commitment

commitment
noun
(to course of action or opinion) Verpflichtung (to gegenüber); (by dedication) Engagement, das (to für)
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noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) die Verpflichtung
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com·mit·ment
[kəˈmɪtmənt]
n
1. no pl (dedication) Engagement nt; (in workplace a.) Leistungsbereitschaft f
I'm afraid of \commitment ich habe Bindungsängste
\commitment to nuclear disarmament Engagement nt für atomare Abrüstung
2. (obligation) Verpflichtung f (to gegenüber +dat)
I had other \commitments ich hatte anderweitige Verpflichtungen
to make a \commitment to do sth versprechen etw zu tun
with absolutely no \commitment to buy! es besteht keinerlei Kaufzwang!
to have family \commitments familiäre Verpflichtungen haben
3. (sending to hospital) Einweisung f, Unterbringung f; (sending to prison) Einlieferung f, Überstellung f geh
4. ECON, FIN Absichtserklärung f
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[kə'mɪtmənt]
n
1) (= obligation) Verpflichtung f; (= dedication) Engagement nt

his family commitments — seine familiären Verpflichtungen pl

his teaching commitments — seine Lehrverpflichtungen pl

there's no commitment (to buy) — es besteht kein(erlei) Kaufzwang

to make a commitment to do sth (form) — sich verpflichten, etw zu tun

the trainer demands one hundred per cent commitment from his team — der Trainer verlangt von seiner Mannschaft hundertprozentigen Einsatz

his commitment to his job is total — er geht völlig in seiner Arbeit auf

political/military commitment — politisches/militärisches Engagement

he is frightened of commitment (in relationship) — er hat Angst davor, sich festzulegen

2) (PARL of bill) Überweisung f an den (zuständigen) Ausschuss
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commitment [kəˈmıtmənt] s
1. Übertragung f, -antwortung f, Übergabe f (alle:
to an akk)
2. JUR
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b) Verhaftung f
c) schriftlicher Haftbefehl
3. PARL Überweisung f an einen Ausschuss
4. Begehung f, Verübung f (eines Verbrechens etc)
5. (to) Verpflichtung f (zu), Festlegung f (auf akk), Bindung f (an akk), auch (politisches etc) Engagement:
undertake a commitment eine Verpflichtung eingehen;
without any commitment ganz unverbindlich;
have film commitments Filmverpflichtungen haben
6. WIRTSCH
a) Verbindlichkeit f, (finanzielle) Verpflichtung
b) Börse: US Engagement n
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noun
(to course of action or opinion) Verpflichtung (to gegenüber); (by dedication) Engagement, das (to für)
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(to prison) n.
Einlieferung f. n.
Einsatzbereitschaft f.
Engagement n.
Verbindlichkeit f.
Verpflichtung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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