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1 lay claim to sth
طَالَب بِـ \ demand: to claim boldly: He demanded his share of the money. lay claim to sth.: to demand to be given sth. as the owner. -
2 lay claim to sth
اِدَّعَى مِلْكِية شيء \ lay claim to sth.: to demand to be given sth. as the owner. -
3 auf etw. Anspruch anmelden
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4 reklamieren
vt/i1. (sich beschweren) complain, make ( oder lodge) a complaint; bes. SPORT protest; (beanstanden) complain about; (Gekauftes) auch take back to the shop; (Rechnung) query; (nicht Erhaltenes) enquire ( oder inquire) about; reklamieren, dass... complain that...; reklamieren gegen SPORT protest against2. (fordern) claim; Abseits / Elfmeter reklamieren appeal for offside / a penalty; eine Idee etc. für sich reklamieren lay claim to an idea etc., claim an idea etc. as one’s own* * *to protest; to deplore; to complain* * *re|kla|mie|ren [rekla'miːrən] ptp reklamiert1. vi(= Einspruch erheben) to complain, to make a complaintbei jdm wegen etw reklamíéren — to complain to sb about sth
die Rechnung kann nicht stimmen, da würde ich reklamíéren — the bill can't be right, I would query it
2. vt1) (= bemängeln) to complain about (etw bei jdm sth to sb); (= infrage stellen) Rechnung, Rechnungsposten to query (etw bei jdm sth with sb)2) (= in Anspruch nehmen) to claimjdn/etw für sich reklamíéren — to lay claim to sb/sth, to claim sb/sth as one's own
* * *re·kla·mie·ren *[reklaˈmi:rən]I. viII. vt▪ etw [bei jdm] \reklamieren to complain [to sb] about sth▪ etw [bei jdm] \reklamieren to claim sth [from sb]* * *1.intransitives Verb complain; make a complaint2.transitives Verb2) (beanspruchen) claim* * *reklamieren v/t & v/i1. (sich beschweren) complain, make ( oder lodge) a complaint; besonders SPORT protest; (beanstanden) complain about; (Gekauftes) auch take back to the shop; (Rechnung) query; (nicht Erhaltenes) enquire ( oder inquire) about;reklamieren, dass … complain that …;reklamieren gegen SPORT protest against2. (fordern) claim;Abseits/Elfmeter reklamieren appeal for offside/a penalty;eine Idee etc* * *1.intransitives Verb complain; make a complaint2.transitives Verb2) (beanspruchen) claim* * *v.to complain v.to protest v.to reclaim v. -
5 beanspruchen
v/t1. (fordern) (Recht, Erbteil) claim, lay claim to; Kinder können keinen Sitzplatz beanspruchen children must give up their seat to an adult on request; er beansprucht für sich, wie ein großer Künstler behandelt zu werden he wants people to treat him as a major artist2. (erfordern) (Geschick, Geduld) demand, require, call for; (Platz, Zeit) take up3. (Gebrauch machen von) use, make use of; (auch jemandes Hilfe etc.) avail o.s. of, accept; (jemandes Gastfreundschaft) avail o.s. of, accept; geistig-seelisch: preoccupy; stärker: absorb; ich will Ihre Zeit / Geduld nicht länger beanspruchen I’ll not take up any more of your time / tax your patience (any) further4. (strapazieren) strain, be ( oder put) a strain on, tax; TECH. stress, strain, load; stark beanspruchen (Sache) be ( oder put) a heavy strain ( oder load) on; (Person) keep s.o. very busy, take up a lot of s.o.’s time (and energy), make heavy demands on s.o. (s.o.’s time); innerlich: preoccupy s.o. greatly* * *to claim; to demand* * *be|ạn|spru|chen [bə'|anʃprʊxn] ptp bea\#nspruchtvt1) (= fordern) to claim; Gebiet auch to lay claim toetw beanspruchen können — to be entitled to sth
2) (= erfordern) to take; Zeit auch to take up; Platz auch to take up, to occupy; Kräfte auch, Aufmerksamkeit to demand; (= benötigen) to need3) (= ausnützen) to use; jds Gastfreundschaft to take advantage of; jds Geduld to demand; jds Hilfe to ask forich möchte Ihre Geduld nicht zu sehr beanspruchen — I don't want to try your patience
4) (= strapazieren) Maschine etc to use; jdn to occupy, to keep busyjdn stark or sehr beanspruchen — to keep sb very busy or occupied
ihr Beruf beansprucht sie ganz — her job is very demanding, her job takes up all her time and energy
