 | English | German  |  |
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 | sb./sth. were [subjunctive] | 225 jd./etw. wäre |  |
 | sb. would be | jd. wäre |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | The perfect case would be ... | Ideal wäre ... |  |
 | Which is what? | Welches wäre? |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | What would that be? | Das da wäre? |  |
 | That's all. | Das wäre alles. |  |
 | That would be lying. | Das wäre gelogen. |  |
 | It's a wrap! [It's finished] | Das wäre geschafft! |  |
 | That would be nice. | Das wäre schön. |  |
 | It wouldn't matter. | Es wäre egal. |  |
 | It would be wise. | Es wäre ratsam. |  |
 | It would be a shame. | Es wäre schade. |  |
 | It would be folly to ... | Es wäre töricht, ... |  |
 | It would be premature. | Es wäre übereilt. |  |
 | It would be a mistake ... | Es wäre verfehlt, ... |  |
 | It would be appreciated ... | Es wäre willkommen ... |  |
 | sth. would have been done [irrealis] | etw. wäre getan worden |  |
 | sth. is worth considering | etw. wäre zu überlegen |  |
 | I would have come back. | Ich wäre zurückgekehrt. |  |
 | I would have come back. | Ich wäre zurückgekommen. |  |
 | It might well be. | Wäre (gut) möglich. |  |
 | Would it be possible ...? | Wäre es möglich ...? |  |
 | What if ... | Was wäre, wenn ... |  |
 | What would it be like if ... | Was wäre, wenn ... |  |
 | Who'd've ...? [coll.] [Who would have ...?] | Wer hätte / wäre ... |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | (There,) that's done! | (So,) das wäre geschafft! |  |
 | I was within an ace of falling. [coll.] [obs.] | Beinahe wäre ich gefallen. |  |
 | It would have been better if it had never happened. | Das wäre besser unterblieben. |  |
 | The goods would be unsaleable. | Die Ware wäre unverkäuflich. |  |
 | He all but died. | Er wäre fast gestorben. |  |
 | He would have liked to come along. | Er wäre gern mitgekommen. |  |
 | It would therefore be advisable ... | Es wäre deshalb ratsam ... |  |
 | It would be nice if ... | Es wäre schön, wenn ... |  |
 | It would be an asset ... | Es wäre von Vorteil ... |  |
 | It would be desirable that ... | Es wäre wünschenswert, dass ... |  |
 | I would prefer some ... | Etwas ... wäre mir lieber. |  |
 | Yes, that'd be great. | Ja, das wäre toll. |  |
 | I'd feel better, if ... | Mir wäre wohler, wenn ... |  |
 | but for him | wäre er nicht gewesen |  |
 | if it were not for him | wenn er nicht wäre |  |
 | If I were you ... | Wenn ich du wäre ... |  |
 | but for sb./sth. | wenn jd./etw. nicht (gewesen) wäre |  |
 | as would be desirable | wie es wünschenswert wäre |  |
 | How about ...? [idiom] | Wie wäre es mit ...? |  |
 | as might be expected | wie zu erwarten wäre |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | what-if analysis | Was-wäre-wenn-Analyse {f} |  |
 | what-if question | Was-wäre-wenn-Frage {f} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | ... that's better still. | ..., wäre es noch besser. |  |
 | sif {conj} [short for "as if"] [sl.] | als ob (das so wäre) |  |
 | idiom as if this wasn't enough | als ob das nicht (schon) genug wäre |  |