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1. transitive verb1) (make better) bessern [Person]; reformieren [Institution]2) (abolish)2. intransitive verb 3. nounreform something — mit etwas aufräumen
* * *[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bessern2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) sich bessern2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) die Reform2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) die Reform•- academic.ru/61097/reformation">reformation- reformed
- reformer* * *re·form[rɪˈfɔ:m, AM -ˈfɔ:rm]I. vt▪ to \reform sth institution, system etw reformierento \reform a criminal/drug addict einen Kriminellen/Drogenabhängigen/eine Kriminelle/Drogenabhängige bessern [o ÖSTERR bes resozialisieren]for years I was an alcoholic but I \reformed ich war jahrelang Alkoholiker, aber ich bin davon losgekommenIII. n Reform f; of self, a criminal Besserung f; of criminal, drug-addict Resozialisierung f ÖSTERR\reforms to the system Reformen pl am System▪ to be beyond \reform nicht reformierbar seinfar-reaching [or sweeping] [or wide-ranging] \reform weitreichende Reformsocial \reform Sozialreform fto cry out for \reform nach Reform schreien* * *[rɪ'fɔːm]1. nReform f; (of person) Besserung freform school ( Brit dated US ) —, US ) Besserungsanstalt f
See:→ land reform2. vtlaw, institutions, services, spelling system reformieren; society also verbessern; conduct, person bessern3. vi(person) sich bessern* * *reform [rıˈfɔː(r)m]A s1. POL etc Reform f, Verbesserung f:reform jam Reformstau m;reform program(me) Reformprogramm n2. Besserung f:B v/t1. reformieren, verbessern2. jemanden bessern3. einen Missstand etc beseitigen4. JUR US eine Urkunde berichtigenC v/i sich bessern* * *1. transitive verb1) (make better) bessern [Person]; reformieren [Institution]2) (abolish)2. intransitive verb 3. noun* * *n.Besserung f.Reform -en f.Verbesserung f. v.jemanden bessern ausdr.umgestalten v.verbessern v.
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