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121 undischarged
un·dis·charged[ˌʌndɪsˈtʃɑ:ʤd, AM -ˈtʃɑ:rʤd]adj inv2. (unemptied) [noch] nicht entladen3. HUNT, MIL [noch] nicht abgeschossen* * *["ʌndɪs'tʃAːdZd]adj* * *undischarged adj1. unbezahlt, unbeglichen2. WIRTSCH (noch) nicht entlastet (Schuldner etc)3. nicht abgeschossen (Gewehr etc)4. nicht entladen (Schiff etc) -
122 voluntary
adjective* * *['voləntəri, ]( American[) volən'teri]1) (done, given etc by choice, not by accident or because of being forced (often without pay): Their action was completely voluntary - nobody asked them to do that.) freiwillig2) (run, financed etc by such actions, contributions etc: He does a lot of work for a voluntary organization.) Freiwilligen-...•- academic.ru/93526/voluntarily">voluntarily* * *vol·un·tary[ˈvɒləntəri, AM ˈvɑ:lənteri]\voluntary liquidation [or winding up] freiwillige Liquidation\voluntary redundancy freiwillige Arbeitsplatzaufgabe\voluntary work for the Red Cross ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit für das Rote Kreuz* * *['vɒləntərI]1. adj1) (= not obligatory) freiwilligto go into voluntary liquidation — in die freiwillige Liquidation gehen
2) (= unpaid) help, service, work freiwilligvoluntary worker — freiwilliger Helfer, freiwillige Helferin; (overseas) Entwicklungshelfer(in)
on a voluntary basis — auf freiwilliger Basis, freiwillig
3) (= supported by charity, charitable) body, agency karitativman is a voluntary agent — der Mensch handelt aus freiem Willen
5) (PHYSIOL)2. n (ECCL, MUS)Solo nt* * *A adj (adv voluntarily)voluntary bankruptcy Konkurs(eröffnung) m(f) auf Antrag des Gemeinschuldners;voluntary contribution freiwilliger Beitrag, Spende f;voluntary death Freitod m;Voluntary Service Overseas Br Freiwilliger Entwicklungsdienst2. frei, unabhängig:3. JURa) vorsätzlich, schuldhaft (Tat etc)b) unentgeltlich (Eigentumsübertragung etc):c) außergerichtlich, gütlich (Einigung etc):voluntary jurisdiction freiwillige GerichtsbarkeitB s1. freiwillige Arbeit2. MUS Orgelsolo n3. obs besonders MIL Freiwillige(r) m/f(m)* * *adjective* * *adj.freiwillig adj. -
123 perilously
adverb* * ** * *peri·lous·ly[ˈperələsli]* * *['perIləslɪ]advgefährlichhe was clinging perilously to an outcrop of rock — er hing lebensgefährlich an einem Felsvorsprung
we came perilously close to bankruptcy/the precipice — wir waren dem Bankrott/Abgrund gefährlich nahe
she came perilously close to falling — sie wäre um ein Haar heruntergefallen
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124 stave off
transitive verb* * *vt▪ to \stave off off ⇆ sth (postpone) etw hinauszögern [o aufschieben]; (prevent) etw abwenden [o abwehren]to \stave off off a decision eine Entscheidung aufschiebento \stave off off hunger den Hunger stillento \stave off off a panic attack eine Panikattacke abwenden* * *vt sep1) attack zurückschlagen; threat, crisis, cold abwehren; defeat, disaster, bankruptcy abwenden; hunger, boredom lindern* * *transitive verbstaved off — abwenden; abwehren [Angriff]; verhindern [Krankheit]; stillen [Hunger, Durst]
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125 verge on
transitive verb[an]grenzen an (+ Akk.)be verging on 70 — an die 70 sein
an estate verging on four acres — (fig.) ein Grundstück von fast vier Morgen [Größe]
be verging on tears/madness — den Tränen/dem Wahnsinn nahe sein
* * *vi +prep obj(ideas, actions) grenzen an (+acc)the plot verges on the ridiculous — die Handlung grenzt ans Lächerliche
he's verging on bankruptcy — er steht kurz vor dem Bankrott
she was verging on madness — sie stand am Rande des Wahnsinns
* * *transitive verb[an]grenzen an (+ Akk.)an estate verging on four acres — (fig.) ein Grundstück von fast vier Morgen [Größe]
