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noun1) (power)the initiative is ours/lies with them — die Initiative liegt bei uns/ihnen
3) (first step) Initiative, dieon one's own initiative — aus eigener Initiative
* * *[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) die Initiative2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) die Initiative* * *ini·tia·tive[ɪˈnɪʃətɪv, AM -t̬-]nto show \initiative Eigeninitiative zeigento use one's \initiative eigenständig handelnto take the \initiative [in sth] [in etw dat] die Initiative ergreifento lose the \initiative die Handlungsfähigkeit einbüßen* * *[I'nIʃətɪv]nInitiative fon one's own initiative — aus eigener Initiative
to lose the initiative — seine Überlegenheit verlieren
it was an initiative test for me — das hat meine Initiative auf die Probe gestellt
* * *A s1. Initiative f:a) erster Schritt:take the initiative die Initiative ergreifen, den ersten Schritt tunb) Anstoß m, Anregung f:on sb’s initiative auf jemandes Initiative hin;on one’s own initiative aus eigener Initiative, aus eigenem Antrieb oder Entschlussc) Unternehmungsgeist m, Entschlusskraft f2. POL (Gesetzes)Initiative f, Initiativrecht n des VolkesB adj (adv initiatively)1. einführend, Einführungs…2. beginnend, anfänglich3. einleitend* * *noun1) (power)the initiative is ours/lies with them — die Initiative liegt bei uns/ihnen
3) (first step) Initiative, die* * *n.Initiative f.Unternehmungsgeist m.
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