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viel

pron · /fiːl/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vile, from Old High German filu (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. More at fele.

Translation

  1. much, a lot

    Es ist viel passiert.

    Much has happened.

    Wenn du den Liedtext anschaust, bedeutet er nicht wirklich viel.

    If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.

    Wenn du den Liedtext anschaust, bedeutet er nicht wirklich viel.

    If you look at the song's lyrics, they really don't mean much.

viel

det · /fiːl/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vile, from Old High German filu (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. More at fele.

Translation

  1. much, many

    Er hat viel Geld verloren.

    He lost a lot of money.

viel

adv · /fiːl/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vile, from Old High German filu (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. More at fele.

Translation

  1. much, a lot

    Wir haben viel gelacht.

    We laughed a lot.

viel

adj ·

Translation

  1. a good deal source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. much; a lot; lots ; a good deal; a great deal; heaps source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en