witness

witness
wit·ness [ʼwɪtnəs] n <pl -es>
1)
(observer or attester to sth) Zeuge, -in m, f (to +gen);
as God is my \witness, ... Gott ist mein Zeuge, ...;
\witness [to a marriage] Trauzeuge, -in m, f;
in the presence of two \witnesses in Gegenwart zweier Zeugen/Zeuginnen;
according to \witnesses Zeugenaussagen zufolge;
before \witnesses vor Zeugen/Zeuginnen
2) law (sb giving testimony) Zeuge, -in m, f;
your \witness! Ihr Zeuge/Ihre Zeugin!;
character \witness Leumundszeuge, -in m, f;
\witness for the defence/prosecution [or defence/prosecution \witness] Zeuge, -in m, f, der Verteidigung/Anklage Entlastungs-/Belastungszeuge, -in m, f;
expert \witness Gutachter(in) m(f);
key \witness for the defence Hauptentlastungszeuge, -in m, f;
in \witness whereof (form) zum Zeugnis dessen (geh)
to appear as a \witness als Zeuge/Zeugin auftreten;
to call a \witness einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufen;
to hear/swear in a \witness einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin vernehmen/vereidigen
3) no pl (form: proof) Zeugnis nt (geh)
to bear \witness to sth von etw dat zeugen (geh), etw zeigen;
to bear false \witness (old) falsches Zeugnis ablegen veraltend (form)
4) rel (of belief) Bekenntnis nt;
to bear \witness to sth von etw dat Zeugnis ablegen;
thou shalt not bear false \witness du sollst nicht falsch Zeugnis reden vt
1) (see)
to \witness sth etw beobachten, Zeuge/Zeugin einer S. gen sein;
to \witness sb doing sth sehen, wie jd etw tut;
(watch attentively) beobachten, wie jd etw tut
2) (experience)
to \witness sth etw miterleben;
the past few years have \witnessed momentous changes throughout Eastern Europe die vergangenen Jahre sahen tief greifende Veränderungen in ganz Osteuropa
3) (attest)
to \witness sth etw bestätigen;
to \witness sb's signature jds Unterschrift beglaubigen;
to \witness a will ein Testament als Zeuge/Zeugin unterschreiben
4) usu passive
as \witnessed by sth (demonstrated) wie etw zeigt [o beweist];
as \witnessed by the number of tickets sold ... wie man anhand der verkauften Karten sehen kann, ...
5) (behold)
the situation is still unstable - \witness the recent outbreak of violence in the capital die Lage ist noch immer instabil, wie der jüngste Ausbruch von Gewalt in der Hauptstadt gezeigt hat;
forecasters can get it disastrously wrong - \witness the famous British hurricane of 1987 Meteorologen können sich fürchterlich irren - man denke nur an den berühmten britischen Hurrikan von 1987 vi law (form);
to \witness to sth etw bestätigen [o bezeugen];
to \witness to the authenticity of sth die Echtheit einer S. gen bestätigen

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