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transitive verbgerecht werden (+ Dat.)* * *(to behave in a manner worthy of: He found it difficult to live up to his reputation as a hero.) gerecht werden* * *vito \live up to up to sb's expectations jds Erwartungen gerecht werdento \live up to up to one's principles an seinen Prinzipien festhaltento \live up to up to a standard/one's reputation einer Anforderung/seinem Ruf gerecht werdento \live up to up to a promise ein Versprechen erfüllento \live up to up to an earlier success an einen früheren Erfolg anknüpfen* * *vi +prep objlived up to ( my) expectations/the advertiser's claims — der Urlaub hielt, was ich mir davon versprochen hatte/was die Werbung versprochen hatte
sales have not lived up to expectations — die Verkaufszahlen entsprachen nicht den Erwartungen
to live up to standards/one's reputation — den Anforderungen/seinem Ruf gerecht werden
the reality never lives up to the anticipation —
the holiday didn't live up to our hopes — der Urlaub entsprach nicht dem, was wir uns (dat) erhofft hatten
he's got a lot to live up to — in ihn werden große Erwartungen gesetzt
if he wants to emulate his father he's got a lot to live up to — er hat sich (dat)
you should live up to your father's principles — du solltest die Grundsätze deines Vaters anstreben
I doubt whether he can live up to his brother's success — ich bezweifle, dass er so erfolgreich wie sein Bruder wird
* * *transitive verbgerecht werden (+ Dat.)live up to one's principles/faith — nach seinen Prinzipien/seinem Glauben leben
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Father — Fa ther (f[aum] [th][ e]r), n. [OE. fader, AS. f[ae]der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. fa[eth]ir Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. path r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[=a] protect. [root]75, 247. Cf. {Papa},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Father — Fa ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one s self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster] Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take as one s own child; to adopt;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
father — ► NOUN 1) a male parent. 2) an important figure in the origin and early history of something: Pasteur, the father of microbiology . 3) literary a male ancestor. 4) (often as a title or form of address) a priest. 5) (the Father) (in Christian… … English terms dictionary
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father — [fä′thər] n. [ME fader < OE fæder, akin to ON fathir, OHG fater, Goth fadar < IE * pətḗr > L pater, Gr patēr, Sans pitár: ult. origin prob. echoic of baby talk, as in PAPA, Hindi bābū] 1. a man who has begotten a child; esp., a man as he … English World dictionary
father — [n1] male person who begets children ancestor, begetter, dad, daddy*, forebearer, origin, pa, padre, papa, parent, pop*, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, sire, source; concepts 394,400,414,419,423 Ant. mother father [n2] priest abbé,… … New thesaurus
father — index generate, originate, parents, primogenitor, propagate (increase), reproduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
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father — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lone (esp. BrE), single ▪ As a single father, he found it a struggle bringing up three children. ▪ married, unmarried ▪ a married father of … Collocations dictionary
father — This would seem to be the natural term for a speaker to use to his or her father, but whether it is used or not depends on individual family practice, which may in turn be influenced by the social and educational level of the family concerned … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
