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1 inroad
noun* * *in·road[ˈɪnrəʊd, AM -roʊd]n usu pl1. (reduce noticeably)to make \inroads into [or on] sth money, savings tiefe Löcher in etw akk reißen; object, pile sich akk an etw dat vergreifen famsomeone has been making \inroads into the chocolate cake jemand hat sich am Schokoladenkuchen vergriffenthe Green Party failed to make significant \inroads on the Labour vote die Grünen konnten der Labour-Partei keine wesentlichen Stimmenverluste zufügen2. (make progress)to make \inroads [into sth] [bei [o mit] etw dat] weiterkommen [o Fortschritte machen3. (raid)to make \inroads [into sth] [in etw akk] vorstoßento make \inroads on sth in etw akk einfallen* * *['ɪnrəʊd]n2) (fig)the Japanese are making inroads into the British market — die Japaner dringen in den britischen Markt ein
these expenses are making great inroads into my bank account — diese Ausgaben greifen mein Bankkonto stark an
* * *inroad [ˈınrəʊd] smake an inroad einfallenmake inroads into sb’s rights in jemandes Rechte eingreifenmake inroads on sb’s free time jemandes Freizeit stark einschränken;make inroads into sb’s savings ein großes Loch in jemandes Ersparnisse reißen4. fig Eindringen n (in, into, on, upon in akk):make inroads into a market WIRTSCH in einen Markt eindringen* * *noun1) (intrusion) Eingriff, der (on, into in + Akk.)* * *n.Überfall -¨e m.
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