abroad

abroad
adverb
im Ausland; (direction) ins Ausland

from abroad — aus dem Ausland

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[ə'bro:d]
adverb
1) (in or to another country: He lived abroad for many years.) im Ausland; ins Ausland
2) (current; going around: There's a rumour abroad that she is leaving.) im Umlauf
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abroad
[əˈbrɔ:d, AM əˈbrɑ:d]
I. adv inv
1. (in foreign country) im Ausland
he's currently \abroad on business er ist momentan geschäftlich im Ausland
to go \abroad ins Ausland fahren
2. (form: current)
▪ to be \abroad umgehen
there is a rumour \abroad that ... es geht [o kursiert] das Gerücht, dass ...
3. (liter or old: outside)
▪ to be \abroad [draußen] unterwegs [o SCHWEIZ a. auswärts] sein
II. n no pl
[to return [or come back]] from \abroad aus dem Ausland [zurückkehren]
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[ə'brɔːd]
adv
1) im Ausland

to go/be sent abroad — ins Ausland gehen/geschickt werden

from abroad — aus dem Ausland

2) (esp liter: out of doors) draußen

to venture abroad — sich nach draußen or ins Freie wagen

he was abroad very early — er war schon sehr früh unterwegs

3)

abroad that ... — ein Gerücht geht um or kursiert, dass ...

to get abroad — an die Öffentlichkeit dringen

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4) (liter: far and wide) scatter weit
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abroad [əˈbrɔːd] adv & präd adj
1. im oder ins Ausland:
from abroad aus dem Ausland;
a trip abroad eine Auslandsreise
2. obs aus dem Haus, draußen, im Freien:
be abroad early schon früh aus dem Hause sein
3. weithin, weit umher, überallhin:
spread (oder scatter) abroad
a) eine Nachricht verbreiten, ein Gerücht auch ausstreuen, -sprengen,
b) sich verbreiten;
the matter has got abroad die Sache ist ruchbar geworden;
a rumo(u)r is abroad that … es geht das Gerücht (um), dass …
4. obs weit vom Ziel:
all abroad
a) im Irrtum,
b) verwirrt
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adverb
im Ausland; (direction) ins Ausland

from abroad — aus dem Ausland

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adj.
im Ausland ausdr.
ins Ausland ausdr. adv.
überallhin adv. n.
Ausland n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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