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1 selbstlos
Adj. selfless, unselfish* * *unselfish; disinterested; selfless* * *sẹlbst|los1. adjMensch, Liebe, Motiv selfless2. advselflessly* * *1) (utterly unselfish: As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty.) selfless2) selflessly* * *selbst·losadj selfless, unselfish* * *1.Adjektiv selfless2.adverbial selflessly; unselfishly* * *selbstlos adj selfless, unselfish* * *1.Adjektiv selfless2.adverbial selflessly; unselfishly* * *adj.disinterested adj.selfless adj.unselfish adj. adv.disinterestedly adv.selflessly adv.unselfishly adv. -
2 uneigennützig
I Adj. unselfishII Adv. handeln, helfen etc.: unselfishly* * *disinterested; unselfish* * *ụn|ei|gen|nüt|zig1. adjunselfish, selfless2. advunselfishly, selflessly* * *(not influenced by private feelings or selfish motives; impartial: It would be best if we let a disinterested party decide.) disinterested* * *un·ei·gen·nüt·zig[ˈʊnʔaign̩nʏtsɪç]adj selfless, unselfish* * *1.Adjektiv unselfish; selfless2.adverbial unselfishly; selflessly* * *A. adj unselfishB. adv handeln, helfen etc: unselfishly* * *1.Adjektiv unselfish; selfless2.adverbial unselfishly; selflessly* * *adj.disinterested adj. -
3 anhänglich
Adj. devoted, doting; Kind, Tier: auch affectionate; pej. clinging, over-dependent* * *clinging; selfless; devoted; affectionate; clingy* * *ạn|häng|lich ['anhɛŋlɪç]adj* * *an·häng·lich[ˈanhɛŋlɪç]* * *Adjektiv devoted <dog, friend>* * ** * *Adjektiv devoted <dog, friend>* * *adj.clingy adj.devoted adj. -
4 ergeben
(unreg.)I v/t1. (hervorbringen) result in; (betragen) come to, make; (abwerfen) yield, produce; es ergibt keinen Sinn it doesn’t make sense; ergibt 4 Portionen Packungsaufschrift: serves 4, contains approx(imately) 4 servings; Kochrezept: sufficient ( oder makes enough) for 42. Untersuchung etc.: show, establish, prove; es hat nichts ergeben auch nothing came of it, the results were inconclusiveII v/refl1. (aus etw. entstehen oder folgen) arise; Schwierigkeiten etc.: auch crop up; es ergab sich eine Diskussion a discussion ensued, this ( oder that) led to a discussion; sich ergeben aus result ( oder arise) from; daraus ergibt sich, dass... it follows that...; es ergab sich, dass... it turned out that...; es hat sich so ergeben it happened to work out like that; es hat sich so ergeben, dass... it so happened that..., as it turned out,...2. (sich jemandem, einer Sache hingeben) devote ( oder dedicate) o.s. (+ Dat to); (einem Laster) take to (doing) s.th.; stärker: give in to s.th., surrender to s.th., abandon o.s. to s.th.3. (sich fügen) accept s.th., resign o.s. (to [doing] s.th.); sich in sein Schicksal ergeben resign o.s. to one’s fate4. MIL. etc.: surrender (+ Dat to), give o.s. up (to); SPORT etc.: give in; ich ergebe mich! I give up—I P.P. ergeben1II Adj.3. (treu) loyal (+ Dat to), faithful (to); Diener: trusty lit., obedient; Ihr sehr ergebener X oder Ihr ergebenster ( Diener) X altm. Briefschluss: (I am, Sir etc.,) your obedient servant* * *selfless (Adj.); servile (Adj.); devoted (Adj.); obedient (Adj.); submissive (Adj.); acquiescent (Adj.); loyal (Adj.);sich ergeben(aufgeben) to capitulate; to surrender;(entstehen) to arise;(folgen) to result; to ensue* * *er|ge|ben I [ɛɐ'geːbn] ptp ergeben irreg1. vtto yield, to produce; (= zum Ergebnis haben) to result in; (= zeigen) to reveal; Betrag, Summe to amount to, to come to2. vr1) (= kapitulieren)(+dat to) to surrender, to yield, to capitulatesich auf Gnade oder Ungnade ergében — to surrender unconditionally
ergében — to submit to sth
2)daraus können sich Nachteile ergében — this could turn out to be disadvantageous
das eine ergibt sich aus dem anderen — the one ( thing) follows from the other
4) (= sich herausstellen) to come to lightII [ɛɐ'geːbn]es ergab sich, dass unsere Befürchtungen... — it turned out that our fears...
