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Vorstellung

idea

noun FOR-shtel-ung Less Common

Also means

performance

Usage Note

Vorstellung stretches across three senses from vorstellen: a mental idea or notion, a theatre performance, and an introduction. Keine Vorstellung haben means 'to have no idea'. Context decides which sense is meant.

Examples

"Ich habe keine Vorstellung davon."

Natural Translation

I have no idea about it.

Literal Translation

I have no idea thereof.

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