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I v/t1. inherit (auch fig.); (Geld) auch come into; du hast wohl geerbt? hum. (have you) won the pools (Am. the lottery) or something?; das hat er von der Mutter geerbt fig. he’s got (oder he has) that from his mother2. umg., fig. (kriegen) get; bei mir / hier ist nichts zu erben umg. you’ll get no joy from me / there’s nothing doing hereII v/i inherit, come into an inheritance* * *to inherit* * *ẹr|ben ['ɛrbn]1. vt (lit, fig)to inherit (von from); Vermögen auch to come into; (inf = geschenkt bekommen) to get, to be given
bei ihm kann man nichts erben (inf) — you won't get anything or a sausage (Brit inf) out of him
2. vito inherit* * *1) (to receive (property etc belonging to someone who has died): He inherited the house from his father; She inherited four thousand dollars from her father.) inherit2) (to have (qualities) the same as one's parents etc: She inherits her quick temper from her mother.) inherit* * *er·ben[ˈɛrbn̩]I. vt1. (als Erbe erhalten)▪ etw [von jdm] \erben to inherit sth [from sb]2. (fam: geschenkt bekommen)▪ etw [bei/von jdm] \erben to be given sth [by sb]3. (als Erbanlage bekommen)▪ etw von jdm \erben to inherit sth from sbdie müssen im Lotto gewonnen oder geerbt haben! they must have either won the lottery or have been left some money!* * *transitives, auch intransitives Verb inheritbei mir ist nichts zu erben — (ugs.) you won't get anything out of me
* * *erbenA. v/tdu hast wohl geerbt? hum (have you) won the pools (US the lottery) or something?;2. umg, fig (kriegen) get;B. v/i inherit, come into an inheritance* * *transitives, auch intransitives Verb inheritbei mir ist nichts zu erben — (ugs.) you won't get anything out of me
* * *v.to inherit v.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.