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What is the difference between Wie heißt das auf English? and Was heißt das auf English? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Wie heißt das auf English? and Was heißt das auf English? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Wie heißt das auf Englisch?
What do you call this in English?
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How do you say this in English?
Was heißt das auf Englisch?
What does this mean in English?
The latter is usually used when you want to know the english meaning of a specific word. People often use it to find out wether a word that is written and/or pronounced similarly in both languages actually has a similar meaning or not.
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