GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

anklingen

hint at; be implicit

In seiner Antwort klang an, dass er mit der Entscheidung unzufrieden war, obwohl er eine offene Auseinandersetzung offenbar vermeiden wollte.

His answer hinted that he was unhappy with the decision although he apparently wanted to avoid an open confrontation.

echo; resemble faintly

Die Melodie klingt an ein altes Volkslied an, das meine Großmutter häufig gesungen hat, ohne jemals dessen genaue Herkunft zu kennen.

The melody echoes an old folk song that my grandmother often sang without ever knowing exactly where it came from.

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