What does über alles in German mean?

What is the meaning of the word über alles in German? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use über alles in German.

The word über alles in German means everything, anything, everyone, everything, all-inclusive, very, everything is spinning, Congratulations, all in all, All right, Okay, overall, all in all, taking everything into account, the world to, the world to. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word über alles

everything, anything

(Gesamtheit)

Alles was du hier siehst, habe ich selbst gebaut.
Everything (or: anything) that you can see here I have built myself.

everyone

(literarisch (Menschen: jeder)

All die Menschen arbeiten friedlich zusammen.

everything

(literarisch (Gesamtheit: Dinge)

All das, woran wir glauben, steht festgeschrieben.

all-inclusive

(im Preis enthalten)

All dies ist bereits inklusive und kann kostenfrei genutzt werden.

very

(literarisch (ganz: gänzlich)

All mein Hab und Gut soll auch Dein sein.

everything is spinning

(Schwindelgefühl)

Wenn ich mich bücke, dreht sich alles.
Everything is spinning when I bend down.

Congratulations

(Glückwunsch)

Alles Gute zur Beförderung, Sven!
Congratulations on the promotion Sven!

all in all

(insgesamt)

Alles in allem ist das Projekt ganz gut gelaufen.
All in all the project worked out well.

All right, Okay

(Ich habe verstanden)

Alles klar, wir sehen uns dann um 5.
All right (or: Okay), we will meet at five.

overall

(insgesamt)

Was kostet das alles zusammen?
How much is it in total?

all in all

(der Endbetrag) (amount)

taking everything into account

(alles Mögliche einkalkuliert)

the world to

(Person: sehr wichtig) (person)

Für Jens war Jenny sein Ein und Alles.
Jenny meant the world to Jens.

the world to

(Sache: sehr wichtig) (object)

Ihre Arbeit mit kranken Kindern war für Jessica ihr Ein und Alles.
The work with sick children meant the world to Jessica.

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