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1 footing
nounbe on an equal footing [with somebody] — [jemandem] gleichgestellt sein
be on a war footing — sich im Kriegszustand befinden
2) (foothold) Halt, der* * *1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) sichere Stellung2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) die Grundlage* * *foot·ing[ˈfʊtɪŋ, AM -t̬-]n no plto lose one's \footing seinen Halt verlieren2. (basis)on a commercial/an equal/a friendly \footing auf kommerzieller/gleicher/freundlicher Basison a war \footing im Kriegszustand* * *['fʊtɪŋ]nto lose one's footing — den Halt verlieren
the business was on a secure footing — das Geschäft stand auf einer sicheren Basis
we are trying to put training on a more scientific footing — wir versuchen, die Ausbildung wissenschaftlicher zu fundieren
to be on a friendly footing with sb — mit jdm auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen
we want to put Britain on the same footing as the rest of Europe — wir wollen Großbritannien mit dem restlichen Europa gleichstellen
on an equal footing (with each other) — auf gleicher Basis
* * *footing s1. Stand m (etc → academic.ru/28674/foothold">foothold):2. Auftreten n, Aufsetzen n der Füße3. ARCH Sockel m, Mauerfuß m4. TECH Fundament n5. figa) Basis f, Grundlage f:place sth on a new footing etwas auf neue Beine stellenb) Zustand mc) Stellung f, Position f:be on a friendly footing auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen ( with mit)6. a) Eintritt mb) Einstand(sgeld) m(n):pay (for) one’s footing seinen Einstand geben7. Anstricken n eines Fußes8. besonders USa) End-, Gesamtsumme fb) Addieren n einzelner Posten* * *nounbe on an equal footing [with somebody] — [jemandem] gleichgestellt sein
2) (foothold) Halt, der* * *n.Fundament n.
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