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betragen

amount to

verb buh-TRAH-gen Common
Numbers & Measures Quantities

Also means

behave

Usage Note

betragen is the formal verb for sums totalling a figure, as in die Kosten betragen ('the costs amount to'). Used reflexively as sich betragen it means 'to behave oneself', and the noun das Betragen is the 'conduct' mark on old report cards.

Examples

"Die Rechnung beträgt zwanzig Euro."

Natural Translation

The bill comes to twenty euros.

Literal Translation

The bill amounts twenty euros.

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