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121 gay marriage
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122 adoption
adop·tion [əʼdɒpʃən, Am -ʼdɑ:p-] ncountry of \adoption Wahlheimat f -
123 ambiguity
am·bi·gu·ity [ˌæmbɪʼgju:əti, Am -bəʼgju:ət̬i] n -
124 appearance
ap·pear·ance [əʼpɪərən(t)s, Am -ʼpɪr-] nstage \appearance Bühnenauftritt m;\appearance on television Fernsehauftritt m;court \appearance Erscheinen nt vor Gerichtthe large car gave an immediate \appearance of wealth das große Auto vermittelte sofort den Eindruck von Reichtum;neat/smart \appearance gepflegtes/ansprechendes Äußeres;at first \appearance auf den ersten Blickto do sth for the sake of \appearances etwas tun, um den Schein zu wahrenPHRASES:to keep up \appearances den Schein wahren; -
125 calumny
cal·um·ny [ʼkæləmni] n( form)to be subjected to \calumny verleumdet werdento utter calumnies verleumderische Reden führen -
126 carpet bombing
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127 case
is that the \case with you? trifft das für Sie zu?;it's not a \case of choice but of having to mit Wollen hat das nichts zu tun, eher mit Müssen;if that is the \case... in diesem Fall...;( esp Am)in the \case of her having failed... sollte sie nicht bestanden haben,...;in no \case should you light a cigarette Sie sollten auf keinen Fall eine Zigarette anzünden;in \case of an emergency im Notfall;\case of an illness Krankheitsfall m;[just] in \case für alle Fällethe detective on the \case der Detektiv, der den Fall bearbeitet;an assault \case ein Fall m von Körperverletzung;let's hear the \case for the defence die Verteidigung hat das Wort;murder \case Mordfall m;to lose/win a \case einen Prozess verlieren/gewinnen;to rest one's \case seine Beweisführung abschließen ( fam);I rest my \case und, was habe ich gesagt!a \case in point ein [zu]treffendes Beispiel;to overstate the \case etw zu vehement vertreten4) (actual fact, reality)to be the \case der Fall sein;he's a \case er ist eine komische Type;to be a hard \case ein schwerer Fall sein;to be a hopeless/sad \case ein hoffnungsloser/trauriger Fall sein6) ( fam);to be/get on sb's \case jdm auf die Nerven gehen;get off my \case! hör auf, mich zu nerven!to be in the accusative/genitive \case im Akkusativ/Genitiv stehena \case of wine eine Kiste Wein4) ( small container) Schatulle f; ( for hat) Schachtel f; ( for spectacles) Etui nt; ( for musical instrument) Kasten m; (for CD, MC, umbrella) Hülle fto be written in lower/upper \case letters klein/groß geschrieben sein( fam);to \case a place einen Ort inspizieren -
128 coincidence
co·in·ci·dence [kəʊʼɪn(t)sɪdən(t)s, Am koʊ-] nwhat a \coincidence! was für ein Zufall!;by \coincidence durch Zufall;pure \coincidence reiner Zufall
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instance — [ ɛ̃stɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1240 « application, soin »; lat. instantia 1 ♦ Sollicitation pressante. Vx au sing., sauf dans Demander avec instance. ⇒ insistance. « mon camarade me fit de telles instances » (Balzac). Mod. Céder aux instances de qqn. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
instance — INSTANCE. s. f. Poursuite, sollicitation pressante. Grande instance. faire instance, de grandes instances, de vives instances, des instances pressantes auprés de quelqu un, envers quelqu un. je l ay fait à son instance. je l en ay sollicité avec… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
instance — n Instance, case, illustration, example, sample, specimen mean a concrete thing which has or manifests the qualities, characters, or nature of a type, a class, or a group. Instance applies to an individual person or thing brought forth in support … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Instance — In stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [1913 Webster] Undertook at her instance to restore… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instance — [in′stəns] n. [ME instaunce < OFr instance < L instantia, a standing upon or near, being present < instans: see INSTANT] 1. Archaic an urgent plea; persistent solicitation 2. an example; case; illustration 3. a step in proceeding;… … English World dictionary
instance — in·stance / in stəns/ n [French, from Late Latin instantia, from Latin, the fact of being present or impending, vehemence in speech, urgency, from instant instans insistent, pressing, from present participle of instare to be pressing, stand upon] … Law dictionary
instance — ► NOUN 1) an example or single occurrence of something. 2) a particular case. ► VERB ▪ cite as an example. ● for instance Cf. ↑for instance ● in the first (or second etc.) … English terms dictionary
instance — (n.) mid 14c., urgency, from O.Fr. instance eagerness, anxiety, solicitation (13c.), from L. instantia presence, effort intention; earnestness, urgency, lit. a standing near, from instans (see INSTANT (Cf. instant)). In Scholastic logic, a fact… … Etymology dictionary
Instance — In stance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. H. Spenser. [1913 Webster] I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Instance — In stance, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instance — [n] case, situation case history, case in point, detail, example, exemplification, exponent, ground, illustration, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, representative, sample, sampling, specimen, time; concepts… … New thesaurus