* * *1) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) claim2) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) take up* * *be·an·spru·chen *[bəˈʔanʃprʊxn̩]vt1. (fordern)etw zu \beanspruchen haben to lay claim to sth2. (brauchen)▪ etw \beanspruchen to require [or take up] sthZeit/Platz \beanspruchen to take up time/space3. (Anforderungen an jdn stellen)▪ jdn \beanspruchen to make demands on sbich will Sie nicht länger \beanspruchen I don't want to take up any more of your time▪ etw \beanspruchen to demand sthjds Gastfreundschaft/Zeit \beanspruchen to make demands on [or take advantage of] sb's hospitality/timejds Geduld \beanspruchen to try sb's patience4. (belasten)▪ jdn/etw \beanspruchen to put sb/sth under stress* * *transitives Verb1) claimetwas beanspruchen können — be entitled to expect something
2) (ausnutzen) make use of < person, equipment>; take advantage of <hospitality, services>* * *beanspruchen v/tKinder können keinen Sitzplatz beanspruchen children must give up their seat to an adult on request;er beansprucht für sich, wie ein großer Künstler behandelt zu werden he wants people to treat him as a major artist3. (Gebrauch machen von) use, make use of; (auch jemandes Hilfe etc) avail o.s. of, accept; (jemandes Gastfreundschaft) avail o.s. of, accept; geistig-seelisch: preoccupy; stärker: absorb;ich will Ihre Zeit/Geduld nicht länger beanspruchen I’ll not take up any more of your time/tax your patience (any) furtherstark beanspruchen (Sache) be ( oder put) a heavy strain ( oder load) on; (Person) keep sb very busy, take up a lot of sb’s time (and energy), make heavy demands on sb (sb’s time); innerlich: preoccupy sb greatly* * *transitives Verb1) claim2) (ausnutzen) make use of <person, equipment>; take advantage of <hospitality, services>* * *v.to claim v.to engross v. -
6 Besitzanspruch
m claim to ownership, ownership claim; Besitzansprüche oder seinen Besitzanspruch geltend machen assert one’s claim to ownership (JUR. title); auf etw. (Akk) Besitzanspruch erheben lay claim to s.th.* * *Be|sịtz|an|spruchmclaim of ownership; (JUR) titleanmelden — to make one's claims (to sth), to lay claim to sth
* * *Be·sitz·an·spruchm claim to [right of] ownership; JUR [possessory] title* * *der claim to ownershipeinen Besitzanspruch auf etwas (Akk.) anmelden — file a claim to ownership of something
* * *Besitzanspruch m claim to ownership, ownership claim;seinen Besitzanspruch geltend machen assert one’s claim to ownership (JUR title);auf etwas (akk)Besitzanspruch erheben lay claim to sth* * *der claim to ownershipeinen Besitzanspruch auf etwas (Akk.) anmelden — file a claim to ownership of something
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7 vantare
speak highly ofpossedere boast* * *vantare v.tr.1 ( pregiarsi di) to boast: la sua famiglia vanta molti uomini celebri, his family can boast a great many famous men; la città vanta splendidi monumenti, the city boasts splendid monuments; vantare nobili origini, to boast noble origins2 ( lodare) to praise, to extol: non fece che vantare le qualità di suo fratello, he did nothing but praise (o extol) his brother's qualities; vantare la qualità di un prodotto, to praise the quality of a product3 ( millantare) to boast of (sthg.), to brag of (sthg.): vantare la propria ricchezza, i propri successi, to boast of one's riches, successes4 ( pretendere) to claim: vantare un credito, to claim a credit; vantare un diritto su qlco., to lay claim to sthg.◘ vantarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to boast, to show* off, to brag; to be proud: di che cosa ti vanti?, what are you showing off about (o bragging of)?; l'ho fatto e me ne vanto, I have done it and I am proud of it; si vanta di essere il migliore nuotatore della città, he boasts of being (o that he is) the best swimmer in (the) town; non per vantarmi, ma è proprio un bel lavoro, I don't want to boast, but I've done a really good job.* * *[van'tare]1. vt1) (lodare: persona, cosa, prodotto) to speak highly of, praise, (avere: qualità) to boast, have2) (andare fiero di) to boast of o about, vaunt2. vr (vantarsi)vantarsi di qc/di aver fatto qc — to boast o brag about sth/about having done sth
non faccio per vantarmi — without false modesty, without wishing to boast o brag
