 | English  | German | |
 | bedrock {adj} [attr.] [e.g. issue, principle] | 571 Grund- [fundamental, z. B. Grundprinzip] | |
| advocated {past-p} [e.g. principle, opinion] | 15 vertreten [z. B. Grundsatz, Meinung] | |
| shoddy {adj} [lacking moral principle] | 15 schofel [ugs.] [pej.] [schäbig, niederträchtig] | |
| immovable {adj} [also fig.: of a principle] | unverrückbar [auch fig.: durch nichts zu ändern] | |
| overworked {adj} [principle] [also: over-worked] | überstrapaziert [Prinzip] | |
| Nouns |
| policy [principle] | 1146 Grundsatz {m} | |
| line [rule, principle] | 201 Grundsatz {m} | |
| acc. [principle of allocation by which variable costs must be traced to cost centres and costing units where such costs originated] | 88 Kostenverursachungsprinzip {n} | |
| rule [principle, standard] | 73 Richtlinie {f} | |
| enunciation [of a plan or principle] | 53 Kundgebung {f} [Bekanntgabe, Darlegung] | |
| rule [principle] | 42 Grundsatz {m} | |
| main [principle pipe; principle cable] | 34 Hauptleitung {f} [für Strom, Wasser, Gas, etc.] | |
| law [judgement establishing a principle] | 24 Grundsatzurteil {n} | |
| law brocard [legal principle often expressed in Latin] | 15 Brocardium {n} [selten] [Rechtsgrundsatz, oft in lateinischer Sprache, z. B. »Ignorantia legis / juris non excusat.«] | |
| anlage [principle or basis for future development] [rare] | 9 Entwicklungsgrundlage {f} | |
| philos. relig. Logos [rational principle, divine Word] | 7 Logos {m} | |
| pol. secularism [principle of state neutrality on religious matters] | 6 Laizitätsprinzip {n} [eines Staats] | |
| phys. [Pascal's principle] | Allseitigkeit {f} des Drucks [Hydromechanik] | |
| pol. [principle that benefits must be lower than wages] | Lohnabstandsgebot {n} | |
| phys. Aufbauprinzip [building-up principle] | Aufbauprinzip {n} [in der Nuklearphysik] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| in theory {adv} [in principle] | im Prinzip | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| pol. basic position [principle] | Grundsatzposition {f} [Prinzip] | |
| blind application [rule, principle] | blinde Anwendung {f} | |
| departure from sth. [e.g. from a principle] | Abkehr {f} von etw.Dat. | |
| law exclusionary rule [legal principle] | Beweisverbot {n} [als Rechtsgrundsatz] | |
| philos. existence principle [usually: principle of existence] | Existenzprinzip {n} | |
| med. Fick principle [also: Fick's principle] | ficksches Prinzip {n} | |
| med. Fick principle [also: Fick's principle] | Ficksches Prinzip {n} [alt] | |
| law habeas corpus [right, principle] | Habeas-Corpus-Recht {n} [Recht auf richterliche Haftprüfung] | |
| math. Harnack's principle [also: Harnack principle] | Harnack'sches Prinzip {n} | |
| med. Hickam's dictum [principle attributed to John Hickam, MD] [counterargument to the use of Occam's razor] | Hickam-Diktum {n} [Diktum des Mediziners, Dr. John Hickam, das im Widerspruch zu Ockhams Rasiermesser steht] | |
| cloth. sports textil. layered clothing [principle, system, technique] | Zwiebelschalenprinzip {n} | |
| cloth. sports textil. layered clothing [principle] | Zwiebelprinzip {n} | |
| math. Little's law [also: Little's lemma, Little's principle, Little's result, Little's theorem, Little's formula] | Littles Gesetz {n} [auch: Littles Theorem, Formel von Little, Satz von Little] | |
| pol. majority principle [principle of majority rule] | Majoritätsprinzip {n} | |
| hist. law mirror punishment [can be, e.g., the eye-for-an-eye principle] | Spiegelstrafe {f} | |
| electr. normally open <NO> [operating principle; relay, contactor] | Schließer {m} [Kontaktart; Relais, Schütz] | |
| stat. Pareto principle [also: Pareto's principle] | Pareto-Prinzip {n} | |
| educ. spec. redundant supervision [principle of multiple-assessor verification] | Mehraugenprinzip {n} | |
| hist. law talion principle [also: talionic principle] | Talionsprinzip {n} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to eat no meat [on principle] | fleischlos leben | |
| to eat no meat [on principle] | sichAkk. fleischlos ernähren | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| mil. citizen in uniform [political guiding principle of the Bundeswehr] | Staatsbürger {m} in Uniform [politisches Leitbild der Bundeswehr] | |
| phys. counter-current principle [also countercurrent principle] | Gegenstromprinzip {n} | |
| math. Dirichlet (drawer) principle [pigeonhole principle] | Schubfachprinzip {n} | |
| comm. publ. fixed book price <FBP> [principle] | Buchpreisbindung {f} | |
| math. Hausdorff maximality theorem [Hausdorff maximal principle] | Maximalitätsprinzip {n} von Hausdorff | |
| sports principle of individuality [a basic training principle] | Individualitätsprinzip {n} | |
| two-man rule [four-eyes principle] | Vier-Augen-Kontrolle {f} <4-Augen-Kontrolle> [Vier-Augen-Prinzip] | |
| two-man rule [four-eyes principle] | Vier-Augen-Prinzip {n} [4-Augen-Prinzip] [Beteiligung od. Kontrolle durch zwei Instanzen (Personen, Prüfeinrichtungen)] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| econ. everything from one source [Kanban principle] | alles aus einer Hand [Komplettversorgung, Kanban-Prinzip] | |
| idiom keep it simple, stupid <KISS> [principle] | KISS-Prinzip {n} [einfach zu bedienen, ohne lange/spezielle Ausbildung] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| law to be in conformity with sth. [act, law, principle] | im Einklang mit etw. stehen [Verordnung, Gesetz, Prinzip] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| EU law country of origin principle <CoOP> [also: country-of-origin principle] | Ursprungslandprinzip {n} | |
| comp. Don't Repeat Yourself principle <DRY prinicple> [abstraction principle] | DRY-Prinzip {n} [Wiederhole-dich-nicht-Prinzip] | |
| comp. Duplication Is Evil principle <DIE principle> [abstraction principle] | [entspricht dem DRY-Prinzip] | |
| stat. principle of factor sparsity [Pareto principle] | Pareto-Prinzip {n} | |
| law pol. principle of non-interference [also: principle of noninterference] | Nichteinmischungsprinzip {n} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| ind. QM tools A place for everything and everything in its place [old principle of order; nowadays also seen as a paraphrase of the Japanese concept of "5S"] | Alles hat seinen Platz und alles ist an seinem Platz. [alter Ordnungsgrundsatz; gilt heutzutage auch als Umschreibung für das japanische Konzept „5S“] | |
| idiom QM as low as reasonably achievable <ALARA> [radiation protection principle] | so niedrig wie sinnvollerweise erreichbar <ALARA> [Strahlenschutzprinzip] | |
| sports training sessions and rest periods [principle of exercise] | Belastung und Erholung [Trainingsprinzip] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| stat. law of the vital few [Pareto principle] | Pareto-Prinzip {f} | |
| philos. the greatest happiness of the greatest number [Utilitarian principle] | das größte Glück {n} der größten Zahl | |
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