obligatory

obligatory
adjective
obligatorisch

make something obligatory for somebody — etwas für jemanden vorschreiben

it has become obligatory to do something — es ist zur Pflicht geworden, etwas zu tun

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[ə'bliɡətəri, ](American[) əbliɡə'to:ri]
adjective (compulsory: Attendance at tonight's meeting is obligatory.) verpflichtend
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ob·liga·tory
[əˈblɪgətəri, AM -tɔ:ri]
adj inv obligatorisch a. hum, verpflichtend
it is \obligatory to stop at a red traffic light an einer roten Ampel muss man anhalten
\obligatory attendance Anwesenheitspflicht f
\obligatory rules verbindliche Regeln
to make it \obligatory for sb to do sth jdn dazu verpflichten, dass er/sie etw tut
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[ɒ'blIgətərI]
adj
obligatorisch; rule verbindlich

obligatory subject — Pflichtfach nt

biology is obligatory — Biologie ist Pflicht

attendance is obligatory — Anwesenheit ist vorgeschrieben

it's obligatory to pay tax — jeder ist steuerpflichtig

to make it obligatory to do sth/for sb to do sth — vorschreiben, dass etw getan wird/dass jd etw tut

identity cards were made obligatory — Personalausweise wurden Vorschrift

with the obligatory piper — mit dem obligaten Dudelsackpfeifer

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obligatory [əˈblıɡətərı; US -ˌtəʊriː; -ˌtɔː-; ɑˈb-] adj (adv obligatorily) verpflichtend, bindend, (rechts)verbindlich, obligatorisch (alle:
on, upon für), Zwangs…, Pflicht…:
obligatory agreement bindende Abmachung;
obligatory investment WIRTSCH Pflichteinlage f
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adjective
obligatorisch

make something obligatory for somebody — etwas für jemanden vorschreiben

it has become obligatory to do something — es ist zur Pflicht geworden, etwas zu tun

* * *
adj.
obligatorisch adj.
verbindlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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