* * *[van'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (elogiare) to praise [qualità, talento]2) (dichiarare di possedere) to boast about, to brag about [nobili origini, amicizie importanti]3) (accampare)2.vantare diritti su qcs. — to lay claim on sth
non (faccio) per vantarmi, ma... — I don't want to brag, but
* * *vantare/van'tare/ [1]1 (elogiare) to praise [qualità, talento]2 (dichiarare di possedere) to boast about, to brag about [nobili origini, amicizie importanti]; la città vanta una bellissima chiesa the town boasts a beautiful church3 (accampare) vantare diritti su qcs. to lay claim on sth.II vantarsi verbo pronominale(gloriarsi) to boast, to brag (di about); (non) me ne vanto I'm (not) proud of it; non (faccio) per vantarmi, ma... I don't want to brag, but... -
8 pretensja
-i, -e; gen pl -i; f( roszczenie) claim; ( żal) resentment* * *f.1. (= roszczenie) claim ( do czegoś to sth); pretension ( do czegoś to sth); rościć (sobie) pretensje do czegoś lay claim to sth; rozpatrzenie pretensji examination of a claim; zaspokojenie pretensji claim settlement; uznawać pretensje (za uzasadnione) recognise claims as justified.2. (= żal) resentment ( do kogoś o coś against l. towards sb at l. of l. over sth); grievance ( do kogoś against sb); rancour, grudge ( do kogoś against sb); mieć pretensję do kogoś have a grievance against sb, have l. hold grudge against sb; nie mieć do kogoś pretensji have l. hold no grudge against sb.3. (= wysokie mniemanie o sobie) pretentiousness, affectation, pretense; Br. pretence; osoba bez pretensji unassuming l. unpretentious person; z pretensjami genteel.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pretensja
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9 ادعى
اِدَّعَى \ allege: to say; declare (sth. that will have to be proved): He alleges that you stole his pen. claim: to declare that sth. belongs to oneself: Does anyone claim this pen?, to declare that sth. is a fact: He claims to be the richest man in England. pose: (with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a railway official in order to travel free. pretend: to seem to be (or to be doing) sth. so as to deceive others, or so as to amuse oneself: He pretended to be ill (so as to avoid work). The boys pretended to be soldiers (as a game). \ اِدَّعَى مِلْكِية شيء \ lay claim to sth.: to demand to be given sth. as the owner. -
10 طالب (بحق)
طَالَب (بحقّ) \ claim: to declare that sth. belongs to oneself: Does anyone claim this pen?. \ طَالَب بِـ \ demand: to claim boldly: He demanded his share of the money. lay claim to sth.: to demand to be given sth. as the owner. \ طَالَبَ بِصَخَب \ clamour, clamor: to make a loud noise, esp. in complaining or demanding sth.: The prisoners clamoured to be let out. -
11 reklamieren
re·kla·mie·ren * [reklaʼmi:rən]vi[bei jdm] [wegen etw] \reklamieren to make a complaint [to sb] [about sth]vtetw [bei jdm] \reklamieren to complain [to sb] about sthetw [bei jdm] \reklamieren to claim sth [from sb] -
12 предъявлять
vt; св - предъяви́ть1) показывать to show, to produce, to presentпредъявля́ть биле́т — to show one's ticket
предъявля́ть па́спорт — to produce/to present one's passport
предъявля́ть доказа́тельства мн — to produce evidence sg, to present/to produce proof sg
2) заявлять претензии to bring, to claim, to press, to put forwardпредъявля́ть кому-л иск — to bring a (law)suit against sb
предъявля́ть кому-л обвине́ние в кра́же/уби́йстве — to bring/to make an accusation/a charge of theft/murder against sb
предъявля́ть права́ на что-л — to lay claim to sth, to claim sth
он предъявля́л права́ на э́то иму́щество — he laid claim to the property, he claimed the property as his
предъявля́ть тре́бования к кому/чему-л — to put forward/to make demands on sb/sth
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13 претензия
ж1) на что-л требование по праву claim to/onзаявля́ть/име́ть прете́нзии на кого/что-л — to claim sth, to lay claim to sth, to make claims on sb/sth
территориа́льные прете́нзии — territorial claims
незако́нная прете́нзия — unlawful claim
прете́нзии на мирово́е госпо́дство — claims to world domination/supremacy
