems that I have outlined in the Manifesto, but I hope that it will at least attract enough attention to these problems to allow them to be solved.
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www.debian.org
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Die Entwicklung und Verteilung von Debian wird vielleicht nicht die Antwort auf die Probleme sein, die ich innerhalb des Manifests skizziert habe, aber ich hoffe, dass es zumindest genug Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen wird, um diese Probleme schlussendlich zu lösen.
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www.debian.org
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John W. Mauchly wanted to use the then tremendous speed of the ENIAC to solve numerically extensive systems of equations describing the weather.
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www.hnf.de
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John W. Mauchly wollte die damals enorme Geschwindigkeit des ENIAC dazu nutzen, die das Wetter beschreibenden umfangreichen Gleichungssysteme numerisch zu lösen.
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www.hnf.de

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