adj(= hingegeben, treu) devoted; (= demütig) humble; (= unterwürfig) submissiveeinem Laster ergében sein — to be addicted to a vice
Ihr ergébenster... (old form) — respectfully yours... (form), your (most) obedient or humble servant... (old form)
See:→ treu* * *1) ((sometimes with to) loving and loyal: a devoted friend; I am devoted to him.) devoted3) ((often with to) having or showing patient, calm acceptance ( of a fact, situation etc): He is resigned to his fate.) resigned4) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) spell* * *er·ge·ben *1I. vt▪ etw [für jdn] \ergeben to amount [or come] to sth [for sb]2. (als Resultat haben)▪ etw ergibt etw sth produces sthdie Nachforschungen haben bisher nichts \ergeben the investigations have produced nothing so far▪ \ergeben, dass... to reveal that...II. vr2. (sich fügen)3. (sich hingeben)4. (daraus folgen)▪ es ergibt sich, dass... it transpires [or turns out] that...er·ge·ben21. (demütig) humble2. (treu) devoted* * *I 1.sich in etwas (Akk.) ergeben — submit to something
sich in sein Schicksal ergeben — resign oneself or become resigned to one's fate
2) (kapitulieren) surrender (Dat. to)bald ergab sich ein angeregtes Gespräch — soon a lively discussion was taking place
4)2.sich dem Alkohol/ (ugs.) Suff ergeben — (fig.) take to alcohol/drink or the bottle
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb result inII 1.die Ernte ergab rund 400 Zentner Kartoffeln — the harvest produced about 400 hundredweight of potatoes
Adjektiv devoted2.Ihr sehr ergebener... — (geh.) yours most obediently,...
adverbial devotedly* * *ergeben1 (irr)A. v/tes ergibt keinen Sinn it doesn’t make sense;ergibt 4 Portionen Packungsaufschrift: serves 4, contains approx(imately) 4 servings; Kochrezept: sufficient ( oder makes enough) for 4es hat nichts ergeben auch nothing came of it, the results were inconclusiveB. v/rsich ergeben aus result ( oder arise) from;daraus ergibt sich, dass … it follows that …;es ergab sich, dass … it turned out that …;es hat sich so ergeben it happened to work out like that;es hat sich so ergeben, dass … it so happened that …, as it turned out, …2. (sich jemandem, einer Sache hingeben) devote ( oder dedicate) o.s. (+dat to); (einem Laster) take to (doing) sth; stärker: give in to sth, surrender to sth, abandon o.s. to sthsich in sein Schicksal ergeben resign o.s. to one’s fate4. MIL etc surrender (+dat to), give o.s. up (to); SPORT etc give in;ich ergebe mich! I give upergeben2A. pperf → ergeben1B. adj1. einem Schicksal: resigned (to);dem Laster/Trunk ergeben obs a slave to vice/drink* * *I 1.1) (sich fügen)sich in etwas (Akk.) ergeben — submit to something
sich in sein Schicksal ergeben — resign oneself or become resigned to one's fate
2) (kapitulieren) surrender (Dat. to)4)2.sich dem Alkohol/ (ugs.) Suff ergeben — (fig.) take to alcohol/drink or the bottle
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb result inII 1.die Ernte ergab rund 400 Zentner Kartoffeln — the harvest produced about 400 hundredweight of potatoes
Adjektiv devoted2.Ihr sehr ergebener... — (geh.) yours most obediently,...
adverbial devotedly* * *adj.acquiescent adj.addicted adj.devoted adj. adv.acquiescently adv. v.to result in v. -
5 altruistisch
altruistic* * *alt|ru|ịs|tisch [altru'Istɪʃ] (geh)1. adjaltruistic2. advaltruistically* * *al·tru·is·tischadj (geh) altruistic, selfless* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv altruistic2.adverbial altruistically* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv altruistic2.adverbial altruistically -
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un·ei·gen·nüt·zig [ʼʊnʔaign̩nʏtsɪç] adjselfless, unselfish -
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1. disinterested2. selfless3. selflessly4. unselfish5. unselfishly -
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1. disinterested2. selfless
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