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Sentence #8885178

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 CK CK March 22, 2021 March 22, 2021 at 8:00:06 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Annotation:

"The real McCoy" is an idiom.

https://www.google.com/search?q...oy%22+meaning&

 araneo araneo June 6, 2025 June 6, 2025 at 7:27:38 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Should this be linked to the German?

Ist das echt? = Is this/that real?

 Babelball Babelball December 11, 2025 December 11, 2025 at 9:55:28 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

In my opinion, it shouldn't be linked, since this sentence isn't a question.

CK CK December 12, 2025 December 12, 2025 at 5:14:34 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

No action on the comment on the German sentence.

https://tatoeba.org/en/sentence...omment-1535779

Any German native speakers want to comment?

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This is the real McCoy.

added by soliloquist, July 1, 2020
➜ CC BY 2.0 FR

license chosen by soliloquist, July 1, 2020
➜ #8885180Sahici bu.

linked by soliloquist, July 1, 2020
➜ #8885246Hakiki bu.

linked by soliloquist, July 1, 2020
➜ #943569Ist das echt?

linked by mashi, May 18, 2023
➜ #943569Ist das echt?

unlinked by PaulP, December 12, 2025
➜ #13640368Dat is de echte.

linked by PaulP, December 12, 2025
➜ #13640888Das ist echt.

linked by Babelball, December 12, 2025