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nounUhrwerk, dasgo like clockwork — (fig.) klappen wie am Schnürchen (ugs.)
* * ** * *ˈclock·work\clockwork toy Spielzeug nt zum Aufziehenregular as \clockwork pünktlich wie ein Uhrwerkmy daughter always calls me on Friday evenings, regular as \clockwork meine Tochter ruft mich immer freitagabends an, ich kann fast die Uhr danach stellenII. adj präzise, exaktwith \clockwork precision mit der Präzision eines Uhrwerks* * *clockwork toy Spielzeug n zum Aufziehen, mechanisches Spielzeug;like clockwork wie am Schnürchen, wie geschmiert (beide umg);he is (as) regular as clockwork bei ihm spielt sich alles auf die Minute ab;his tea breaks are (as) regular as clockwork nach seinen Teepausen kann man die Uhr stellen;with clockwork regularity (precision) mit der Regelmäßigkeit (Präzision) eines Uhrwerks* * *nounUhrwerk, dasas regular as clockwork — (fig.) absolut regelmäßig
go like clockwork — (fig.) klappen wie am Schnürchen (ugs.)
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2 Regelmäßigkeit
* * *die Regelmäßigkeitregularity* * *Re|gel|mä|ßig|keit ['reːglmɛːsɪçkait]f -, no plregularityin or mit schöner Régelmäßigkeit — with clockwork regularity, as regular as clockwork
* * ** * *Re·gel·mä·ßig·keit<->2. (das regelmäßige Stattfinden) regularity* * *die regularity* * *Regelmäßigkeit f regularity;in oder* * *die regularity* * *f.orderliness n.regularity n. -
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métronome [metʀɔnɔm]masculine noun* * *metʀɔnɔmnom masculin metronome* * *metʀɔnɔm nm* * *métronome nm metronome.faire qch avec la régularité d'un métronome to do sth as regularly as clockwork.[metrɔnɔm] nom masculinavec la régularité d'un métronome like clockwork, (as) regular as clockwork -
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régularité [ʀegylaʀite]feminine nounb. ( = uniformité) [de répartition, couche, ligne] evenness ; [de traits, écriture] regularityc. [d'élection, procédure] legality* * *ʀegylaʀite1) ( caractère répétitif) regularity2) ( caractère constant) (de rythme, production, progrès) steadiness; ( de traits du visage) regularity; ( d'écriture) neatness; ( de surface) evenness; ( de qualité) consistencyavec régularité — [progresser] steadily; [tracer] evenly
3) ( légalité) legality, correctness* * *ʀeɡylaʀite nf* * *régularité nf1 ( caractère répétitif) regularity; se produire avec une certaine régularité to occur fairly regularly ou with some regularity;2 ( caractère constant) (de rythme, production, progrès) steadiness; ( de traits du visage) regularity; (d'écriture, de surface) evenness; ( de qualité) consistency; avec régularité [progresser] steadily; [tracer] evenly;3 ( légalité) legality, correctness.[regylarite] nom féminin2. [dans l'espace - de la dentition] evenness ; [ - d'une surface] smoothness ; [ - de plantations] straightness3. [en valeur, en intensité] consistencytravailler avec régularité to work steadily ou consistently -
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1. adjectiveregular customer — Stammkunde, der/-kundin, die
our regular postman — unser [gewohnter] Briefträger
get regular work — [Freiberufler:] regelmäßig Aufträge bekommen
have or lead a regular life — ein geregeltes Leben führen
2) (evenly arranged, symmetrical) regelmäßig3) (properly qualified) ausgebildet4) (Ling.) regelmäßig2. noun1) (coll.): (regular customer, visitor, etc.) Stammkunde, der/ -kundin, die; (in pub) Stammgast, der2) (soldier) Berufssoldat, der* * *['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) gewöhnlich3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) regelmäßig4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelmäßig5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelmäßig6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) regulär7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelmäßig8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelmäßig9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) Berufs-...2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) der Berufssoldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) der Stammkunde,die Stammkundin•- academic.ru/61226/regularity">regularity- regularly
