exceptional

exceptional
adjective
außergewöhnlich

in exceptional cases — in Ausnahmefällen

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adjective ((negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable: exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.) außergewöhnlich
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ex·cep·tion·al
[ɪkˈsepʃənəl]
adj (approv) außergewöhnlich
she has \exceptional qualities as a pianist sie ist eine ganz hervorragende Pianistin
her \exceptional pallor attracted me mir gefiel ihre auffallende Blässe
an \exceptional case ein ungewöhnlicher Fall
\exceptional circumstances außergewöhnliche Umstände
\exceptional needs payment außergewöhnliche Sozialleistungen
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[ɪk'sepʃənl]
adj
1) (= outstanding) person, talent, achievement außergewöhnlich, außerordentlich; (= outstandingly good) teacher, quality, performance etc hervorragend; (= outstandingly high) value, amount außergewöhnlich hoch

of exceptional quality/talent/value/courage — außergewöhnlich gut/talentiert/wertvoll/mutig

an exceptional amount of money — außergewöhnlich viel Geld

it takes exceptional courage — dazu gehört außergewöhnlich viel Mut

his work is exceptional in its poetic quality — seine Werke sind von einer außergewöhnlichen Poesie

2) (= unusual) circumstances, situation, powers außergewöhnlich; person, weather ungewöhnlich

exceptional case — Ausnahmefall m

in exceptional cases, in or under exceptional circumstances — in Ausnahmefällen

exceptional child ( US Sch ) — hochbegabtes Kind

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exceptional [-ʃənl] adj
1. Ausnahme…, Sonder…:
exceptional case (tariff, etc);
exceptional offer WIRTSCH Vorzugsangebot n
2. außer-, ungewöhnlich (Umstände etc)
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adjective
außergewöhnlich

in exceptional cases — in Ausnahmefällen

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adj.
außergewöhnlich adj.
ungewöhnlich adj. n.
bemerkenswert adj.

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