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1 singular
1. adjective1) (Ling.) singularisch; Singular-singular noun — Substantiv im Singular
2) (individual) einzeln; (unique) einmalig; einzigartig3) (extraordinary) einmalig; einzigartig2. noun(Ling.) Einzahl, die; Singular, der* * *['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) der Singular; singularisch2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) der Singular* * *sin·gu·lar[ˈsɪŋgjələʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adjto be \singular im Singular stehen\singular ending Singularendung f\singular form Singularform f\singular noun Substantiv nt im Singularthe third person \singular die dritte Person Singularof \singular beauty von einmaliger [o einzigartiger] Schönheita \singular lack of tact eine beispiellose Taktlosigkeita most \singular affair eine höchst merkwürdige Angelegenheitto be in the \singular im Singular [o in der Einzahl] stehen* * *['sɪŋgjʊlə(r)]1. adja singular noun — ein Substantiv nt im Singular
2) (= odd) sonderbar, eigenartighow very singular! — das ist aber sehr sonderbar or eigenartig!
3) (= outstanding) einzigartig, einmalig2. nSingular m* * *singular [ˈsıŋɡjʊlə(r)]A adj (adv singularly)1. singulär:a) einzigartig, einmaligb) vereinzelt vorkommend2. eigentümlich, seltsam3. LING singularisch, Singular…:singular number → B4. MATH singulär (Integral, Matrix etc)all and singular jeder (jede, jedes) einzelneB s LING Singular m, (Wort n in der) Einzahl fs. abk2. section3. see s.4. series5. set7. sign8. signed gez.9. singular Sg.10. son* * *1. adjective1) (Ling.) singularisch; Singular-2) (individual) einzeln; (unique) einmalig; einzigartig3) (extraordinary) einmalig; einzigartig2. noun(Ling.) Einzahl, die; Singular, der* * *adj.singulär (Mathematik) adj. n.Einzahl f. -
2 plural
1.(Ling.)adjective pluralisch; Plural-2. nounplural noun — Substantiv im Plural
Mehrzahl, die; Plural, der* * *['pluərəl]noun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) der Plural; Plural-...* * *plu·ralI. n▪ the \plural der Plural, die Mehrzahlin the \plural im Plural, in der Mehrzahlfirst/second/third person \plural erste/zweite/dritte Person Plural1. LING Plural-, pluralisch\plural form Pluralform f\plural usage pluralischer Gebrauch m2. (pluralistic) pluralistisch\plural citizenship mehrere Staatsbürgerschaften* * *['plUərəl]1. adj1) (GRAM) Plural-, Mehrzahl-plural ending — Plural- or Mehrzahlendung f
2) (= diverse, pluralistic) society, system pluralistisch2. nPlural m, Mehrzahl fin the plural — im Plural, in der Mehrzahl
* * *plural [ˈplʊərəl]A adj (adv plurally)1. mehrfach, aus mehreren bestehend:plural marriage Mehrehe f;plural society SOZIOL pluralistische Gesellschaft;2. LING Plural…, Mehrzahl…, im Plural, in der Mehrzahl, pluralisch:plural number → B;a plural noun ein Substantiv im PluralB s LING Plural m, Mehrzahl fpl. abk1. place Pl.2. plate3. plural Pl.* * *1.(Ling.)adjective pluralisch; Plural-2. nounMehrzahl, die; Plural, der* * *n.Mehrzahl -en f.Plural -ismen m. -
3 graffiti
Graffiti Pl.graffiti artist — Graffitikünstler, der/-künstlerin, die
* * *[ɡrə'fi:ti](words or drawings scratched or painted on a wall etc.) das Graffiti* * *graf·fi·ti[grəˈfi:ti, AM -t̬i]* * *[grə'fiːtɪ]plGraffiti pl, Wandschmierereien pl (pej)a piece of graffiti — eine Wandschmiererei, ein Graffito nt
* * *singular or plural nounGraffiti Pl.graffiti artist — Graffitikünstler, der/-künstlerin, die
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4 means
plural nounby this means — hierdurch; auf diese Weise
we have no means of doing this — wir haben keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun
means of transport — Transportmittel, das
2) (resources) Mittel Pl.live within/beyond one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend/über seine Verhältnisse leben
3)Will you help me? - By all means — Hilfst du mir? Selbstverständlich!