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- regulator* * *regu·lar[ˈregjələʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adj1. (routine) regelmäßigshe's a \regular churchgoer sie geht regelmäßig zur Kirchehe's a \regular contributor er spendet regelmäßig\regular appearances regelmäßiges Erscheinento make \regular appearances on TV regelmäßig im Fernsehen auftretento do sth on a \regular basis etw regelmäßig tunwe met on a \regular basis wir trafen uns regelmäßig\regular check-up regelmäßige Kontrolluntersuchung\regular customer [or patron] Stammkunde, -kundin m, f\regular exercise regelmäßiges Training\regular guest Stammgast ma man/woman of \regular habits ein Mann/eine Frau mit festen Gewohnheiten\regular income geregeltes Einkommen\regular meetings regelmäßige Treffento have \regular meetings sich akk regelmäßig treffen\regular price regulärer Preis\regular procedure übliche Vorgehensweise\regular working hours reguläre Arbeitszeiten2. (steady in time)\regular beat regelmäßiger Takt\regular breathing regelmäßiges Atmento keep \regular hours sich akk an feste Zeiten halten\regular intervals regelmäßige Abständeto eat \regular meals regelmäßig essen\regular service regelmäßige [Bus-/Flug-/Zug]verbindungto be \regular MED (of digestive system) eine regelmäßige Verdauung haben; (of menstruation) einen regelmäßigen Zyklus haben\regular features regelmäßige [o geh ebenmäßige] Gesichtszüge\regular quadrilateral gleichseitiges Viereck\regular teeth regelmäßige [o gerade] Zähneit's a pretty dress but too \regular es ist ein schönes Kleid, aber nicht ausgefallen genugher \regular secretary was off for a week ihre fest angestellte Sekretärin hatte eine Woche freimy \regular doctor was on vacation mein Hausarzt hatte Urlaub\regular gas AM Normalbenzin nt5. (correct) korrekt, ordentlich\regular work arrangements geordnetes [o ordentliches] Arbeitsverhältnisto do things the \regular way etwas so machen, wie es sich gehört\regular fries normale Portion Pommes Frites; (of clothing)\regular size Normalgröße f7. LING regelmäßig\regular conjugation regelmäßige Konjugation\regular verb regelmäßiges Verbthis child is a \regular charmer/nuisance dieses Kind ist ein richtiger Charmeur/Plagegeist10. soldier, officer Berufs-\regular troops Berufsheer nt11. REL\regular clergy Ordensgeistlichkeit f12.▶ as \regular as clockwork auf die Minute pünktlichII. n* * *['regjʊlə(r)]1. adj1) (= at even intervals) service, bus, pulse, reminders regelmäßig; footsteps, rhythm gleichmäßig; employment fest, regulär; way of life, bowel movements geregeltat regular intervals — in regelmäßigen Abständen
to be in or to have regular contact with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw regelmäßig in Verbindung stehen or Kontakt haben
his visits are as regular as clockwork — nach seinen Besuchen kann man die Uhr stellen
wanton violence is becoming a regular feature of urban life — vorsätzliche Gewalt wird immer mehr zum Bestandteil städtischen Lebens
eating fresh vegetables helps keep you regular ( Med inf ) — frisches Gemüse trägt zu einem regelmäßigen Stuhlgang bei
regular customer — Stammkunde m/-kundin f
his regular pub (Brit) — seine Stammkneipe (inf)
to have a regular partner — einen festen Partner haben; (in relationship also)
would you like regular or large? (esp US) — möchten Sie normal oder extra or (food also) eine extragroße Portion?
4) (= permissible, accepted) action, procedure richtigregular procedure demands that... — der Ordnung halber muss man...
it is quite regular to apply in person — es ist ganz in Ordnung, sich persönlich zu bewerben
5) (MIL) Berufs-, regulär; (POLICE) forces, officer regulär6) (REL)7) (esp US: ordinary) gewöhnlich8) (inf: real) echt (inf)2. n1) (MIL) Berufssoldat(in) m(f), regulärer Soldat, reguläre Soldatin; (= habitual customer etc) Stammkunde m, Stammkundin f; (in pub, hotel) Stammgast m2) (US: gasoline) Normalbenzin nt* * *regular [ˈreɡjʊlə(r)]A adj (adv regularly)a) Stammkunde m, -kundin f,b) Stammgast m;regular voter POL Stammwähler(in);at regular intervals regelmäßig, in regelmäßigen Abständen3. regulär, normal, gewohnt:regular business normaler Geschäftsverkehr, laufende Geschäfte pl;regularly employed fest angestellt, in ungekündigter Stellung4. gleichmäßig (Atmung etc):at regular speed mit gleichbleibender Geschwindigkeit5. regelmäßig, geregelt, geordnet (Leben etc):be in regular employment fest angestellt sein;regular habits pl eine geordnete Lebensweise6. genau, pünktlichregular session ordentliche Sitzung8. a) geprüft:a regular physician ein approbierter