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einwenden

to object

verb AIN-ven-den Less Common
Communication Speech

Also means

to raise as objection

Usage Note

einwenden means to raise a counter-point: etwas gegen einen Vorschlag einwenden. It is separable (wendet ein) and the related noun is Einwand (objection). Common in the fixed phrase dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden (there is no objection to that).

Examples

"Gegen diesen Plan lässt sich wenig einwenden."

Natural Translation

Little can be objected against this plan.

Literal Translation

Against this plan lets itself little object.

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