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1 excessive
adjectiveübermäßig; übertrieben [Forderung]; zu stark [Schmerz, Belastung]; unmäßig [Esser, Trinker]* * *[-siv]adjective (beyond what is right and proper: The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work.) übermäßig* * *ex·ces·sive[ɪkˈsesɪv, ek-]adj übermäßig\excessive exercise can cause health problems zu viel Sport kann Gesundheitsschäden verursachen\excessive claim übertriebene Forderung\excessive spending überhöhte Ausgaben\excessive taxation Übersteuerung f\excessive violence übermäßige Gewalt[anwendung]\excessive zeal Übereifer m* * *[Ik'sesɪv]adjübermäßig; price, profits, speed überhöht; demands übertriebenan excessive amount of, excessive amounts of — übermäßig viel
avoid excessive exposure to the sun — setzen Sie sich nicht zu lange der Sonne aus
* * *excessive [ıkˈsesıv] adj (adv excessively)1. übermäßig, übertrieben, unangemessen hoch (Strafe etc):a) Überforderung f,b) WIRTSCH Überbedarf m, Nachfrageüberschuss m;excessive drinking Alkoholmissbrauch m;excessive supply WIRTSCH Überangebot n, Angebotsüberschuss m; → academic.ru/59126/purchasing_power">purchasing power2. MATH überhöht* * *adjectiveübermäßig; übertrieben [Forderung]; zu stark [Schmerz, Belastung]; unmäßig [Esser, Trinker]* * *adj.ausschließlich adj.ausschweifend adj.übermäßig adj.überschüssig adj. -
2 recessive
re·ces·sive[rɪˈsesɪv]* * *[rI'sesɪv]adjzurückweichend; (ECON, BIOL) rezessiv* * *recessive [rıˈsesıv] adj (adv recessively)1. zurücktretend, -gehend* * *adj.nachlassend adj. -
3 successive
adjectivefive successive games/jobs — fünf Spiele/Stellungen hintereinander
* * *[sək'sesiv]* * *suc·ces·sive[səkˈsesɪv]adj attr, inv aufeinanderfolgendthe third \successive defeat die dritte Niederlage in Folgesix \successive weeks sechs Wochen hintereinander* * *[sək'sesɪv]adjaufeinanderfolgend attrfour successive days —
on four successive days — an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen
he was sacked from three successive jobs — er wurde nacheinander or hintereinander aus drei verschiedenen Stellen hinausgeworfen
* * *successive [-sıv] adj1. sukzessiv, (aufeinander)folgend:three successive days drei Tage hintereinander2. nacheinander entstanden oder geordnet, fortlaufend, stufenweise* * *adjectivefive successive games/jobs — fünf Spiele/Stellungen hintereinander
* * *adj.aufeinander folgend adj.aufeinander folgende adj.aufeinanderfolgend (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.aufeinanderfolgende (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
4 successively
adverb* * *[-'sesiv-]adverb aufeinanderfolgend* * *suc·ces·sive·ly[səkˈsesɪvli]adv inv hintereinander, nacheinander* * *[sək'sesIvlɪ]advnacheinander, hintereinander* * *successively adv der Reihe nach, nach-, hintereinander* * *adverb* * *adv.nacheinander folgend adv.nacheinanderfolgend (alt.Rechtschreibung) adv.
См. также в других словарях:
retrocessive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sesiv adjective Etymology: Latin retrocessus (past participle of retrocedere to go backward) + English ive : retrograde … Useful english dictionary
supersessive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sesiv adjective Etymology: Latin supersessus + English ive : superseding or tending to supersede … Useful english dictionary
obsessive — ob|ses|sive1 [ əb sesıv ] adjective caused by an OBSESSION: obsessive thoughts/concern/love/jealousy a. affected by an OBSESSION: He is the latest star to become the focus of obsessive fans. obsessive about: She is obsessive about her appearance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pȍsesīvan — pȍsesīv|an prid. 〈odr. vnī〉 1. {{001f}}koji je prožet potrebom za posjedovanjem 2. {{001f}}gram. posvojni [∼ni genitiv] … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
excessive — ex|ces|sive [ıkˈsesıv] adj much more than is reasonable or necessary ▪ his excessive drinking ▪ $15 for two beers seems a little excessive. >excessively adv ▪ excessively high taxes … Dictionary of contemporary English
obsessive — ob|ses|sive1 [əbˈsesıv] adj thinking or worrying about something all the time, so that you do not think about other things enough used to show disapproval ▪ an obsessive concern with cleanliness and order obsessive about (doing) sth ▪ I try to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
recessive — re|ces|sive [rıˈsesıv] adj technical a recessive ↑gene is passed to children from their parents only if both parents have the gene ≠ ↑dominant … Dictionary of contemporary English
successive — suc|ces|sive [səkˈsesıv] adj [only before noun] coming or following one after the other ▪ The team has had five successive victories. ▪ Successive governments have tried to deal with this issue. >successively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
concessive clause — con|ces|sive clause [ kən sesıv ,klɔz ] noun count LINGUISTICS a part of a sentence that usually begins with although, though, or while and contains a fact or idea that seems to oppose the information in the rest of the sentence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
excessive — ex|ces|sive [ ık sesıv ] adjective ** much more than is reasonable or necessary: The charges seemed a little excessive. a. much greater than is usual: Crops were destroyed by the excessive rainfall last August … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
recessive — re|ces|sive [ rı sesıv ] adjective SCIENCE a recessive gene is one that needs to be present in both parents in order to produce a particular feature in a child ─ compare DOMINANT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English