Arztb) richtig, gelernt (Koch etc)9. richtig, recht, ordentlich:10. umg echt, richtig(-gehend) (Gauner etc):a regular guy US umg ein Pfundskerl13. MILa) regulär (Truppe)b) aktiv, Berufs…:14. SPORT Stamm…:their regular goalkeeper auch ihr etatmäßiger Torhüter;make the regular team bes US sich einen Stammplatz (in der Mannschaft) erobern15. REL Ordens…:16. POL US Partei(leitungs)…B s1. AUTO US Normal n (Benzin)2. Ordensgeistliche(r) m3. MILa) aktiver Soldat, Berufssoldat mb) pl reguläre Truppe(n pl)4. POL US treue(r) Parteianhänger(in)5. umga) Stammkunde m, -kundin fb) Stammgast m:6. SPORT umg Stammspieler(in)reg. abk2. register (registered)3. registrar4. registry5. regular (regularly) regelm.6. regulation* * *1. adjective1) (recurring uniformly, habitual) regelmäßig; geregelt [Arbeit]; fest [Anstellung, Reihenfolge]regular customer — Stammkunde, der/-kundin, die
our regular postman — unser [gewohnter] Briefträger
get regular work — [Freiberufler:] regelmäßig Aufträge bekommen
have or lead a regular life — ein geregeltes Leben führen
2) (evenly arranged, symmetrical) regelmäßig3) (properly qualified) ausgebildet4) (Ling.) regelmäßig2. noun1) (coll.): (regular customer, visitor, etc.) Stammkunde, der/ -kundin, die; (in pub) Stammgast, der2) (soldier) Berufssoldat, der* * *adj.ausgesprochen adj.gleichmäßiger adj.normal adj.regelgerecht adj.regelmäßig adj.regelrecht adj.regulär adj. -
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'reɡjulə
1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) habitual2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) normal, común3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) regular4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regular5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) habitual6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) permanente, fijo7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regular8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regular9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) de tamaño normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) profesional
2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) soldado profesional2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) habitual•- regularly
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regular adj1. regular2. habitual
regular 1 adjetivo 1 ( en general) regular 2a) ( no muy bien):◊ ¿qué tal te va? — regular how's it going? — so-so;¿qué tal la película? — regular how was the movie? — nothing special ■ sustantivo masculino ( calificación) fair
regular 2 ( conjugate regular) verbo transitivo 1 2 [ley/norma] to regulate
regular
I adjetivo
1 regular
un ejército regular, a regular army
2 (metódico, sin alteraciones) la marcha regular de los acontecimientos, the orderly progress of events
3 (habitual) regular
4 (mediano) average, regular (mediocre) average
II adverbio so-so
III verbo transitivo
1 (organizar, someter a normas) to regulate, control
2 (ajustar) to adjust ' regular' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahorcarse - asidua - asiduo - bribón - bribona - dosificar - habitual - milicia - once - parroquiana - parroquiano - periodicidad - roce - vuelo - café - cliente - controlar - fijo - gasolina - graduación - graduar - normal - ordinario English: adjust - average - control - lie - moderate - much - regular - regular army - regulate - scheduled flight - second-class - so-so - spot-check - steady - assure - casual - clock - even - flier - routine - scheduled - second - shuttletr['regjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) regular2 (normal) normal, usual, de siempre3 (habitual) habitual, asiduo,-a4 (normal in size) de tamaño normal■ do you want regular or giant? ¿quiere tamaño normal o gigante?1 familiar cliente nombre masulino o femenino habitual\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas regular as clockwork con una regularidad cronométricaregular army ejército regularregular soldier soldado profesionalregular ['rɛgjələr] adj1) normal: regular, normal, usual2) steady: uniforme, regulara regular pace: un paso regular3) customary, habitual: habitual, de costumbreregular n: cliente mf habitualadj.• acompasado, -a adj.• asiduo, -a adj.• correcto, -a adj.• efectivo, -a adj.• formal adj.• habitual adj.• normal adj.• reglamentario, -a adj.• regular adj.n.• obrero permanente s.m.• regular s.m.
