Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #5000
Word (Wort)

der sonderfall

Translation (Übersetzung) special case, exception
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈzɔndɐˌfal]
B2
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
formal noun compound legal exception administrative
A compound noun (Sonder + Fall) used to describe an unusual situation that deviates from the norm. Often used in legal, administrative, and technical contexts.

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sonderfall is a German Nouns

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sonderfall Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Dieser Patient stellt einen medizinischen Sonderfall dar.
This patient represents a medical special case.
Medical context
Im Sonderfall können wir eine Ausnahme machen.
In special cases, we can make an exception.
Administrative decision-making
Die Software behandelt diesen Sonderfall separat.
The software handles this special case separately.
Technical/software context

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sonderfall Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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compound components (Bestandteile)
Sonder-
Meaning: special, particular
Example: Sonderangebot (special offer)
Noun
Fall
Meaning: case, instance
Example: Normalfall (normal case)
Noun
derived form (abgeleitete Form)
sonderfällig
Meaning: exceptional, special-case
Example: eine sonderfällige Regelung
Adjective

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sonderfall Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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sonderfall Collocations (Kollokationen)

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einen Sonderfall darstellen
to constitute a special case
High frequency
im Sonderfall
in the special case
High frequency
als Sonderfall behandeln
to treat as an exception
Medium frequency
Sonderfallregelung
special case regulation
Medium frequency
einen Sonderfall prüfen
to examine a special case
Medium frequency
Sonderfallklausel
exception clause
Low frequency
Sonderfallantrag
exception application
Low frequency

sonderfall Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Die Ausnahme bestätigt die Regel, aber das hier ist ein echter Sonderfall.
The exception proves the rule, but this is a real special case.
Emphasizes that something is such an unusual exception that it doesn't even fit the typical 'exception' category.
Das ist kein Sonderfall, sondern die Regel.
That's not an exception, but the rule.
Used to correct someone who thinks something unusual is actually common.

sonderfall Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Ausnahme
Meaning: exception
High similarity
Besonderheit
Meaning: special feature
Medium similarity
Einzelfall
Meaning: individual case
Medium similarity
Sondersituation
Meaning: special situation
High similarity

sonderfall Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Regelfall
Meaning: standard case
Normalfall
Meaning: normal case
Allgemeinfall
Meaning: general case

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sonderfall Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Ausnahmeregelung Besonderheit Einzelfall Sondersituation Regelung Verordnung Bestimmung

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