Well-known, famous - Bekannt (The 319th Most Common German Word)
The German translation for Well-known, famous is Bekannt. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 319th most common word in German. This word often comes up when talking about culture & arts. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.
Pronunciation
English:
well-known, famous
German:
bekannt
Examples
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It may be because I wasn't famous enough. | Möglicherweise war ich nicht bekannt genug. |
Rome is famous for its ancient architecture. | Rom ist für seine antiken Gebäude bekannt. |
Mr Balboa is so well known as to need no introduction. | Herr Balboa ist so gut bekannt, dass man ihn nicht vorzustellen braucht. |
If Jalisco, a Mexican state, is famous for something, it is for its blue agaves. | Wenn Jalisco, ein mexikanischer Staat, für etwas bekannt ist, dann für seine blauen Agaven. |
A string of the Elafit islands has spread over the sea from Mljet to Dubrovnik, every single island lovely and famous for something. | Von Mljet bis Dubrovnik erstreckt sich die Kette der Elaphitischen Inseln, jede für etwas Besonderes bekannt und schön. |
This play is well known in europe. | Dieses Werk ist allgemein in Europa bekannt. |
Ritter Butzke and Berghain are especially well-known. | Besonders bekannt sind der Ritter Butzke und das Berghain. |
His 2009 publication Acting out is particularly well known. | Besonders bekannt ist seine Veröffentlichung aus dem Jahr 2009 Acting out. |
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The village is a typical French mountain village, famous for its hospitality. | Das Dorf ist ein typisches französisches Bergdorf, bekannt für seine Gastfreundschaft. |
Cricket Marlowe is a famous medium who finds missing children. | Cricket Marlowe ist ein berühmtes Medium der dafür bekannt ist, vermisste Kinder zu finden. |
This ability of proliferations is well known for H. fulva var. | Diese Fähigkeit Proliferationen zu erzeugen, ist wohl bekannt bei H. fulva var. |
As I said, Sara jay is famous for her interracial performances. | Wie schon gesagt, Sara Jay ist für ihre interracial Performanzen bekannt. |
Kamalashila is well-known for its extensive library. | Unser Haus ist weithin bekannt für seine umfangreiche Bibliothek. |
In the center of portugal, Luso is famous for its thermal and medical watwers, known because of the water that is bottled there. | Im Zentrum von Portugal, ist Luso berühmt für seine Thermal- und medizinische watwers, wegen des Wassers bekannt, dass es in Flaschen abgefüllt wird. |
Lubango is famous not only for its weather but also because of the Leba sierra. | Lubango ist nicht nur bekannt für sein Klima, sondern auch wegen der Gebirgskette Serra da Leba. |
Tecnolumen: producer of the world-famous Wilhelm Wagenfeld lamp WA24, also known as the Bauhaus lamp. | Tecnolumen - Hersteller der weltbekannten Wilhelm Wagenfeld-Leuchte WA24, auch bekannt als Bauhaus-Leuchte. |
Viennese cuisine is world-famous and enjoys a good international reputation. | Die Wiener Küche ist weltweit bekannt und genießt international einen guten Ruf. |
This artificial waterway is world famous and truly unique. | Diese künstlich angelegte Wasserstraße ist weltweit bekannt und in dieser Form einzigartig. |
It's well known that the Vatican and Rothschild are intimately affiliated. | Es ist bekannt, dass der Vatikan und Rothschild eng miteinander verbunden sind. |
Levitra is well known and widespread on the market. | Levitra ist sehr bekannt und weitverbreitet auf dem Markt. |
This country is well-known for its strict phytosanitary requirements. | Japan ist bekannt für seine strengen Anforderungen im Bereich der Pflanzengesundheit. |
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