I 'regjələr, 'regjʊlə(r)1)a) ( evenly spaced) < breathing> acompasado; <heartbeat/pulse> regularat regular intervals — ( in time) con regularidad; ( in space) a intervalos regulares
b) (consistent, habitual) <customer/reader> habitual, asiduoit's a regular occurrence — eso es muy frecuente or pasa con mucha frecuencia
to be in regular employment — tener* empleo fijo
on a regular basis — con regularidad, regularmente
c) ( Med)to be regular — ( in bowel habits) hacer* de vientre con regularidad; ( in menstrual cycles) ser* regular
d) ( customary) habitualthe regular procedure — el procedimiento usual or de costumbre
3)a) <size/model> normalregular grade gasoline — (AmE) gasolina f or (Andes) bencina f or (RPl) nafta f normal
b) ( Ling) <verb/plural> regular4) (colloq)b) ( straightforward) (AmE)he's a regular guy — es un gran tipo (fam), es un tío majo (Esp fam)
5) ( Mil) <soldier/officer> de carrera
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1) ( customer) cliente mf habitual, asiduo, -dua m,fparty regular — (AmE Pol) militante mf del partido
2) ( Mil) militar mf de carrera['reɡjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=symmetrical) [shape, pattern] (also Math) regular2) (=even) [surface, teeth] uniforme, parejo (esp LAm)3) (=recurring at even intervals) [pulse, flights, breathing, order] regularthe signs were placed at regular intervals along the beach — las señales estaban situadas a intervalos regulares a lo largo de la playa
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he placed a regular order with us — nos hizo un pedido regular•
to make regular use of sth — usar algo con regularidad4) (=habitual, customary) [visitor, customer, reader, listener] habitual, asiduo; [doctor, partner] habitual; [action, procedure] acostumbrado, normalthey are regular churchgoers — van a misa con regularidad or con asiduidad
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to have a regular time for doing sth — tener hora fija para hacer algo, hacer algo siempre a la misma hora5) (=unvarying)•
a man of regular habits — un hombre metódico, un hombre ordenado (en sus costumbres)6) (=frequent) frecuenteI have to make regular trips to France — tengo que viajar a Francia con frecuencia, tengo que hacer viajes frecuentes a Francia
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to be in or to have regular contact with sb — mantener or tener un contacto frecuente con algn•
it's a regular occurrence — pasa con frecuencia, es algo frecuente7) (Mil) [soldier, army] profesional, de carrera8) (Ling) [verb etc] regular9) * (as intensifier)10) (US) (=ordinary, normal) normal11) * (=not constipated)12) * (in menstruation)2. N1) (=customer) (in pub, bar) cliente mf habitual, parroquiano(-a) m / f2) (Mil) militar mf de carrera3) (US) (=petrol) gasolina f normal* * *
I ['regjələr, 'regjʊlə(r)]1)a) ( evenly spaced) < breathing> acompasado; <heartbeat/pulse> regularat regular intervals — ( in time) con regularidad; ( in space) a intervalos regulares
b) (consistent, habitual) <customer/reader> habitual, asiduoit's a regular occurrence — eso es muy frecuente or pasa con mucha frecuencia
to be in regular employment — tener* empleo fijo
on a regular basis — con regularidad, regularmente
c) ( Med)to be regular — ( in bowel habits) hacer* de vientre con regularidad; ( in menstrual cycles) ser* regular
d) ( customary) habitualthe regular procedure — el procedimiento usual or de costumbre
3)a) <size/model> normalregular grade gasoline — (AmE) gasolina f or (Andes) bencina f or (RPl) nafta f normal
b) ( Ling) <verb/plural> regular4) (colloq)b) ( straightforward) (AmE)he's a regular guy — es un gran tipo (fam), es un tío majo (Esp fam)
5) ( Mil) <soldier/officer> de carrera
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1) ( customer) cliente mf habitual, asiduo, -dua m,fparty regular — (AmE Pol) militante mf del partido
2) ( Mil) militar mf de carrera -
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'reɡjulə 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanlig2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) vanlig, normal3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jevn, konstant4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelmessig, vane-5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelmessig, fast6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) fast7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelmessig8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelmessig, regulær9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) vanlig (størrelse)10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) yrkes-, profesjonell2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) profesjonell, yrkessoldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) fast kunde•- regularly
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- regulatorregelmessig--------regulærIsubst. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/1) ( hverdagslig) stamkunde, fast kunde, stamgjest2) ( hverdagslig) fast ansatt3) ( religion) ordensprestIIadj. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/1) regelmessig2) regelrett, regulær3) fast, vanlig4) jevn, konstant, regelmessig5) ordentlig, riktig, skikkelig6) vedtektsmessig, korrekt, ordentlig7) legal, legitim8) (matematikk, fysikk, grammatikk) regelmessig, regulær9) ( militærvesen) regulær11) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, riktig, ekte, veritabelas regular as (a) clockwork regelmessig som et urverk, som en klokke, til å stille klokken etterat regular intervals med jevne mellomromregular army stående hærregular frequenter stamgjest, stamkunderegular soldier profesjonell soldatthe regular clergy ordensprester, regularesIIIadv. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/ ( dialekt)1) regelmessig2) riktig, ordentlig -
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['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) običajen2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) navaden3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) pravilen4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) vsakdanji5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) reden6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) stalen7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) pravilen8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) pravilen, simetričen9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) navaden10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) poklicen2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) poklicni vojak2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) stalni gost•- regularly
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- regulator* * *I [régjulə]1.adjectivepravilen, regularen, reden; urejen, običajen, normalen, vsakdanji; predpisan, točen; zakonit; izučen; simetričen; American colloquially popoln, pravi pravcati, skoz in skozregular soldier — reden, poklicni vojakhe is a regular bear figuratively on je pravi (pravcati) medvedto lead a regular life — živeti redno, urejeno življenje;2.adverbredno; zaresII [régjulə]nounmilitary vojak redne vojske; plural redne čete; colloquially stalni nameščenec, redno zaposlena oseba, stalen gost, stalen odjemalec; ecclesiastic redovnik, redovni duhovnik, regulár; American politics zvest privrženec stranke
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