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1. adjective1) (appropriate, advantageous) angebracht2) (politic) zweckmäßig2. nounMittel, das* * *[ik'spi:diənt](convenient or advisable: It is not expedient to pay him what he has asked.) ratsam- academic.ru/25736/expedience">expedience- expediency* * *ex·pedi·ent[ɪkˈspi:diənt, ek-]I. adjto take \expedient measures geeignete Maßnahmen ergreifen [o treffento take \expedient action eigennützig handelnII. nbefore deciding, we took the \expedient of asking friends for advice bevor wir uns entschieden, fragten wir Freunde um Ratthe company is having to cut jobs as an \expedient zur Not wird die Firma Stellen streichen müssen* * *[Ik'spiːdɪənt]1. adj(= politic) zweckdienlich; (= advisable) angebracht, ratsam2. nNotbehelf m, Hilfsmittel nt* * *1. ratsam, angebracht2. zweckdienlich, -mäßig, nützlich, praktisch, vorteilhaft3. eigennützigB s1. (Hilfs)Mittel n, (Not)Behelf m:by way of expedient behelfsmäßig2. Ausweg m* * *1. adjective1) (appropriate, advantageous) angebracht2) (politic) zweckmäßig2. nounMittel, das* * *adj.angebracht adj.nützlich adj.zweckmäßig adj.
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