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1 spasmodic
adjective1) (marked by spasms) krampfartig2) (intermittent) sporadisch [Anwachsen, Bemühungen]* * *spas·mod·ic[spæzˈmɒdɪk, AM -ˈmɑ:-]* * *[spz'mɒdɪk]adj (MED)krampfartig, spasmisch, spasmodisch (spec); (fig = occasional) sporadisch; growth schubweisehis generosity was spasmodic — er hatte Phasen or Anfälle von Großzügigkeit
* * *1. MED spasmodisch, krampfhaft, -artig2. sporadisch* * *adjective1) (marked by spasms) krampfartig2) (intermittent) sporadisch [Anwachsen, Bemühungen]* * *adj.krampfhaft adj. -
2 movement
noun1) Bewegung, die; (of people): (towards city, country, etc.) [Ab]wanderung, die; (trend, tendency) Tendenz, diea movement of the head/arm/leg — eine Kopf-/Arm-/Beinbewegung
2) in pl. Aktivitäten Pl.3) (Mus.) Satz, der4) (concerted action for purpose) Bewegung, die6) (in price) Preisbewegung, die* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) die Bewegung2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) das Handeln3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) die Bewegung4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) die Bewegung5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) das Gehwerk6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) der Satz7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) die Entwicklung* * *move·ment[ˈmu:vmənt]nafter the accident he had no \movement in his legs nach seinem Unfall konnte er seine Beine nicht bewegenthe scene of the crash was almost devoid of \movement am Absturzort rührte sich fast nichtsthere is a \movement towards doing sth die Tendenz geht dahin, etw zu tunthe suffragette \movement die Bewegung der Frauenrechtlerinnen▪ \movements pl Tätigkeiten plwhat are your \movements today? was machst du heute?I'm keeping an eye on her \movements ich beobachte sie* * *['muːvmənt]n1) (= motion) Bewegung f; (of troops etc) Truppenbewegung f; (fig) (= trend) Trend m (towards zu); (of events) Entwicklung f; (of prices/rates) Preis-/Kursbewegung fa slight downward/upward movement — eine leichte Abwärts-/Aufwärtsbewegung
the movement of traffic —
movement (of the bowels) (Med) there was a movement toward(s) the door — Stuhlgang m alles drängte zur Tür
a marked movement to the right —
2) (= political, artistic etc movement) Bewegung f3) (= transport: of goods etc) Beförderung f* * *movement [ˈmuːvmənt] s1. Bewegung f (auch fig MAL, POL, REL etc):free movement Freizügigkeit f (der Arbeitskräfte etc);free movement of goods WIRTSCH freier Güteraustausch;without movement bewegungslos2. pl Aktivitäten pl3. (rasche) Entwicklung, Fortschreiten n (von Ereignissen), Fortgang m (einer Handlung etc)4. Bestrebung f, Tendenz f, Richtung f5. moderne Richtung:be in the movement mit der Zeit (mit)gehen6. Rhythmus m, rhythmische Bewegung (von Versen etc)7. MUSa) Satz m (einer Sonate etc)b) Tempo nmovement by air Lufttransport m;movement order Marschbefehl m9. TECHa) Bewegung fb) Lauf m (einer Maschine)c) Gang-, Gehwerk n (der Uhr), Antriebsmechanismus m10. (Hand-)Griff m:11. PHYSIOLa) Stuhlgang mb) Stuhl m12. WIRTSCH Umsatz m* * *noun1) Bewegung, die; (of people): (towards city, country, etc.) [Ab]wanderung, die; (trend, tendency) Tendenz, diea movement of the head/arm/leg — eine Kopf-/Arm-/Beinbewegung
2) in pl. Aktivitäten Pl.3) (Mus.) Satz, der4) (concerted action for purpose) Bewegung, die6) (in price) Preisbewegung, die* * *n.Bewegung -en f.Regung -en f. -
3 significant
adjective1) (noteworthy, important) bedeutend2) (full of meaning) bedeutsam* * *[siɡ'nifikənt]1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) bedeutsam2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.)3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.)* * *sig·nifi·cant[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, AM ˈnɪfə-]\significant contribution bedeutender Beitrag\significant date/event wichtiges Datum/Ereignis\significant decrease beachtlicher Rückgang\significant difference deutlicher Unterschied\significant improvement beachtliche Verbesserung\significant increase beträchtlicher Anstieg\significant part beachtlicher [An]teilto be historically \significant eine historisch bedeutende Rolle spielen2. (meaningful) bedeutsamdo you think it's \significant that... glaubst du, es hat etwas zu bedeuten, dass...a \significant look ein viel sagender Blick* * *[sIg'nIfɪkənt]adj1) (= considerable, having consequence) bedeutend; (= important) wichtigto be significant to or for sth — eine bedeutende or wichtige Rolle in etw (dat) spielen
statistically significant —
politically/historically significant — politisch/historisch bedeutend
2) (= meaningful) bedeutungsvoll; look vielsagend, bedeutsam; sigh, tone of voice bedeutungsvoll, bedeutsamit is significant that... — es ist bezeichnend, dass...
he wondered whether her glance was significant — er fragte sich, ob ihr Blick etwas zu bedeuten habe
to be significant of sth (liter) — ein (An)zeichen nt für etw sein
* * *significant [sıɡˈnıfıkənt] adj1. bezeichnend (of für):2. bedeutsam, wichtig, von Bedeutung3. wesentlich, merklich4. fig vielsagend (Geste etc)a) SOZIOL Bezugsperson f,b) Ehepartner(in),c) Lebensgefährte m, -gefährtin f* * *adjective1) (noteworthy, important) bedeutend2) (full of meaning) bedeutsam* * *adj.bedeutend adj.bedeutsam adj.bedeutsamen adj.bezeichnend adj.gültig adj.signifikant adj.wertig adj.
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