 | English | German  |  |
 | pet {adj} [attr.] [favourite] [e.g. project, hate, theory, child] | 455 Lieblings- [z. B. Projekt, Hassobjekt, Theorie, Kind] |  |
 | untenable {adj} | 380 haltlos [Theorie] |  |
 | esoteric {adj} | 66 abseitig [Theorie, Thema] |  |
 | games game {adj} [attr.] [e.g. console, culture, instructions, partner, result, theory] | 20 Spiel- [z. B. Konsole, Kultur, Anleitung, Partner, Ergebnis, Theorie] |  |
 | full-fledged {adj} [e.g. theory] | eigenständig [z. B. Theorie] |  |
 | quantum {adj} [attr.] [e.g. jump, mechanics, number, physics, state, theory] | Quanten- [z. B. Sprung, Mechanik, Zahl, Physik, Zustand, Theorie] |  |
Verbs |
 | to scrap sth. [idea, plan, theory] | 1854 etw.Akk. verwerfen [Idee, Plan, Theorie] |  |
 | to undergird sth. [e.g. argument, theory] | 542 etw.Akk. untermauern [z. B. Argument, Theorie] |  |
 | to discount [discredit] | 355 widerlegen [Beweis, Theorie] |  |
 | to subvert | 297 umstürzen [Regierung, System, Theorie] |  |
 | to postulate sth. [a theory] | 131 etw. aufstellen [eine Theorie] |  |
 | to invalidate | 41 disqualifizieren [Theorie etc.] |  |
 | to collapse [fail suddenly and completely (theory, talks, etc.)] | 40 platzen [ugs.] [ein schnelles Ende finden (Theorie, Verhandlungen etc.)] |  |
 | to dissect [report, theory] | 25 zergliedern [Bericht, Theorie] |  |
 | to debunk sth. [myth; theory] | 6 etw.Akk. stürzen [Mythos; Theorie] [widerlegen] |  |
 | to build up | ausgestalten [ausbauen: Theorie, Begriff, Methode] |  |
 | to come adrift [fig.] | zusammenbrechen [Theorie etc.] |  |
Nouns |
 | exposition [of facts, theory] | 403 Darstellung {f} [von Fakten, einer Theorie] |  |
 | exponent [of theory etc.] | 151 Vertreter {m} [einer Theorie etc.] |  |
 | currency [of a theory etc.] | 106 Umlauf {m} [von Theorie, Gerücht etc.] |  |
 | theory | 46 These {f} [Theorie] |  |
 | statement [putting forward of a thesis, problem, case etc.] | 45 Darstellung {f} [von Theorie, Problem, Faktenlage etc.] |  |
 | currency [of a theory, a piece of news etc.] | 40 Verbreitung {f} [einer Theorie, eines Gerüchts] |  |
 | support [for a theory] | 17 Untermauerung {f} [einer Theorie] |  |
 | advocate [of a theory etc.] | 9 Exponent {m} [einer Theorie etc.] |  |
 | pol. sociol. white supremacist | [Anhänger der Theorie von der Überlegenheit der Weißen] |  |
 | zool. archicoelomate theory | Archicoelomatentheorie {f} [auch: Archicoelomaten-Theorie] |  |
 | philos. sociol. spec. threefolding [social theory originated by Rudolf Steiner] | Dreigliedrigkeit {f} [soziologische Theorie entwickelt von Rudolf Steiner] |  |
 | math. theory of errors | Fehlerrechnung {f} [Zweig oder Theorie] |  |
 | sociol. gender theory | Gendertheorie {f} [auch: Gender-Theorie] |  |
 | main proponent [of a theory] | Hauptvertreter {m} [einer Theorie] |  |
 | phys. constructor theory | Konstruktortheorie {f} [auch: Konstruktor-Theorie] |  |
 | hist. mil. linear tactics {pl} [theory and practice of waging battles in linear formations] | Lineartaktik {f} [Theorie und Praxis der Kriegführung in linearen Formationen] |  |
 | philanthropism | Philanthropismus {m} [Theorie] |  |
 | econ. psych. prospect theory | Prospekttheorie {f} [auch: Prospekt-Theorie] |  |
 | lit. theory of the novel | Romantheorie {f} [Theorie des Romans] |  |
 | biol. psych. signaling theory [Am.] | Signalingtheorie {f} [auch: Signaling-Theorie] [Verhaltensbiologie] |  |
 | biol. psych. signalling theory | Signalingtheorie {f} [auch: Signaling-Theorie] [Verhaltensbiologie] |  |
 | hist. relig. tradition theory | Traditionstheorie {f} [Traditions-Theorie] |  |
 | hist. relig. theory of tradition | Traditionstheorie {f} [Traditions-Theorie] |  |
 | chem. phys. valence bond theory <VB theory> | Valenzstrukturtheorie {f} [auch: VB-Theorie] |  |
 | reassumption | Wiederannahme {f} [These, Theorie] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | phys. Bohmian mechanics [treated as sg.] [de Broglie-Bohm theory] | bohmsche Mechanik {f} [De-Broglie-Bohm-Theorie] |  |
 | sociol. grand theory [pej.] [overly abstract, universal social theory detached from real life] | Grand Theory {f} [pej.] [abstrakte, abgehobene universelle Theorie] |  |
 | phys. Weiss theory | Weiss'sche Theorie {f} [auch: weisssche Theorie, Weiß'sche Theorie] |  |
 | phys. Weiss theory | Weisssche Theorie {f} [alt] [ebenfalls alte Schreibweise: Weißsche Theorie] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to be provable [theory etc.] | sichAkk. nachweisen lassen [Theorie usw.] |  |
 | philos. to abjure sth. | sich lossagen von [Theorie, Weltanschauung] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | med. philosophy of medicine | Philosophie {f} der Medizin [seltener für: Medizintheorie, Theorie der Medizin] |  |
 | theory of (the) drama | Theorie {f} des Dramas [selten auch: Theorie des Drama] |  |
 | chem. transition state theory [TST] [also: absolute rate theory] | Theorie {f} des Übergangszustandes [auch: Eyring-Theorie] |  |
 | ling. X-bar theory | X-Bar-Theorie {f} [auch: X-bar-Theorie] |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | sth. is untenable | etw. ist nicht zu halten [Theorie, z. B.] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | econ. philos. invisible hand-of-the-market theory | Theorie {f} der unsichtbaren Hand [auch: Invisible-Hand-Theorie] |  |
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