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1 juggernaut
noun* * *jug·ger·naut[ˈʤʌgənɔ:t, AM -ɚnɑ:t]n1. BRIT (heavy lorry) Schwerlastwagen m, Lastzug m, Brummi m fam, Camion m SCHWEIZ; NAUT Großkampfschiff ntthe \juggernaut of bureaucracy/war der Moloch Bürokratie/Kriega \juggernaut of economy/industry ein Wirtschafts-/Industriegigant m* * *['dZʌgənɔːt]n1) (Brit: lorry) Schwerlaster m2) (REL)Juggernaut — Dschagannath m, Jagannath m
3) (fig: destructive force) verheerende Gewaltthe juggernaut of British government —
Puritanism, like some huge juggernaut, swept across the country — der Puritanismus rollte mit unaufhaltsamer Gewalt über das Land
* * *juggernaut [ˈdʒʌɡə(r)nɔːt] s1. AUTO Br umg Brummi m umg, Schwerlaster m2. fig Moloch m:the juggernaut of war der Moloch Krieg* * *noun* * *n.Götze -n m. -
2 juggernaut
jug·ger·naut [ʼʤʌgənɔ:t, Am -ɚnɑ:t] nthe \juggernaut of bureaucracy/ war der Moloch Bürokratie/Krieg -
3 höhere Gewalt
■ Von außen einwirkendes, nicht vorhersehbares und nicht beeinflussbares Ereignis, das auch bei äußerster Sorgfalt nicht abgewendet werden kann, weshalb für daraus entstehende Schäden niemand die Verantwortung trägt und die Prinzipien des Verschuldens und der Haftung nicht anwendbar sind.■ Unavoidable cause of delay or of failure to perform an obligation in time due to an unpreventable, overwhelming and irresistible force.
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