loyalty

loyalty
noun
Treue, die; Loyalität, die
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noun die Loyalität
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loy·al·ty
[ˈlɔɪəlti, AM -t̬i]
n
1. no pl (faithfulness) Treue f (to zu +dat); (correctness) Loyalität f (to gegenüber +dat)
\loyalty discount [or rebate] Treuerabatt m
product \loyalty Produkttreue f
to question sb's \loyalty an jds Loyalität zweifeln
to take the oath of \loyalty den Treueid schwören
2. (feelings)
loyalties pl Loyalitätsgefühle pl
my loyalties to my family come before my loyalties to my work ich fühle mich meiner Familie mehr verpflichtet als meiner Arbeit
I'm having to cope with divided loyalties ich befinde mich in einem Loyalitätskonflikt
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['lOIəltI]
n
1) Treue f

conflicting loyalties — nicht zu vereinbarende Treuepflichten

torn between loyalty to X and loyalty to Y — hin- und hergerissen in der Treue zu X und der zu Y

2) (non-emotional) Loyalität f

his changing political loyalties — seine wechselnden politischen Bekenntnisse

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loyalty [ˈlɔıəltı] s Loyalität f, Treue f (beide:
to zu)
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noun
Treue, die; Loyalität, die
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n.
Ergebenheit f.
Loyalität f.
Pflichttreue f.
Redlichkeit f.
Treue nur sing. f.
Untertantreue f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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