consistent

consistent
adjective
1) (compatible) [miteinander] vereinbar

be consistent with something — mit etwas übereinstimmen; mit etwas vereinbar sein

2) (uniform) beständig; gleich bleibend [Qualität]; einheitlich [Vorgehen, Darstellung]
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[kən'sistənt]
adjective
1) ((often with with) in agreement (with): The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.) vereinbar
2) (always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular: He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.) gleichmäßig
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- consistently
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con·sist·ent
[kənˈsɪstənt]
adj
1. (compatible)
to be \consistent with sth mit etw dat vereinbar sein; (in correspondence) mit etw dat übereinstimmen, etw dat entsprechen
2. (steady) beständig; way of doing sth gleich bleibend; improvement stetig, ständig; (in uniform manner) einheitlich
3. (logical) folgerichtig
a \consistent explanation eine logische Erklärung
4. (in agreement with principles, aims) konsequent
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[kən'sIstənt]
adj
1) konsequent; statements übereinstimmend, miteinander vereinbar; (= logical) argument logisch, folgerichtig; (= constant) failure ständig, stetig
2) (= uniform) quality beständig; performance, results gleichbleibend, stetig; method, style einheitlich
3)

(= in agreement) to be consistent with sth — einer Sache (dat) entsprechen

what you're saying now is not consistent with what you said before — was Sie jetzt sagen, widerspricht dem or lässt sich mit dem nicht vereinbaren, was Sie davor gesagt haben

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consistent adj
1. konsistent, fest, dicht
2. fig konsequent:
a) folgerichtig
b) gleichmäßig, unbeirrbar (auch Person): thread A 6
3. fig übereinstimmend, vereinbar, in Einklang stehend (alle:
with mit)
4. fig widerspruchsfrei, (besonders Logik auch) konsistent
5. SPORT etc beständig (Leistung etc)
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adjective
1) (compatible) [miteinander] vereinbar

be consistent with something — mit etwas übereinstimmen; mit etwas vereinbar sein

2) (uniform) beständig; gleich bleibend [Qualität]; einheitlich [Vorgehen, Darstellung]
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adj.
beständig (Leistung) adj.
dicht adj.
fest adj.
folgerichtig adj.
in Einklang stehend ausdr.
konsequent adj.
konsistent adj.
vereinbar adj.
übereinstimmend adj.

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