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nounMaxime, die* * *(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) Grundsatz* * *max·im[ˈmæksɪm]n Maxime f, Grundsatz m, Leitsatz m* * *['mksɪm]nMaxime f* * ** * *nounMaxime, die* * *n.Grundsatz m. -
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noun1) (maxim) Redensart, diethere is a saying that... — wie es [im Sprichwort/in der Maxime] heißt,...
as the saying goes — wie es so schön heißt
2) (remark) Ausspruch, der3)there is no saying what/why... — man kann nicht sagen, was/warum...
* * *noun (something often said, especially a proverb etc.) das Reden, die Redensart* * *say·ing[ˈseɪɪŋ]nthere's no \saying what she may be up to es lässt sich nicht sagen, was sie wohl als Nächstes tun wirdit goes without \saying es versteht sich von selbstas the \saying goes wie es so schön heißt oft iron3. (collected wisdom)* * *['seIɪŋ]nRedensart f; (= proverb) Sprichwort ntas the saying goes — wie man so sagt, wie es so schön heißt
* * *saying [ˈseııŋ] s1. Reden n, Sagen n:it goes without saying es versteht sich von selbst, es ist selbstverständlich ( beide:that dass);2. Ausspruch m3. Sprichwort n, Redensart f:* * *noun1) (maxim) Redensart, diethere is a saying that... — wie es [im Sprichwort/in der Maxime] heißt,...
2) (remark) Ausspruch, der3)there is no saying what/why... — man kann nicht sagen, was/warum...
* * *n.Ausspruch m.Sprichwort m.Spruch -¨e m.
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maxim — ► NOUN ▪ a short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. ORIGIN from Latin propositio maxima most important proposition … English terms dictionary
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