considering

considering
preposition

considering something — wenn man etwas bedenkt

* * *
preposition (taking into account; despite: Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well.) in Anbetracht
* * *
con·sid·er·ing
[kənˈsɪdərɪŋ]
I. prep
▪ \considering sth ... wenn man etw akk bedenkt ...
\considering her fear of heights ... wenn man bedenkt, unter welcher Höhenangst sie leidet, ...
▪ \considering how/what ... wenn man bedenkt, wie/was ...
II. conj
▪ \considering that ... wenn man bedenkt, dass ..., dafür, dass ...
her figure is wonderful \considering [that] she eats so much chocolate dafür, dass sie so viel Schokolade isst, hat sie eine wundervolle Figur
III. adv
1. (all in all) alles in allem; (really) eigentlich
he did very well in the course, \considering alles in allem hat er den Kurs gut abgeschlossen
Harry wasn't feeling too bad, \considering eigentlich fühlte sich Harry gar nicht so schlecht
2. (esp hum fam: surprisingly) in Anbetracht der Umstände
* * *
[kən'sIdərIŋ]
1. prep
für (+acc), wenn man ... (acc) bedenkt
2. conj
wenn man bedenkt

considering (that) he's been ill ... — wenn man bedenkt, dass er krank war ..., dafür, dass er krank war ...

3. adv
eigentlich

it's not too bad considering — es ist eigentlich gar nicht so schlecht

yes it is, considering — ach ja, eigentlich schon

* * *
considering
A präp in Anbetracht, angesichts, wenn man … (akk) bedenkt
B konj in Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass
C adv umg den Umständen entsprechend, alles in allem:
he is quite well considering es geht ihm so weit ganz gut
* * *
preposition

considering something — wenn man etwas bedenkt

* * *
adv.
entsprechend adv.
erachtend adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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