by no [manner of] means — ganz und gar nicht; keineswegs
by means of — durch; mit [Hilfe von]
* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) die Mittel(pl.)- academic.ru/115534/by_all_means">by all means- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) die Geldmittel (pl.)* * *<pl ->[mi:nz]nways and \means Mittel und Wegeto try by all [possible] \means to do sth auf jede erdenkliche Art und Weise versuchen, etw zu erreichen; (possibility) Möglichkeit fthere is no \means of tracing the debt at all es gibt nicht die geringste Möglichkeit, die Schulden zurückzuverfolgen; (device) Mittel nt\means of communication Kommunikationsmittel nt\means of expression Ausdrucksmittel nt\meanss of preservation Konservierungsmittel nt\means of transport Transportmittel nt\means of support Einkommen ntto use all [or every] \means at one's disposal alle verfügbaren Mittel nutzen2. (income)▪ \means pl Geldmittel pl, Gelder pla person of \means ein vermögender Menschprivate \means Privatvermögen nt, private Mittelto have the \means to do sth die [nötigen] Mittel [o das [nötige] Geld] haben, etw zu tunto live beyond one's \means über seine Verhältnisse lebento live within one's \means im Rahmen seiner finanziellen Möglichkeiten leben3.▶ by no \means [or not by any \means] keineswegs, auf keinen Fallit's by no \means certain das ist keineswegs sicherthey communicate by \means of sign language sie kommunizieren durch Zeichensprachethey made their escape by \means of a rope ladder sie entkamen mit [Hilfe] einer Strickleiter▶ a \means to an end ein Mittel zum Zweck* * *[miːnz]na means to an end — ein Mittel nt zum Zweck
I have/there is no means of doing it — es ist mir/es ist unmöglich, das zu tun
is there any means of doing it? —
there must be a means of doing it — es muss doch irgendwie or auf irgendeine Art zu machen sein
he was the means of sending it —
they used him as the means of getting the heroin across the border — sie benutzten ihn, um das Heroin über die Grenze zu bringen
all known means have been tried — man hat alles Mögliche versucht
by means of sth — durch etw, mittels einer Sache (gen) (form)
by means of doing sth — dadurch, dass man etw tut
by this means — dadurch, auf diese Weise
by some means or other — auf irgendeine Art und Weise, irgendwie
2) singby no means, not by any means — keineswegs, durchaus nicht
private means — private Mittel pl
that is within/beyond my means — das kann ich mir leisten/nicht leisten
* * *plural noun1) usu. constr. as sing. (way, method) Möglichkeit, die; [Art und] Weiseby this means — hierdurch; auf diese Weise
we have no means of doing this — wir haben keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun
means of transport — Transportmittel, das
2) (resources) Mittel Pl.live within/beyond one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend/über seine Verhältnisse leben
3)by no [manner of] means — ganz und gar nicht; keineswegs
by means of — durch; mit [Hilfe von]
* * *n.Hilfsmittel n.Mittel - n. -
5 steelworks
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6 data
Daten Pl.* * *(or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer): All the data has/have been fed into the computer.) Daten (pl.)- academic.ru/98750/database">database- data-processing* * *[ˈdeɪtə, AM -t̬ə]n pl + sing/pl vb Daten pl, Angabe[n] f[pl]computer \data Computerdaten plto collect \data Fakten sammelnto retrieve \data Daten abrufen [o aufrufen]to transfer \data Daten übertragen [o transferieren]* * *['deɪtə] pl Daten plthe actual data is quite surprising — die eigentlichen Daten sind recht erstaunlich
a piece of data — eine Angabe; (Math) ein (Zahlen)wert m
we have a significant amount of data on... — wir haben einen beträchtlichen Datenbestand über... (+acc)
* * *2. (auch als sg konstruiert) (auch technische) Daten pl oder Einzelheiten pl oder Angaben pl, Unterlagen pl3. (auch als sg konstruiert) TECH Daten pl, (Mess- und Versuchs)Werte pl4. (auch als sg konstruiert) IT Daten pl* * *plural noun, constr. as pl. or sing.Daten Pl.* * *n.Datei -n f.Daten n. -
7 regalia
plural noun1) (of royalty) Krönungsinsignien* * *[rə'ɡeiliə]1) (objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation.) die Krönungsinsignien2) (any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority.) die Amtsinsignien(pl.)* * *re·ga·lia[rɪˈgeɪliə, AM -ljə]the Queen's \regalia die Insignien der Königinin full \regalia in voller Montur hummilitary \regalia volle Uniformto appear in \regalia in vollem Staat erscheinen* * *[rI'geIlɪə]plInsignien plshe was in full regalia (hum) — sie war in großer Gala or Aufmachung (hum)
