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1 affirmative
1. adjectiveaffirmativ; bestätigend [Erklärung]; bejahend, zustimmend [Antwort]2. noun* * *[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) bejahend* * *af·firma·tive[əˈfɜ:mətɪv, AM -ˈfɜ:rmət̬ɪv]I. adj zustimmend, positiv\affirmative answer [or response] positive Antwort\affirmative gesture zustimmende Geste\affirmative nod zustimmendes Nicken\affirmative sentence bejahender [o positiver] Satzshe asked the question, expecting an \affirmative sie stellte die Frage in Erwartung einer positiven AntwortIII. interj* * *[ə'fɜːmətɪv]1. n (GRAM)Bejahung f; (sentence) bejahender or positiver Satzto answer in the affirmative — bejahend or mit Ja antworten
2. adjbejahend, positiv; (GRAM) affirmativ (form), bejahend3. interjrichtig* * *affirmative [-ətıv]A adj (adv affirmatively)1. bejahend, zustimmend, positiv:2. bestimmt, positiv3. affirmative action US positive Diskriminierung (die Bevorzugung von Minderheitsgruppen und Frauen bei der Vergabe von Arbeitsplätzen, Studienplätzen etc)B s1. Bejahung f:answer in the affirmative bejahen, mit Ja antworten;the answer was in the affirmative die Antwort fiel positiv aus2. JUR US beweispflichtige Partei* * *1. adjectiveaffirmativ; bestätigend [Erklärung]; bejahend, zustimmend [Antwort]2. noun* * *adj.bejahend adj.positiv adj.zustimmend adj. -
2 reply
1. intransitive verb2. transitive verb 3. nounreply [to somebody/something] — [jemandem/auf etwas (Akk.)] antworten
Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.)in/by way of reply — als Antwort
in reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens (Amtsspr.)
* * *1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) erwiedern2. noun* * *re·ply[rɪˈplaɪ]I. vi<- ie->1. (respond) antworten, erwidernto \reply in the affirmative/negative die Frage bejahen/verneinento \reply to letters/a question Briefe/eine Frage beantwortenII. n\reply to a question Antwort f auf eine Fragewe advertised the job but received very few replies wir haben die Stelle ausgeschrieben, bekamen aber nur sehr wenige Zuschriften* * *[rI'plaɪ]1. n(written) Antwort f; (spoken also) Erwiderung f; (ESP COMPUT) Rückmeldung fin reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes (form)
reply-paid envelope (Brit) — freigemachter Briefumschlag, Freiumschlag m
2. vtto reply (to sb) that... — (jdm) antworten, dass...
3. vi(to sth auf etw +acc) antworten; (spoken also) erwidern* * *reply [rıˈplaı]A v/ito sb jemandem;to sth auf etwas):he replied to our letter er beantwortete unser Schreiben;the enemy replied to our fire MIL der Feind erwiderte das Feuer2. JUR replizierenthat dass)C s Antwort f, Erwiderung f, Entgegnung f:a) in Beantwortung (gen),b) auf (akk) … hin,reply-paid telegram Telegramm n mit bezahlter Rückantwort;reply (postal) card (Post)Karte f mit Antwortkarte;make a reply → A 1;say in reply zur Antwort geben;there is no reply (from that number) TEL der Teilnehmer meldet sich nicht* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbreply [to somebody/something] — [jemandem/auf etwas (Akk.)] antworten
3. nounreply that... — antworten, dass...
Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.)in/by way of reply — als Antwort
in reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens (Amtsspr.)
* * *n.Antwort -en f.Beantwortung f.Erwiderung f. v.antworten v.entgegnen v.erwidern (auf) v. -
3 affirmative
zustimmend, positiv;\affirmative gesture zustimmende Geste;\affirmative nod zustimmendes Nicken;\affirmative sentence bejahender [o positiver] Satz n Zustimmung f, Bejahung f;she asked the question, expecting an \affirmative sie stellte die Frage in Erwartung einer positiven Antwort interj\affirmative! ( esp Am) jawohl!, richtig! -
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1)( respond) antworten, erwidern;to \reply in the affirmative/ negative die Frage bejahen/verneinen;to \reply to letters/ a question Briefe/eine Frage beantworten;\reply to a question Antwort f auf eine Frage;we advertised the job but received very few replies wir haben die Stelle ausgeschrieben, bekamen aber nur sehr wenige Zuschriften;as a \reply to sth als Reaktion auf etw akk
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