2) к кому/чему-л жалоба complaint about, grievance againstпрете́нзии к шко́льному пита́нию — complaints about school meals
прете́нзии слу́жащих к руково́дству компа́нии — employees' grievances against the company's management
3) притязание на достоинства pretension(s), pre-tentiousness litчелове́к с прете́нзиями/без прете́нзий — pretentious/unpretentious person
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14 beanspruchen
be·an·spru·chen * [bəʼʔanʃprʊxn̩]vt1) ( fordern)etw [für sich] \beanspruchen to claim sth [for oneself];etw zu \beanspruchen haben to lay claim to sth2) ( brauchen)etw \beanspruchen to require [or take up] sth;Zeit/Platz \beanspruchen to take up time/spacejdn \beanspruchen to make demands on sb;ich will Sie nicht länger \beanspruchen I don't want to take up any more of your time;etw \beanspruchen to demand sth;jds Gastfreundschaft/Zeit \beanspruchen to make demands on [or take advantage of] sb's hospitality/time;jds Geduld \beanspruchen to try sb's patience4) ( belasten)jdn/etw \beanspruchen to put sb/sth under stress -
15 beanspruchen
1. to claim2. to engross1. to call for sth.2. to lay claim to sth.(Raum, Zeit)to take up -
16 demand
طَالَب بِـ \ demand: to claim boldly: He demanded his share of the money. lay claim to sth.: to demand to be given sth. as the owner. -
17 vantare diritti su qcs.
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18 ἀντιποιέομαι
V 1-0-0-1-1=3 Lv 24,19; DnTh 4,35(32); 1 Mc 15,3M: to lay claim to sth, to usurp [τινος] 1 Mc 15,3; to withstand, to resist [τινι] DnTh 4,35(32)P: to be done to one in turn [τινι] Lv 24,19 -
19 pretendere
claim* * *pretendere v.tr.1 ( sostenere) to claim, to profess; to pretend: pretende di essere un genti-luomo, he professes to be a gentleman; pretende di essere un grande artista, he claims (o professes) to be a great artist; perché pretendi di apparire diverso da quel che sei?, why do you pretend to be different from the way you really are?; pretende di essere il padrone, he claims to be (o he maintains he is) the owner; pretendeva di aver ragione, he claimed that he was right; pretende di sapere tutto, he claims to know everything2 ( esigere) to expect; to claim, to lay* a claim to (sthg.); to require, to demand, to want: ma che cosa pretendi?, what do you expect?; pretese ciò che gli spettava, he claimed what was due to him; pretendere il risarcimento dei danni, to claim damages; pretendere una parte di eredità, to claim (o to lay claim to) a part of the inheritance; pretende prezzi esagerati, he asks exorbitant prices; pretendeva che andassi da lui a mezzanotte, he expected me to go to his house at midnight; pretendo che mi dica la verità, I want him to tell me the truth; pretendo sincerità dai miei figli, I expect honesty from my children; pretendere il pagamento, to require payment; pretese che lo pagassi subito, he demanded that I should pay him at once; questo è pretendere molto, that's asking a lot; pretendere troppo, to expect too much; pretendere l'impossibile, to expect the impossible; pretende di dare ordini a tutti, he wants to order everybody about; non puoi pretendere di fare i tuoi comodi a casa mia, you can't expect to do exactly as you please in my house; pretende molto dai suoi allievi, he demands a lot of his pupils; pretendo solo di essere ascoltato, all I want is to be listened to3 ( ritenersi capace, presumere) to think* oneself capable (of doing): pretende di farlo presto e bene, he thinks he will be able to do it quickly and well; pretendeva d'imparare il latino in pochi mesi, he thought himself capable of learning Latin in a few months; pretende di discutere su argomenti scientifici, he thinks he can talk about scientific topics◆ v. intr. ( aspirare) to pretend: pretendere alla mano di una fanciulla, to pretend to a young lady's hand; pretendere a un trono, to pretend to a throne.* * *[pre'tɛndere]verbo transitivo1) (esigere) to claim [ parte]; to demand [attenzione, rispetto, pagamento]; to demand, to exact [ obbedienza]pretendere che qcn. faccia — to demand that sb. do
pretendere qcs. da qcn. — to demand sth. for sb.
