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1 discretion
noundiscretion is the better part of valour — (prov.) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (ugs. scherzh.)
2) (liberty to decide) Ermessen, dasleave something to somebody's discretion — etwas in jemandes Ermessen (Akk.) stellen
use one's discretion — nach eigenem Ermessen od. Gutdünken handeln
* * *[-'skre-]1) (discreetness: A secretary needs discretion and tact.) die Verschwiegenheit2) (personal judgement: I leave the arrangements entirely to your discretion; The money will be distributed at the discretion of the management.) das Gutdünken* * *dis·cre·tion[dɪˈskreʃən]n no plto be the [very] soul of \discretion die Diskretion in Person seinto reach the age of \discretion mündig werdento exercise one's \discretion nach eigenem Ermessen handelnto leave sth to sb's \discretion etw in jds Ermessen stellen, etw jds Entscheidung überlassento use one's \discretion nach eigenem Ermessen handelnat sb's \discretion nach jds Ermessento be at the \discretion of sb [or at sb's \discretion] in jds Ermessen stehenit is within his \discretion to leave the country es steht ihm frei, das Land zu verlassen4.▶ \discretion is the better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov fam* * *[dI'skreSən]n1) Diskretion fdiscretion is the better part of valour ( Brit Prov ) — Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste (inf)
2) (= freedom of decision) Ermessen ntto leave sth to sb's discretion — etw in jds Ermessen (acc) stellen
to be at sb's discretion — in jds Ermessen (dat) stehen
* * *discretion [dıˈskreʃn] s1. Verfügungsfreiheit f, Machtbefugnis fat discretion nach Belieben;at one’s (own) discretion nach eigenem Ermessen;it is entirely within your discretion whether … es liegt völlig in Ihrem Ermessen, ob …;leave sth to sb’s discretion etwas in jemandes Ermessen stellen, jemandem etwas anheimstellen;use your own discretion handle nach eigenem Gutdünken oder Ermessen3. Klugheit f, Besonnenheit f, Um-, Vorsicht f:years pl ( oder age) of discretion JUR Alter n der freien Willensbestimmung, Strafmündigkeit f (14 Jahre);discretion is the better part of valo(u)r (Sprichwort) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit4. Diskretion f:a) Verschwiegenheit f, Takt mb) Zurückhaltung f* * *noundiscretion is the better part of valour — (prov.) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (ugs. scherzh.)
2) (liberty to decide) Ermessen, dasuse one's discretion — nach eigenem Ermessen od. Gutdünken handeln
* * *n.Bescheidenheit f.Diskretion f.Ermessen n.Gutdünken n.Umsicht -en f.Verschwiegenheit f.
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