wohl oder übel in German

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Etymology: Literally, "well or badly", that is "whether it be good or bad for us", or "whether we like it or not". Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} wohl oder übel, {{de-adv}} wohl oder übel

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"well or badly\", that is \"whether it be good or bad for us\", or \"whether we like it or not\".",
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      },
      "expansion": "wohl oder übel",
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    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ob man will oder nicht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wohl oder übel"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"well or badly\", that is \"whether it be good or bad for us\", or \"whether we like it or not\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "am {{{2}}}",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wohl oder übel",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wohl oder übel",
      "name": "de-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German adverbs",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German idioms",
        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms"
      ],
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        "willy-nilly"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "willy-nilly"
        ]
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "ob man will oder nicht"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wohl oder übel"
}

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"wohl oder übel" meaning in German

Adverb