2) (presumere) to pretend, to think*pretendere di sapere, di capire — to pretend to know, understand
* * *pretendere/pre'tεndere/ [10]1 (esigere) to claim [ parte]; to demand [attenzione, rispetto, pagamento]; to demand, to exact [ obbedienza]; pretendere che qcn. faccia to demand that sb. do; pretendere qcs. da qcn. to demand sth. for sb.; pretendere di essere ubbidito to expect to be obeyed; non si può pretendere che sappia tutto he can't be expected to know everything2 (presumere) to pretend, to think*; pretendere di fare to purport to do; pretendere di sapere, di capire to pretend to know, understand; pretende di essere un esperto he claims to be an expert; pretende di essere più intelligente di lei he thinks he's more intelligent than her. -
20 Anspruch
m1. auch JUR. (Anrecht, Forderung) claim ( auf + Akk to); (Anrecht) auch right; JUR. title; Pl. (Anforderungen) demands; Anspruch erheben auf oder für sich in Anspruch nehmen claim, lay claim to; Anspruch haben auf (+ Akk) be entitled to; JUR. have a legitimate claim to; Anspruch auf Schadenersatz ( erheben) (make a) claim for damages; der Film erhebt keinen Anspruch auf historische Genauigkeit fig. the film doesn’t claim to be historically accurate; sein Anspruch auf den Thron ist unberechtigt his claim to the throne is unfounded2. (Forderung) demand (for); große Ansprüche stellen be very demanding; bescheidene Ansprüche stellen not to be very demanding; hohe Ansprüche an jemanden stellen Person und Aufgabe: make great demands on s.o.; Person auch: expect ( oder demand) a great deal of s.o., be very exacting ( oder demanding); Aufgabe auch: take a lot out of s.o., be very demanding for s.o.3. (Beschlag) in Anspruch nehmen Person: (jemandes Hilfe) call on; (Kredit, jemandes Zeit) take (up); (Angebot, Möglichkeit) make use of, take advantage of; Aufgabe etc.: (jemanden) keep s.o. busy, take a lot out of s.o.; (Platz, Zeit) take (up); (jemandes Aufmerksamkeit) engross ( oder preoccupy); (jemandes Kräfte, Mittel) make demands; ich will Ihre Zeit nicht zu sehr in Anspruch nehmen I don’t want to take up too much of your time; i-e Arbeit nimmt sie stark in Anspruch her work keeps her very busy ( oder takes up most of her time [and energy]); das wird etwa zwei Stunden in Anspruch nehmen it will take around two hours* * *der Anspruchdemand; pretension; entitlement; claim; presumption; pretence; right* * *Ạn|spruchmauf +acc to)Anspruch auf Schadenersatz haben — to be entitled to damages
2) (= Anforderung) demand; (= Standard) standard, requirement3) (= Behauptung) claim, pretensiondiese Theorie erhebt keinen Anspruch auf Unwiderlegbarkeit — this theory does not claim to be irrefutable, this theory lays no claim to irrefutability
4)etw in Anspruch nehmen (Recht) — to claim sth; jds Hilfe, Dienste to enlist sth; Möglichkeiten, Kantine etc to take advantage of sth; Zeit, Aufmerksamkeit, Kräfte to take up sth
jdn völlig in Anspruch nehmen — to take up all of sb's time; (jds Aufmerksamkeit, Gedanken) to engross or preoccupy sb completely
sehr in Anspruch genommen — very busy/preoccupied
* * *der1) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) claim2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) demand3) entitlement* * *An·spruchmeinen \Anspruch auf etw akk erheben to make a claim for [or to] sth; (behaupten) to claim sth; JUR a. to file a claim to [or for] sthdarauf \Anspruch haben, etw zu tun to be entitled to do sthden/jds Ansprüchen [voll/nicht] gerecht werden to [fully/not] meet the/sb's requirementsAnsprüche stellen to be exacting [or very demanding]große [o hohe] Ansprüche [an jdn/etw] stellen to place great demands on [or be very demanding of] sb/sthjds Dienste/Hilfe/Unterstützung in \Anspruch nehmen to enlist sb's services/help/supportMöglichkeiten/eine Einrichtung in \Anspruch nehmen to take advantage of opportunities/a facilityjdn in \Anspruch nehmen to preoccupy sbsehr in \Anspruch genommen to be very busy/preoccupieddarf ich Sie in \Anspruch nehmen? may I have a moment [of your time]?* * *1) claim; (Forderung) demandhohe Ansprüche [an jemanden] haben od. stellen — demand a great deal [of somebody]
Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) erheben — lay claim to something
[keine] Ansprüche stellen — make [no] demands
in Anspruch nehmen — take up, take advantage of < offer>; exercise < right>; take up < time>
