obsolete

obsolete
adjective
veraltet

become/have become obsolete — veralten/veraltet sein

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['obsəli:t, ](American also[) obsə'li:t]
adjective
(no longer in use: obsolete weapons.) veraltet
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ob·so·lete
[ˈɒbsəli:t, AM ˌa:bsəlˈi:t]
adj inv veraltet, überholt; (no longer in force) nicht mehr angewandt [o gültig]
\obsolete design altmodisches Design
\obsolete law nicht mehr gültiges Gesetz
\obsolete method überholte Methode
\obsolete word obsoletes Wort geh
to become \obsolete veralten
record players are becoming \obsolete Schallplattenspieler kommen außer Gebrauch
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['ɒbsəliːt]
adj
veraltet, überholt, obsolet (geh)

to become obsolete — veralten

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obsolete [ˈɒbsəliːt; US ˈɑbsə-; ˌɑbsəˈl-] adj (adv obsoletely)
1. veraltet:
become obsolete veralten
2. BIOL
a) zurückgeblieben, rudimentär
b) fehlend
obs. abk
1. obscure
2. observation
3. observatory
4. obsolete
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adjective
veraltet

become/have become obsolete — veralten/veraltet sein

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adj.
abgenutzt adj.
altmodisch adj.
obsolet adj.
rudimentär adj.
veraltet adj.
verbraucht adj.
zurückgeblieben adj.
überholt adj.

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