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prolix

  • 1 weitschweifig

    I Adj. longwinded
    II Adv. reden, schreiben etc.: longwindedly
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    circumlocutory; prolix; diffuse; redundant; longwinded; protracted; copious; lengthy; tedious; circuitous
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    weit|schwei|fig [-ʃvaifɪç]
    1. adj
    long-winded, circumlocutory, prolix (form)
    2. adv
    long-windedly, lengthily
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    (aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic: a long, rambling speech.) rambling
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    weit·schwei·fig
    [ˈvaitʃvaifɪç]
    I. adj long-winded, protracted form
    ▪ [jdm] zu \weitschweifig sein to be too long-winded [for sb]
    II. adv long-windedly, at great length
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    1.
    Adjektiv long-winded
    2.
    adverbial long-windedly
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    A. adj longwinded
    B. adv reden, schreiben etc: longwindedly
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    1.
    Adjektiv long-winded
    2.
    adverbial long-windedly
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    adj.
    circuitous adj.
    circumlocutory adj.
    prolix adj. adv.
    circuitously adv.
    diffusely adv.
    prolixly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > weitschweifig

  • 2 langatmig

    Adj. long-winded; Schriftliches: auch wordy
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    verbose; prolix; protracted; longwinded; lengthy
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    lạng|at|mig [-|aːtmɪç]
    1. adj
    long-winded
    2. adv
    in a long-winded way

    er schreibt langatmig — his style of writing is long-winded

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    1) (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) lengthy
    2) (taking a needlessly long time: long-drawn-out discussions.) long-drawn-out
    3) ((of a speaker or his speech) tiresomely long.) long-winded
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    lang·at·mig
    adj (pej) long-winded pej
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    1.
    Adjektiv long-winded
    2.
    adverbial long-windedly
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    langatmig adj long-winded; Schriftliches: auch wordy
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    1.
    Adjektiv long-winded
    2.
    adverbial long-windedly
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    adj.
    lengthy adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > langatmig

  • 3 wortreich

    I Adj.
    1. Sprache: rich in vocabulary
    2. oft pej., Entschuldigung, Stil etc.: verbose, wordy
    II Adv. sich bedanken, entschuldigen: profusely
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    prolix; voluble; copious; wordy; verbose
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    wọrt|reich
    1. adj
    Rede, Erklärung etc verbose, wordy; Sprache rich in vocabulary or words
    2. adv
    profusely
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    wort·reich
    I. adj
    1. (mit vielen Worten) long-winded pej, wordy pej
    eine \wortreiche Entschuldigung a profuse apology
    2. (mit großem Wortschatz) rich in vocabulary
    eine \wortreiche Sprache a language that is rich in vocabulary
    II. adv profusely, in a long-winded manner
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    A. adj
    1. Sprache: rich in vocabulary
    2. oft pej, Entschuldigung, Stil etc: verbose, wordy
    B. adv sich bedanken, entschuldigen: profusely
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    adj.
    garrulous adj.
    verbose adj.
    voluble n.
    wordy adj. adv.
    verbosely adv.
    wordily adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > wortreich

  • 4 weitschweifig

    1. circuitous
    2. circuitously
    3. circumlocutory
    4. copious
    5. diffusely
    6. prolix
    7. prolixly
    8. verbosely

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > weitschweifig

См. также в других словарях:

  • Prolix — Pro*lix (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long, prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow, akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe. See {Liquid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prolix — PROLÍX, Ă, prolicşi, xe, adj. (Despre vorbire, stil) Lipsit de concizie, prea complicat; (despre oameni) care se exprimă cu prea multe cuvinte (adesea inutile), confuz sau complicat. – Din fr. prolixe, lat. prolixus. Trimis de romac, 13.09.2007.… …   Dicționar Român

  • prolix — [prō liks′, prō′liks΄] adj. [ME prolixe < L prolixus, extended, prolix < pro , forth + base of liquere, to flow: see LIQUID] 1. so wordy as to be tiresome; verbose 2. using more words than are necessary; long winded SYN. WORDY prolixity n.… …   English World dictionary

  • prolix — I adjective bombastic, boresome, boring, circumlocutory, copious, diffuse, discursive, drearisome, extended, full of verbiage, lengthy, long, long spun, long winded, longus, maundering, monotonous, padded, pleonastic, pleonastical, prolonged,… …   Law dictionary

  • prolix — early 15c., from O.Fr. prolixe (14c.), from L. prolixus extended, lit. poured out, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + base of liquere to flow (see LIQUID (Cf. liquid) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • prolix — *wordy, verbose, diffuse, redundant Analogous words: tedious, irksome, tiresome, wearisome: prolonged, protracted (see EXTEND): pleonastic, circumlocutory, redundant, tautological (see corresponding nouns at VERBIAGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prolix — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of speech or writing) tediously lengthy. DERIVATIVES prolixity noun prolixly adverb. ORIGIN Latin prolixus poured forth, extended …   English terms dictionary

  • Prolix — Liste des personnages d Astérix le Gaulois Voici la liste des personnages de la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois par René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, classés par ordre alphabétique. Sommaire 1 Personnages du village 1.1 Abraracourcix 1.2… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • prolix — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French prolix, from Latin prolixus extended, from pro forward + liquēre to be fluid more at liquid Date: 15th century 1. unduly prolonged or drawn out ; too long 2. marked by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prolix — adjective /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks,pɹoʊˈlɪks/ a) Tediously lengthy. People who have blamed [Jean Charles Léonard de] Sismondi as unnecessarily prolix cannot have considered the crowd of details presented by the history of Italy. b) Tending to use large or… …   Wiktionary

  • prolix — See redundant. See redundant, superfluous, prolix …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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