jemandes Zeit/Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen — make demands on somebody's time/enlist somebody's aid
jemanden [stark] in Anspruch nehmen — make [heavy] demands on somebody
jemanden völlig in Anspruch nehmen — take up all [of] somebody's time
2) (bes. Rechtsspr.): (Anrecht) claim[einen] Anspruch/keinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) haben — be/not be entitled to something
auf etwas (Akk.) Anspruch erheben — assert one's entitlement to something
* * *Anspruch mfür sich in Anspruch nehmen claim, lay claim to;Anspruch auf Schadenersatz (erheben) (make a) claim for damages;der Film erhebt keinen Anspruch auf historische Genauigkeit fig the film doesn’t claim to be historically accurate;sein Anspruch auf den Thron ist unberechtigt his claim to the throne is unfounded2. (Forderung) demand (for);große Ansprüche stellen be very demanding;bescheidene Ansprüche stellen not to be very demanding;hohe Ansprüche an jemanden stellen Person und Aufgabe: make great demands on sb; Person auch: expect ( oder demand) a great deal of sb, be very exacting ( oder demanding); Aufgabe auch: take a lot out of sb, be very demanding for sb3. (Beschlag)in Anspruch nehmen Person: (jemandes Hilfe) call on; (Kredit, jemandes Zeit) take (up); (Angebot, Möglichkeit) make use of, take advantage of; Aufgabe etc: (jemanden) keep sb busy, take a lot out of sb; (Platz, Zeit) take (up); (jemandes Aufmerksamkeit) engross ( oder preoccupy); (jemandes Kräfte, Mittel) make demands;ich will Ihre Zeit nicht zu sehr in Anspruch nehmen I don’t want to take up too much of your time;i-e Arbeit nimmt sie stark in Anspruch her work keeps her very busy ( oder takes up most of her time [and energy]);das wird etwa zwei Stunden in Anspruch nehmen it will take around two hours* * *1) claim; (Forderung) demandhohe Ansprüche [an jemanden] haben od. stellen — demand a great deal [of somebody]
Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) erheben — lay claim to something
[keine] Ansprüche stellen — make [no] demands
in Anspruch nehmen — take up, take advantage of < offer>; exercise < right>; take up < time>
jemandes Zeit/Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen — make demands on somebody's time/enlist somebody's aid
jemanden [stark] in Anspruch nehmen — make [heavy] demands on somebody
jemanden völlig in Anspruch nehmen — take up all [of] somebody's time
2) (bes. Rechtsspr.): (Anrecht) claim[einen] Anspruch/keinen Anspruch auf etwas (Akk.) haben — be/not be entitled to something
auf etwas (Akk.) Anspruch erheben — assert one's entitlement to something
* * *-¨e m.demand n.pretension n.
См. также в других словарях:
lay claim to sth — ► to say that you own something or have a right to it: »Through a series of buyouts, we laid claim to the best intellectual property of our time. Main Entry: ↑lay … Financial and business terms
lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also … Financial and business terms
claim — 1 /kleIm/ verb 1 (T) to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved: claim (that): Gascoigne claimed he d been dining with friends at the time of the murder. | claim to be: She claims to be a descendant of Charles Dickens. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
claim — claim1 W1S1 [kleım] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(truth)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(legal right)¦ 4¦(death)¦ 5¦(attention)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire … Collocations dictionary
lay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ neatly ▪ He laid the clothes neatly on his bed. ▪ aside, down ▪ … Collocations dictionary
lie — 1 /laI/ verb present participle lyingpast tense lay, past participle lain /leIn/ 1 FLAT POSITION a) (intransitive always + adv/prep) to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc (+ on/in/there etc): He was lying on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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detail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, minor, minute, small, subtle, tiny ▪ It is important to get even the small details right. ▪ considerab … Collocations dictionary
Gibraltar — This article is about the British overseas territory. For other uses, see Gibraltar (disambiguation). Gibraltar … Wikipedia