English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word work‐to‐rule
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (control; reign; governance; regulation; ruling; ascendancy; ascendance) | ||
🔗 Most people we spoke to accepted the army takeover that has almost—but not quite yet—put an end to the 37‐year rule of president Mugabe. | ||
| (govern; reign; be in power) | herrschen ; beherrschen ; | |
🔗 Still, we can rule in tandem as equals. | ||
| (regulation) | ||
🔗 The rules for pronunciation of letters are not the same in Danish as in English. | ||
| (judge; try; adjudge; adjudicate) | richten ; urteilen ; beurteilen ; | |
| (function; operate; run; perform; act) | funktionieren ; | |
| (control; operate; enable; implement; actuate) | betätigen | |
| (labour) | ||
🔗 I’m working for Sladen. | ||
| (labour) | ||
🔗 Work started in 1907 and the building was completed in 1908. | ||
🔗 Some people have referred to that as a work of fiction | ||
| (act; be effective; have effect; impact; impinge; avail; be efficacious; exert; have an effect; produce an effect) | wirken | |
🔗 The forces of society work against you. | ||
| (cultivate; farm; grow) | kultivieren ; anbauen ; bebauen ; züchten ; | |
| (carve; sculpture; sculp) | hauen ; skulptieren | skulpti |
| (cope with) | bearbeiten | |
| (exploit; utilize; leverage; take advantage of) | ausbeuten | |
| (ferment; rise) | ; in Gärung sein | |
| (knead) | kneten | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| work‐to‐rule | ⇆ Dienst nach Vorschrift |
| rule | ⇆ Beherrschung; ⇆ Herrschaft; ⇆ Lineal; ⇆ Maßstab; ⇆ Regel; ⇆ Regierung; ⇆ Satzung; ⇆ Spielregel; ⇆ Vorschrift; ⇆ anordnen; ⇆ beherrschen; ⇆ entscheiden; ⇆ herrschen; ⇆ herrschen über; ⇆ linieren; ⇆ regieren |
| work | ⇆ Arbeit; ⇆ Schrift; ⇆ Werk; ⇆ arbeiten; ⇆ ausbeuten; ⇆ bearbeiten; ⇆ bedienen; ⇆ betätigen; ⇆ einschlagen; ⇆ funken; ⇆ funktionieren; ⇆ gutgehen; ⇆ hantieren; ⇆ jobben; ⇆ klappen; ⇆ schaffen; ⇆ wirken |