echt
adj · /ɛçt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German echt, borrowed from Middle Low German echt (“lawful, genuine”). The original form is Middle Low German ēhaft (“lawful”), from ē (“law”) (related to modern Ehe); then ēhacht by the Low German development -ft- → -cht- (compare Nichte); and eventually contracted into echt. Cognate to Old High German ēhaft (“honourable”) and Dutch echt.
Translation
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authentic, genuine, true
Die Jacke ist aus echtem Leder.
The jacket is made of genuine leather.
Hallo Lexikon, erklär mir wie das funktioniert / Es möchte echt sein / Echt
- authentic source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- authentic source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- authentic source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
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real; factual
colloquial
Der Film ist nah an der echten Geschichte.
The film is close to the real story.
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proper
echte Teilmenge
proper subset