Translation of 'purpose' - German English Dictionary
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| Zweck {m}; Anwendungszweck {m}; Einsatzzweck {m}; Behuf {m} [veraltet] | purpose | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | einem Zweck entsprechen | 1. | to answer the purposes | |
| 2. | zum Zweck {+Gen.}; zum Zwecke {+Gen.} | 2. | for the purpose of | |
| 3. | für diesen Zweck | 3. | for this purpose; for that purpose | |
| 4. | zu Informationszwecken | 4. | for information purposes | |
| 5. | den Zweck erfüllen | 5. | to serve the purpose | |
| 6. | um etw. zu tun; zwecks | 6. | for the purpose of doing sth. | |
| 7. | im Sinne von/des Artikel 3 [jur.] | 7. | for the purpose of article 3 | |
| 8. | in jeder Hinsicht; in allen Bereichen | 8. | for all purposes | |
| 9. | Es hat keinen Zweck. | 9. | It serves no purpose. | |
| 10. | Das ist in allen Bereichen des Genehmigungsverfahrens anzuwenden | 10. | This shall be applied for all purposes of the licensing procedure. | |
| Zielstrebigkeit {f}; Entschlusskraft {f} [psych.] | purpose; sense/strength of purpose | |||
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| 1. | keine Entschlusskraft haben | 1. | to be weak of purpose | |
| 2. | Er ist ein zielstrebiger Mensch.; Er weiß, was er will. | 2. | He is a man of purpose. | |
| persönliches Ziel {n} | purpose | |||
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| 1. | Wir hatten ein gemeinsames Ziel. | 1. | We shared a common purpose. | |
| 2. | Jetzt solltest du dir ein höheres Ziel suchen. | 2. | Now you should search for a higher purpose. | |
| 3. | Sein einziges Ziel im Leben war, Profi-Fußballer zu werden. | 3. | His sole purpose in life was to be a professional football player. | |
| Verwendungszweck {m} | purpose | |||
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| Mehrzweckfrachter {m} [naut.] | multi-purpose carrier; multi-purpose freighter | |||
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| 1. | Mehrzweckfrachter {pl} | 1. | multi-purpose carriers; multi-purpose freighters | |
| Universalwerkzeug {n} | all-purpose tool; general-purpose tool | |||
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| 1. | Universalwerkzeuge {pl} | 1. | all-purpose tools; general-purpose tools | |
| Zweckgesellschaft {f} [econ.] | special-purpose company; special-purpose entity; limited-purpose entity | |||
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| 1. | Zweckgesellschaften {pl} | 1. | special-purpose companies; special-purpose entities; limited-purpose entities | |
| Zucht {f}; Rasse {f} [agr.] [zool.] | breed | |||
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| 1. | Tierrasse {f} | 1. | animal breed | |
| 2. | Zuchtpferde {pl}; Gestüt {n} | 2. | breed of horses | |
| 3. | Einnutzungsrasse {f} | 3. | one-purpose breed | |
| 4. | Zweinutzungsrasse {f} | 4. | dual-purpose breed | |
| 5. | Dreinutzungsrasse {f} | 5. | triple-purpose breed | |
| 6. | Mehrnutzungsrasse {f} | 6. | multi-purpose breed | |
| Allzweckreifen {m} [auto] | all-purpose tyre; all-purpose tire [Am.] | |||
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| 1. | Allzweckreifen {pl} | 1. | all-purpose tyres; all-purpose tires | |
| Hauptzweck {m} | main purpose | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Hauptzweck {m} | 1. | primary purpose | |
| 2. | Hauptzweck {m} | 2. | principal purpose | |