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1 majority
noun1) (greater number or part) Mehrheit, diethe majority of people think... — die meisten Menschen denken...
be in the majority — in der Mehr- od. Überzahl sein; überwiegen
* * *[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) die Mehrheit2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) die Mehrheit* * *ma·jor·ity[məˈʤɒrəti, AM -ˈʤɔ:rət̬i]I. nin a democracy, the \majority wins in einer Demokratie gewinnt die MehrheitI spent the \majority of the afternoon reading ich verbrachte die meiste Zeit des Nachmittags mit Lesenraising kids takes up the \majority of my energy das Aufziehen meiner Kinder verbraucht meine ganze Energiethe \majority der Großteilin the \majority of cases in der Mehrzahl der Fällea large \majority of people eine große Mehrheitthe \majority of the votes die Stimmenmehrheitthey passed the bill with a \majority of 15 sie verabschiedeten das Gesetz mit einer Mehrheit von 15 Stimmena narrow/large \majority eine dünne/überwältigende Mehrheita two-thirds \majority eine Zweidrittelmehrheitwhat is the age of \majority in this country? wann ist man in diesem Land volljährig?to reach one's \majority volljährig werden\majority whip Mehrheitsfraktionszwang m* * *[mə'dZɒrItɪ]n1) Mehrheit fthe majority of cases — die Mehrheit or Mehrzahl der Fälle
to have/get a majority —
what was his majority? — wie groß war seine Mehrheit?
* * *1. Mehrheit f:by a large majority mit großer Mehrheit;majority of votes (Stimmen)Mehrheit, Majorität f;majority decision, majority vote Mehrheitsbeschluss m, mehrheitlicher Beschluss;majority holding WIRTSCH Aktienmehrheit;win by a majority verdict (Boxen) mit 2:1 Richterstimmen gewinnen; → academic.ru/67241/silent">silent A 1be in the majority in der Mehrzahl sein;in the majority of cases in der Mehrzahl der Fälle;4. JUR Volljährigkeit f, Mündigkeit f:reach one’s majority volljährig oder mündig werden5. MIL Majorsrang m oder -stelle f:obtain one’s majority zum Major befördert werden* * *noun1) (greater number or part) Mehrheit, diethe majority of people think... — die meisten Menschen denken...
be in the majority — in der Mehr- od. Überzahl sein; überwiegen
* * *n.Masse -n f.Mehrheit -en f. -
2 overall
1. noun2) in pl.2. adjective[pair of] overalls — Overall, der; (with a bib and strap top) Latzhose, die
have an overall majority — die absolute Mehrheit haben
2) (general) allgemein [Verbesserung, Wirkung]3.['], ['] adverb (taken as a whole) im Großen und Ganzen* * *1. ['əuvəro:l] noun(a garment worn over ordinary clothes to protect them from dirt etc: She wears an overall when cleaning the house.) der Overall2. adjective(complete, including everything: What is the overall cost of the scheme?) Gesamt-..3. [ouvər'o:l] adverb((also over all) complete, including everything: What will the scheme cost overall?) insgesamt- academic.ru/89705/overalls">overalls* * *over·allI. n[ˈəʊvərɔ:l, AM ˈoʊvɚ-]▪ \overalls pl Overall m, Arbeitsanzug m▪ \overalls pl Latzhose fII. adj[ˌəʊvərˈɔ:l, AM ˌoʊvɚˈɑ:l]1. (general) Gesamt-, allgemeinthe company reported an \overall fall in profits das Unternehmen meldete insgesamt einen Gewinnverlust\overall assessment Gesamtbeurteilung f, Gesamtbetrachtung f\overall pattern Gesamtbild nt\overall plan Gesamtplan m\overall results Gesamtergebnisse pl2. (over all others) Gesamt-\overall commander Oberkommandierende(r) f(m)\overall majority absolute MehrheitIII. adv[ˌəʊvərˈɔ:l, AM ˌoʊvɚˈɑ:l]inv insgesamt, im Großen und Ganzen* * *I ["əʊvər'ɔːl]1. adj1) gesamt, Gesamt-overall width/length — Gesamtbreite f/-länge f
overall winner — Gesamtsieger( in) m(f)
he is the overall leader (Sport) — er führt in der Gesamtwertung
Labour gained overall control — Labour erlangte die vollständige Kontrolle
2) (= general) allgemeinthere's been an overall improvement recently in his work/health — sein Gesundheitszustand hat sich/seine Leistungen haben sich in letzter Zeit allgemein verbessert
the overall effect of this was to... — dies hatte das Endergebnis, dass...
2. adv1) insgesamthe came second overall (Sport) — er belegte in der Gesamtwertung den zweiten Platz
2) (= in general, on the whole) im Großen und GanzenII ['əʊvərɔːl]n (Brit)Kittel m; (for women also) Kittelschürze f; (for children) Kittelchen nt* * *A adj [ˈəʊvərɔːl]1. gesamt, Gesamt…:overall direction Gesamtleitung f;have the overall lead im Gesamtklassement führen;overall length Gesamtlänge f;remain in second overall place SPORT auf dem zweiten Platz im Gesamtklassement bleiben;overall title Sammeltitel m (einer Reihe);2. total, globalB adv [ˌəʊvərˈɔːl]1. allgemein2. insgesamt, alles in allem:his third place overall SPORT sein dritter Platz im GesamtklassementC s [ˈəʊvərɔːl]a) Overall m,b) Latzhose f2. Br Arbeitskittel m, -mantel m* * *1. noun2) in pl.2. adjective[pair of] overalls — Overall, der; (with a bib and strap top) Latzhose, die
1) (from end to end; total) Gesamt[breite, -einsparung, -klassement, -abmessung]2) (general) allgemein [Verbesserung, Wirkung]3.['], ['] adverb (taken as a whole) im Großen und Ganzen* * *adj.allumfassend adj. n.Arbeitsanzug m.Kittel - m.Overall -s m.Schutzanzug m.
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