"be obliged" in German to be obliged müssen Detailed translations for "be obliged" to be obliged to be obliged(also: to have to) müssen Once the contract is negotiated, we'd be obliged to fulfil it. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wir müssen Klarheit gewinnen, bevor wir einen Vertrag haben. I fear we may be obliged to wait a little longer. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Ich fürchte, wir müssen noch ein wenig warten.