 | English  | German | |
 | misguided {adj} {past-p} [policy, etc.] | 150 verfehlt [Politik usw.] | |
| scrapped {adj} {past-p} [plan, policy, etc.] | 53 aufgegeben | |
| mil. pol. defence {adj} [Br.] [attr.] [matters, spokesperson, etc.; also defence policy] | 50 verteidigungspolitisch [Angelegenheiten, Sprecher etc.] | |
| retrogressive {adj} [policy, reforms] | 15 rückschrittlich | |
| pol. developmental {adj} [related to development policy] | 11 entwicklungspolitisch | |
| unenforceable {adj} [policy] | 9 undurchführbar | |
| pol. [of / relating to policy for the disabled] {adj} | behindertenpolitisch | |
| constr. RealEst. housing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, policy, project] | Wohnbau- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Politik, Projekt] | |
| Verbs |
| to shape sth. [also fig.: future, society, policy, etc.] | 1443 etw.Akk. gestalten [formen, auch fig.: Zukunft, Gesellschaft, Politik etc.] | |
| to mature [insurance policy, security, etc.] | 74 auslaufen [Versicherungspolice, Bürgschaft etc.] | |
| insur. to issue sth. [an insurance policy] | 13 etw. policieren | |
| Nouns |
| centerpiece [e.g. of a building complex, a musical composition, a policy] [Am.] | 536 Hauptstück {n} | |
| insur. endorsement [clause appended to an insurance policy] | 79 Zusatz {m} | |
| practice [habit, method, policy] | 47 Praktik {f} | |
| insur. endorsement [clause appended to an insurance policy] | 42 Nachtrag {m} [z. B. zum Versicherungsschutz, zu einer Police] | |
| [politician supporting a policy of surrender] [pej.] | 5 Verzichtpolitiker {m} | |
| pol. [obligation to vote in accordance with party policy] | Fraktionszwang {m} | |
| pol. [obligation to vote in accordance with party policy] | Klubzwang {m} [auch: Clubzwang] [österr.] [Fraktionszwang] | |
| centrepiece [e.g. of a building complex, a musical composition, a policy] [Br.] | Hauptstück {n} | |
| departure [fig.] [change in policy, etc.] | neue Richtung {f} | |
| insuree [policy holder] | Versicherungsnehmer {m} | |
| hist. pol. Vietnamisation [Br.] [US policy during the Vietnam war] | Vietnamisierung {f} | |
| hist. pol. Vietnamization [US policy during the Vietnam war] | Vietnamisierung {f} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| ill-conceived {adj} [plan, policy] | schlecht durchdacht | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to flip-flop [apruptly revers one's opinion, strategy, policy] | [seine Meinung / Strategie plötzlich umkehren] | |
| to persist with sth. [policy, strategy, etc.] | etw. weiterverfolgen [Politik, Strategie etc.] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| econ. pol. antimonopoly policy [anti-monopolist policy] | Antimonopolpolitik {f} [antimonopolistische Politik] | |
| hist. pol. relig. Jewish policy [policy for the treatment of Jews] | Judenpolitik {f} | |
| pol. national isolation [as an active policy] | nationale Abschottung {f} | |
| hist. pol. Splendid Isolation [British foreign policy 19th century] | Splendid Isolation {f} [britische Außenpolitik des 19. Jahrhunderts] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| insur. to take out insurance [an insurance policy] | eine Versicherung abschließen | |
| to work a treat [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [approach, plan, policy] | prima funktionieren [ugs.] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| ecol. EU (national) quota uptake [e.g. fisheries policy] | (nationale) Quotenausschöpfung {f} [z. B. Fischereipolitik] | |
| fin. easy money policy [easy monetary policy] | lockere Geldpolitik {f} | |
| EU EU burden sharing [climate policy] | EU-Lastenverteilung {f} | |
| pol. policy of closure [also: closed-door policy] | Abschottungspolitik {f} | |
| principal element / component [e.g. of a policy, teaching etc.] | Hauptstück {n} | |
| sports ticket allocation strategy [policy applied during the selling of the tickets] [football / soccer] | Trennungsstrategie {f} [System bei der Verteilung der Eintrittskarten] [Fußball] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to put one's foot down [coll.] [idiom] [adopt a firm policy] | energisch auftreten | |
| insur. to take out additional insurance [with one policy] | eine Zusatzversicherung abschließen | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| health, safety and environment <HSE> [system, policy] | Gesundheit, Sicherheit und Umwelt [System, Richtlinie] | |
| mil. weapons no first use policy <NFU, NFU policy> [also: no-first-use policy] | Nicht-Ersteinsatz-Politik {f} [Nuklearwaffen] | |
| mil. no first use policy <NFU, NFU policy> [also: no-first-use policy] | Politik {f} des Verzichts auf den Ersteinsatz [Nuklearwaffen] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| idiom to be / get turned upside down by sth. [policy, plans etc.] | von etw. aus den Angeln gehoben werden [Strategie, Pläne usw.] | |
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