* * *regalia [rıˈɡeıljə] spl1. HIST Regalien pl, königliche Hoheitsrechte pl2. königliche Insignien pl4. Aufmachung f:Sunday regalia Sonntagsstaat m* * *plural noun1) (of royalty) Krönungsinsignien2) (of order) Ordensinsignien -
8 acoustics
plural noun1) (properties) Akustik, die; akustische Verhältnisse2) constr. as sing. (science) Akustik, die* * *1) ( noun plural the characteristics (eg of a room or hall) which make hearing in it good or bad.) die Akustik2) ( noun singular the science of sound.) die Akustik* * *acous·tics[əˈku:stɪks]nthe \acoustics of a room die Raumakustik* * *[ə'kuːstɪks]n1) sing (subject) Akustik f* * *plural noun1) (properties) Akustik, die; akustische Verhältnisse2) constr. as sing. (science) Akustik, die* * *n.Akustik - f. -
9 tactics
plural nounTaktik, die* * *['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) die Taktik- academic.ru/73100/tactical">tactical- tactically
- tactician* * *['tktɪks]n sing(= art, science MIL) Taktik f; (fig also) Taktiken pl* * *plural nounTaktik, die* * *n.Taktik -en f. -
10 rearguard
noun(Mil.) Nachhut, die* * *noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). die Nachhut* * *rear·guard[ˈrɪəgɑ:d, AM ˈrɪrgɑ:rd]* * *a) Nachhutgefecht n (a. fig),b) fig Verzögerungstaktik f,c) fig Rückzugsgefecht n* * *noun(Mil.) Nachhut, die -
11 waterworks
noun2) pl. (coll.): (tears)turn on the waterworks — losheulen (ugs.)
* * *noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) das Wasserwerk* * *ˈwa·ter·worksn pl3.* * *waterworks spl2. Wasserspiel n:turn on the waterworks umg zu heulen anfangen, losheulen3. Br umg Blase f:have trouble with one’s waterworks ständig laufen müssen euph* * *noun2) pl. (coll.): (tears)turn on the waterworks — losheulen (ugs.)
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12 ethics
1) Moral, die; (moral philosophy) Ethik, dieprofessional ethics — Berufsethos, das
* * *['eƟiks] 1. noun singular(the study or the science of morals.) die Ethik2. noun plural(rules or principles of behaviour.) die Moral- academic.ru/25134/ethical">ethical- ethically* * *eth·ics[ˈeθɪks]n + sing vb Ethik f* * *['eɵɪks]n1) sing (= study, system) Ethik f2) pl (= morality) Moral fthe ethics of abortion — die moralischen or ethischen Aspekte pl der Abtreibung
* * *noun, no pl.1) Moral, die; (moral philosophy) Ethik, dieprofessional ethics — Berufsethos, das
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13 statistics
noun* * *[stə'tistiks] 1. noun plural(figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) die Statistik2. noun singular(the study of such figures.) die Statistik- academic.ru/70433/statistical">statistical- statistically
- statistician* * *sta·tis·tics[stəˈtɪstɪks]nthe \statistics show/suggest that,... aus der Statistik geht hervor, dass...according to official \statistics,... offiziellen Statistiken zufolge...\statistics of assets and liabilities Vermögensstatistik femployment \statistics Beschäftigungsstatistik fto collect/analyse/publish \statistics Statistiken führen/auswerten/veröffentlichen* * *[stə'tIstɪks]n1) sing Statistik fSee:→ vital statistics* * *noun* * *n.Erhebung -en f.Statistik f. -
14 works
noun singular or noun plural (a factory etc: The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.) die Werke (pl.)* * *[wɜːks]plSee:= academic.ru/82936/work">work* * *wks abk* * *n.pl.Fabrik -en f.Werk -e n. -
15 doubles
noun singular (or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: I enjoy playing doubles; ( also adjective) a doubles match.) das Doppel* * *['dʌblz]n sing or pl (SPORT)Doppel ntto play doubles — im Doppel spielen
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16 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) das Einzel; Einzel-...2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) Singles(pl.); für Singles* * *sin·gles[ˈsɪŋgl̩z]I. n<pl ->men's/ladies' \singles Herren-/Dameneinzel ntto play a \singles against sb ein Einzel gegen jdn spielenladies' \singles champion Siegerin f im Dameneinzel\singles match Einzel nt* * *['sɪŋglz]n sing or pl (SPORT)Einzel ntthe singles finals — das Finale im Einzel
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17 clubs
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) Kreuz, Treff, Eichel -
18 diamonds
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the five of diamonds.) das Karo* * *(cards) n. -
19 hearts
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the two of hearts.) das Herz -
20 spades
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the ten of spades.) das Pik
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