alias

Deckname, Pseudonym

Ein Name, den jemand anstelle seines üblichen Namens verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: Another name someone uses instead of their usual name.

• She writes under an alias.
• He has used several aliases online.
• Is that your real name or an alias?

So benutzt man es: under an alias (The actor booked a room under an alias.); alias for someone (The name Raven is an alias for the writer.)

Synonyme: assumed name, pseudonym

Häufige Wendungen: use an alias, under an alias, an assumed alias

Deckname, falscher Name

Ein anderer Name, den jemand benutzt, um seine wahre Identität geheim zu halten.

In einfachem Englisch: A different name someone uses to keep their real identity secret.

• The suspect used an alias.
• Police discovered three aliases in his records.
• She rented the flat under the alias Jane Ford.

So benutzt man es: under the alias something (He travelled under the alias Peter Cole.)

Synonyme: false name, assumed name

Häufige Wendungen: false alias, under an alias, adopt an alias

Alias

Ein zusätzlicher Name für dieselbe Datei, denselben Befehl oder dieselbe E-Mail-Adresse.

In einfachem Englisch: An extra name that refers to the same computer file, command, or email address.

• This alias opens the same folder.
• Create an email alias for customer questions.
• The command stopped working after I deleted its alias.

So benutzt man es: alias for something (I created an alias for that long command.)

Synonyme: alternative name

Häufige Wendungen: email alias, command alias, create an alias

alias, auch bekannt als

Steht zwischen zwei Namen und zeigt, dass beide dieselbe Person bezeichnen.

In einfachem Englisch: Used between names to show that the same person is known by both.

• They arrested James Bell, alias Fox.
• The singer Lina Park, alias Luna, performed tonight.
• Police questioned Daniel Reed, alias Danny West.

Synonyme: also known as, otherwise known as

Häufige Wendungen: alias someone, someone alias someone