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1 Unfallentwicklung
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2 neigen
III v/i: neigen zu fig. tend to (+ Inf.), have a tendency to (+ Inf.) ( oder toward(s) [+ Ger.] oder s.th.); (anfällig sein) be susceptible to s.th., be prone to s.th. (oder + Inf., + Ger.); zu Unfällen neigen be accident-prone; zum Kommunismus etc. neigen have communist etc. leanings; er neigt zu Übertreibungen he tends to exaggerate; ich neige zu der Ansicht, dass... I’m inclined to think (that)..., I rather think (that)...; geneigt* * *to tend; to incline; to tilt; to trend; to stoop;sich neigento slope down; to dip; to verge* * *nei|gen ['naign]1. vt(= beugen) Kopf, Körper to bend; (zum Gruß) to bow; (= kippen) Behälter, Glas to tip, to tilt, to inclinedie Bäume néígen ihre Zweige bis zur Erde (geh) — the trees bow their branches to the ground
2. vr(Ebene) to slope, to incline; (Mensch) to bend; (liter = sich verneigen) to bow; (unter Last Bäume etc) to bow, to bend; (Gebäude etc) to lean; (= kippen) to tip (up), to tilt (up); (Schiff) to list; (liter Tag, Leben) to draw to a close or an endsich nach vorne/nach hinten/zur Seite néígen (Mensch) — to lean or bend forward/backwards/to one side
mit seitwärtsgeneigtem Kopf — with his/her head held on or to one side
die Waagschale neigt sich zu seinen Gunsten (geh) — the scales are tipping or the tide is turning in his favour (Brit) or favor (US)
3. vizu etw néígen — to tend toward(s) sth, to have a tendency toward(s) sth
er neigt zum Alkohol — he has a tendency to drink
er neigt zum Sozialismus — he tends or leans toward(s) socialism, he has socialist leanings
zu der Ansicht or Annahme néígen, dass... — to tend or lean toward(s) the view that..., to be inclined to take the view that...
See:→ auch geneigt* * *(to bow (one's head etc).) incline* * *nei·gen[ˈnaign̩]I. vr1. (sich beugen)sich akk nach hinten/vorne/rechts/links/zur Seite \neigen to lean backwards/forwards/to the right/left/side2. (schräg abfallen)▪ etw neigt sich sth slopes [or inclinesdie Tannenzweige neigten sich [tief] zur Erde the pine branches bowed [low] to the ground4. (kippen)II. vt1. (beugen)▪ etw \neigen to bend sthden Oberkörper leicht nach vorne geneigt his/her torso [or upper body] slightly bent forwards▪ etw \neigen to tilt sthIII. vi1. (anfällig für etw sein)2. (tendieren)du neigst zu Übertreibungen you tend to exaggerate▪ dazu \neigen, etw zu tun to be inclined [or tend] [or have a tendency] to do sthich neige zu der Ansicht, dass... I tend [or lean] towards the view that...* * *1.transitives Verb tip, tilt <bottle, glass, barrel, etc.>; incline <head, upper part of body>2.reflexives Verb2) (schräg abfallen) < meadows> slope down3.intransitives Verb1)zu Erkältungen neigen — be susceptible or prone to colds
zur Korpulenz/Schwermut neigen — have a tendency to put on weight/tend to be melancholy
2) (tendieren) tendzu der Ansicht neigen, dass... — tend towards the view that...
* * *C. v/i:neigen zu fig tend to (+inf), have a tendency to (+inf) ( oder toward(s) [+ger] oder sth); (anfällig sein) be susceptible to sth, be prone to sth (oder +inf, +ger);zu Unfällen neigen be accident-prone;zum Kommunismus etcneigen have communist etc leanings;er neigt zu Übertreibungen he tends to exaggerate;* * *1.transitives Verb tip, tilt <bottle, glass, barrel, etc.>; incline <head, upper part of body>2.reflexives Verb2) (schräg abfallen) < meadows> slope down3.intransitives Verb1)zu Erkältungen neigen — be susceptible or prone to colds
zur Korpulenz/Schwermut neigen — have a tendency to put on weight/tend to be melancholy
2) (tendieren) tendzu der Ansicht neigen, dass... — tend towards the view that...
* * *v.to incline v.
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