prehistoric

prehistoric
adjective
1) vorgeschichtlich; prähistorisch
2) (coll.) (ancient) uralt (ugs.); (out of date) vorsintflutlich (ugs.)
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[pri:i'storik]
adjective
(of, or belonging to, the time before recorded history: a prehistoric monster.) prähistorisch
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pre·his·tor·ic
[ˌprɪ(h)ɪˈstɒrɪk, AM -hɪˈstɔ:r-]
adj inv
1. (before written history) prähistorisch geh, vorgeschichtlich
\prehistoric man der prähistorische Mensch
a \prehistoric monster ein urzeitliches Monster
\prehistoric remains prähistorische Überreste, Überreste aus vorgeschichtlicher Zeit [o aus der Frühzeit]
in \prehistoric times in prähistorischer Zeit
2. (pej fam: outdated) steinzeitlich pej fig, völlig veraltet
\prehistoric methods Steinzeitmethoden pl pej fig
\prehistoric management structures völlig überholte Managementmethoden
\prehistoric views völlig veraltete Ansichten
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["priːhI'stɒrIk]
adj
1) prähistorisch, vorgeschichtlich
2) (fig) mittelalterlich, uralt

it is based on almost prehistoric technology — es basiert auf geradezu mittelalterlicher Technologie

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prehistoric adj, prehistorical adj (adv prehistorically)
1. prähistorisch, vorgeschichtlich
2. fig vorsintflutlich
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adjective
1) vorgeschichtlich; prähistorisch
2) (coll.) (ancient) uralt (ugs.); (out of date) vorsintflutlich (ugs.)
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adj.
prähistorisch adj.
urgeschichtlich adj.

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