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 | via {prep} [by way of, travelling through; by means of (e.g. via satellite), by the agency of (e.g. via a friend)] | 799 über [+Akk.] [einen Ort passierend (z. B. über München reisen); mittels, per (z. B. über Satellit), durch Vermittlung (z. B. über einen Freund)] |  |
 | through {prep} [by means of] | 471 mittels [+Gen.] |  |
 | via {prep} [by means of] [e.g. via satellite, via e-mail, via sign language] | 428 per [+Dat. od. +Akk.] [mittels, durch] [z. B. per Satellit, per E-Mail, per Zeichensprache] |  |
 | poor {adj} [without means] | 338 mittellos |  |
 | law pol. coercive {adj} [e.g. measures, means, detention] | 249 Zwangs- [z. B. Maßnahmen, Mittel, Haft] |  |
 | relig. revealed {adj} [made known to humans by divine or supernatural means] | 71 offenbar [geoffenbart] |  |
 | obligatory {adj} [by all means] | 57 unbedingt |  |
 | through {prep} [by means of] | 33 vermittels [+Gen.] |  |
 | by {prep} [by means of] | mithilfe von [+Dat.] |  |
 | by {prep} [by means of] | mit Hilfe von [+Dat.] |  |
 | otherwise {adv} [by other means] | auf anderem Wege |  |
Verbs |
 | tech. to tongue sth. [join sth. by means of a tongue and groove] [wood work] | 46 etw.Akk. verzapfen [Tischlerei] |  |
 | to follow sb. [by means of transportation] | 6 jdm. nachfahren [folgen] |  |
 | [to live beyond one's means] | über seinen Verhältnissen leben [FALSCH für: über seine Verhältnisse leben] |  |
 | to fan sb. [by means of a hand-held fan, a newspaper, etc.] | jdm. Luft zufächeln |  |
 | to hustle [sl.] [to earn one's living by illicit means] | Geld ranschaffen [ugs.] [seinen Lebensunterhalt auf illegale Weise bestreiten] |  |
 | tech. to tap sth. [form an internal screw thread in by means of a tap] | etw.Akk. mit einem Gewinde versehen |  |
Nouns |
 | measure [means, method] | 4848 Maßnahme {f} |  |
 | transport [means of conveyance] | 606 Verkehrsmittel {n} |  |
 | device [means, method] | 421 Mittel {n} [Verfahren, Methode] |  |
 | access [means or opportunity to approach or enter a place] | 249 Eingang {m} [Zugang, Zutritt] |  |
 | facility [means, equipment] | 205 Hilfsmittel {n} |  |
 | scrambling [speech by means of a scrambler] | 92 Verschlüsselung {f} [von Sprache durch Zerhacker] |  |
 | tool [fig.] [implement, a means of pursuing an aim] | 92 Mittel {n} [Hilfsmittel, Instrument, Werkzeug] |  |
 | method [a means of pursuing an aim] | 47 Mittel {n} [Methode, Maßnahme] |  |
 | ling. lit. philos. agent [person or means by which something is done] | 41 Handlungsträger {m} |  |
 | instrument [a means of pursuing an aim] | 36 Mittel {n} [Instrument] |  |
 | measure [means, method] | 32 Mittel {n} [Maßnahme] |  |
 | subservience [serving as a means to an end] | 31 Dienlichkeit {f} |  |
 | transp. vehicle [means of transport] | 30 Vehikel {n} [Fahrzeug] [oft pej. : altes oder schlechtes Fahrzeug] |  |
 | expedient [means employed in an exigency] | 27 Nothilfe {f} [Notlösung] |  |
 | transp. vehicles [means of transport] | 20 Vehikel {pl} [Fahrzeuge] |  |
 | vehicle [fig.] [medium, means] | 16 Instrument {n} [fig.] [Mittel, Medium] |  |
 | transp. vehicle [means of transmission] | 12 Träger {m} [Transportmittel] |  |
 | approach [a means of tackling sth.] | 11 Angehensweise {f} [selten für: Herangehensweise] |  |
 | vehicle [fig.] [way / means of expressing sth. or of making sth. happen] | 11 Vehikel {n} [fig.] [Mittel um etwas deutlich, wirksam oder möglich zu machen] |  |
 | ladder [fig.] [means of advancement] | 9 Aufstiegsmöglichkeit {f} [fig.] |  |
 | dent. med. tamponade [closure or blockage by means of tampons] | 8 Tamponade {f} [das Ausstopfen (z. B. von Wunden) mit Tampons] |  |
 | textualisation [Br.] [more precisely: creating a qualitative distinction to orality by means of textualisation] | 8 Verschriftlichung {f} |  |
 | hist. [improvised water boiler; leading electric current directly through water by means of two electrodes and thus heating it; cf. stinger] | 6 Ufo {n} [NVA-Jargon: improvisierter Wasserkocher] |  |
 | philos. [the essence of what it means to be human] | 6 Humanes {n} |  |
 | [a person in constant pursuit of fame, which plans to commit a crime as a means of achieving fame] | Herostrat {m} [ein Verbrecher aus Geltungsbedürfnis] |  |
 | law [legal term for a person who has obtained valuable services by unlawful means 'for free'] | Leistungserschleicher {m} |  |
 | mil. [Name given to base defense unit of JV44; literally means "butcher-bird squadron"] | Würger-Staffel {f} [Luftwaffe] |  |
 | agency [means of exerting power, produce an effect] | (wirkende) Kraft {f} |  |
 | instruments [means] | Instrumentarien {pl} |  |
 | meuse [Br.] [regional] [gap in a fence or hedge through which hares, rabbits, etc., pass, esp. as a means of escape] | Durchschlupf {m} [für Tiere, z. B. in Hecken] |  |
 | paper [sl.] [money, esp. when earned by illegal means] | Kohle {f} [ugs.] [Geld, hier bes., falls unrechtmässig erworben] |  |
 | recovery [act of regaining what was lost: e.g. energy, financial means, health] | Rückgewinn {m} |  |
 | med. siphonage [the emptying of a cavity, such as the stomach, by means of a siphon] | Ausheberung {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | weaseled out {past-p} [elicited through sly or devious means] | rausgekriegt [ugs.] [durch schlaue oder abwegige Methoden herausgefunden] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to over-persuade sb. [often by unfair means] | jdn. breitschlagen [fig.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | affluence test [means test] | Vermögensprüfung {f} |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | making use of sth. {adv} [e.g. of all means] | unter Einsatz etw.Gen. [z. B. aller Mittel] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to be financially embarrassed [euphemism: be broke or temporarily without a means to pay] | kein Geld haben [in finanzieller Verlegenheit sein] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | econ. jobs full-time equivalent <FTE> [FTE of 1.0 means that the person's hours worked is equivalent to that of a full-time worker] | Mitarbeiteräquivalent {n} |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | hist. to destroy a city completely [rare] [archaic] [by warlike means] | magdeburgisieren [veraltet] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | audio initiation of language development [e.g. by means of electronic ears] | Sprachanbahnung {f} [z. B. über elektronische Ohren] |  |
 | med. Means-Lerman scratch (murmur) | Means-Lerman-Reiben {n} [Reibegeräusch nach Means-Lermann; hochfrequentes systolisch-diastolisches Geräusch] |  |
 | art promotion of the arts [not only by financial means] | Kunstförderung {f} [nicht nur durch Geldmittel] |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
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