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purdah period BANK Purdah-Periode f, Schweigeperiode f (die Mitglieder des EZB-Rats äußern sich nicht zur aktuellen Geldpolitik in den Tagen vor einer Sitzung; EZB-Rat = Governing Council of the ECB, the main decision-making body of the ECB, responsible for monetary policy within the Euro-area)Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > purdah period
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pur·dah[ˈpɜ:də, AM ˈpɜ:r-]n no pl1. (seclusion) hinduistisch-muslimische Praxis, nach der Frauen im Inneren eines Hauses den Blicken fremder Männer durch Zwischenwände bzw. Vorhänge entzogen werdenthe women in the village live in strict \purdah die Frauen des Dorfes leben streng abgeschirmt▪ out of \purdah unverschleiertto be in \purdah einen Schleier tragen* * *['pɜːdə]nVorhang vor den Frauengemächern im Islam und Hinduismus, Purdah fa woman in purdah (lit) — eine Frau, die von (fremden) Männern ferngehalten wird
he keeps his wife ( like a woman) in purdah — er hält seine Frau von allem fern
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pur·dah [ʼpɜ:də, Am ʼpɜ:r-] n1) ( seclusion) hinduistisch-muslimische Praxis, nach der Frauen im Inneren eines Hauses den Blicken fremder Männer durch Zwischenwände bzw. Vorhänge entzogen werden;the women in the village live in strict \purdah die Frauen des Dorfes leben streng abgeschirmtout of \purdah unverschleiert;to be in \purdah einen Schleier tragen;
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