be verging on tears/madness — den Tränen/dem Wahnsinn nahe sein
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126 adjudication
ad·ju·di·ca·tion [ə ˌʤu:dɪʼkeɪʃən] n( form)\adjudication in bankruptcy Konkurseröffnung fto be under \adjudication in the courts gerichtlich verhandelt werden -
127 bring
<brought, brought> [brɪŋ] vt1) ( convey)to \bring sb/ sth jdn/etw mitbringen;shall I \bring anything to the party? soll ich etwas zur Party mitbringen?;I've brought my sister with me ich habe meine Schwester mitgebracht;I didn't \bring my keys with me ich habe meine Schlüssel nicht mitgenommen;I've brought you a present ich habe dir ein Geschenk mitgebracht;to \bring sth to sb's attention jdn auf etw akk aufmerksam machen;to \bring sth to sb's knowledge jdn von etw dat in Kenntnis setzen;to \bring news Nachrichten überbringen;to \bring word Nachricht geben2) ( cause to come)to \bring sb [to a place] jdn [an einen Ort] verschlagen;so what \brings you here to London? was hat dich hier nach London verschlagen?;the walk brought us to a river der Spaziergang führte uns an einen Fluss;her screams brought everyone running durch ihre Schreie kamen alle zu ihr gerannt; ( fig)this \brings me to the second part of my talk damit komme ich zum zweiten Teil meiner Rede;to \bring an issue into focus ein Thema in den Brennpunkt rücken;to \bring a picture into focus ein Bild scharf einstellen;to \bring salaries in line with sth Gehälter an etw akk angleichen3) ( cause to befall)this has brought me nothing but trouble das hat mir nichts als Probleme eingebracht;what will the future \bring for us? was wird uns die Zukunft bringen?;the explosion brought the whole building crashing to the ground durch die Explosion stürzte das gesamte Gebäude ein;to \bring happiness/ misery Glück/Unglück bringen;to \bring sb luck jdm Glück bringen;to \bring peace to a region einer Region den Frieden bringen;to \bring sb to a state of near despair jdn an den Rand der Verzweiflung bringen;to \bring sb to the verge of bankruptcy jdn an den Rand des Bankrotts bringento \bring sth [against sb] etw [gegen jdn] vorbringen;to \bring an action/ charges against sb Klage/Anklage gegen jdn erheben;to \bring a complaint against sb eine Beschwerde gegen jdn vorbringen5) ( force)to \bring oneself to do sth sich akk [dazu] durchringen, etw zu tun6) ( sell for)to \bring sth etw [ein]bringen;to \bring a price einen Preis erzielen;to \bring a profit Profit bringennext week we'll be \bringing you part two of this exciting serial den zweiten Teil dieser spannenden Serie sehen Sie nächste Woche;unfortunately we can't \bring you that report from Timbuktu right now leider können wir den Bericht aus Timbuktu im Moment nicht sendenPHRASES:to \bring an animal to bay ein Tier stellen;to bring sb to bay jdn in die Enge treiben;to \bring sb to book jdn zur Rechenschaft ziehen;to \bring sth home to sb jdm etw vor Augen führen [o klarmachen];to \bring sth to life etw zum Leben erwecken;to \bring sth to light etw ans Licht bringen, etw aufdecken;to \bring sth to mind etw in Erinnerung rufen, an etw akk erinnern;to \bring tears to sb's eyes jdm Tränen in die Augen treiben;to \bring sb to trial jdn vor Gericht bringen;to \bring influence to bear on sb/ sth jdn/etw beeinflussen;to \bring pressure to bear on sb/ sth auf jdn/etw Druck ausüben -
128 brink
[brɪŋk] nto be on the \brink of sth kurz vor etw dat stehen;to drive sb to the \brink of a nervous breakdown jdn an den Rand eines Nervenzusammenbruchs bringen;to be on the \brink of extinction vom Aussterben bedroht sein;to be on the \brink of war kurz vor Kriegsausbruch stehen
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