LuxVocabulary

radetten

Lëtzebuergesch
English
to have nothing to say; to be unable to keep up
Français
ne pas avoir son mot à dire; être dépassé
Deutsch
nichts zu bestellen haben; nicht mithalten können
Type
VRB

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ʀɑdˈætən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

colloquial

Deutsch
nichts zu bestellen haben (machtlos sein)
Français
ne pas avoir son mot à dire
English
to have nothing to say
Português
não ter nada a dizer (não ter autoridade)
Nederlands
niets te zeggen hebben; niets in te brengen hebben (dan lege briefjes)

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch
nicht mithalten können
Français
être dépassé (par les événements)
English
to be out of one's depth; to be unable to keep up
Português
não conseguir fazer nada; não conseguir acompanhar
Nederlands
boven zijn pet gaan; het niet aankunnen
Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • näischt ze radetten hunn
  • radetten

Example sentences

  1. bei hinnen am Stot huet de Mann näischt ze radetten

    colloquial

    Meaning 1: to have nothing to say

  2. den Exame war vill ze schwéier, ech hat do näischt ze radetten

    colloquial

    Meaning 2: to be out of one's depth; to be unable to keep up

  3. an der leschter Biergetapp hate vill Coureuren näischt ze radetten

    colloquial

    Meaning 2: to be out of one's depth; to be unable to keep up

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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