- Denken
- n; -s, kein Pl. thinking, thought; (logisches Denken) reasoning; (Denkart) way of thinking; Denken ist Glücksache umg. well you thought wrong; das Denken soll man den Pferden überlassen umg. don’t think too hard, you might hurt yourself (oder pull a muscle)* * *das Denkenthinking* * *Dẹn|kennt -s,no pl1) (= Gedankenwelt) thought; (= Denkweise) thinking
ich kann seinem Denken nicht folgen — I can't follow his thinking or his train of thought
im Denken Goethes — in Goethe's thought
im Denken der Aufklärung — in the thinking of the Enlightenment
abstraktes Denken — abstract thought or thinking
klares Denken — clear thinking, clarity of thought
positives Denken — positive thinking
2) (= Gedanken) thoughts pl, thinking3) (= Denkvermögen) mind* * *1) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) guess2) (to (be able to) think, form opinions and judgements etc: Man alone has the ability to reason.) reason3) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) think* * *Den·ken<-s>[ˈdɛŋkn̩]nt kein pl2. (Denkweise) [way of] thinking, reasoning, thought, train of thought3. (Gedanken) thoughts plpositives \Denken positive thinking4. (Denkvermögen) understandingzu klarem \Denken kommen to start thinking clearly* * *das; Denkens thinking; (Denkweise) thought* * *Denken ist Glücksache umg well you thought wrong;das Denken soll man den Pferden überlassen umg don’t think too hard, you might hurt yourself (oder pull a muscle)* * *das; Denkens thinking; (Denkweise) thought* * *(an) v.to think (of) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: dachte, gedacht)= to think v.(§ p.,p.p.: thought)
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.