niemand hat die Absicht
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
After the famous statement Niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten (“No one has the intention to build a wall”), made by East German leader Walter Ulbricht at a press conference in June 1961, two months before the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic, with zu + infinitive) Introduces a sentence that expresses a supposed secret plan or hidden agenda.
- Niemand hat die Absicht, die Grundrechte einzuschränken.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (literally, “Nobody has the intention to restrict fundamental rights.”)