react

react
intransitive verb
1) (respond) reagieren (to auf + Akk.)
2) (act in opposition) sich widersetzen (against Dat.)
3) (Chem., Phys.) reagieren
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[ri'ækt]
verb
1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) reagieren
2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) widerstreben
3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) reagieren
- academic.ru/60481/reaction">reaction
- reactionary
- reactor
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re·act
[riˈækt]
vi
1. (respond) reagieren
to \react against sth etw dat widersprechen; law etw dat zuwiderhandeln
to \react quickly/strongly schnell/heftig reagieren
to be slow to \react langsam reagieren
to \react to sb/sth auf jdn/etw reagieren
to \react to a stimulus auf einen Reiz reagieren
2. MED
to \react to sth auf etw akk reagieren [o ansprechen]
to \react on sth eine Reaktion bei etw dat hervorrufen
3. CHEM
to \react with sth mit etw dat reagieren
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[riː'kt]
vi
1) (= respond CHEM, PHYS) reagieren (to auf +acc)

slow to react (Chem) — reaktionsträge

she was slow to react to my offer — sie reagierte nur langsam auf mein Angebot

to react against — negativ reagieren auf (+acc)

2) (= have an effect) wirken (on, upon auf +acc)
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react [rıˈækt; riː-]
A v/i
1. reagieren, ein-, zurückwirken, Rückwirkungen haben (alle:
on, upon auf akk):
react on each other sich gegenseitig beeinflussen
2. (to) reagieren (auf akk), (etwas) aufnehmen, sich verhalten (auf eine Sache hin, bei):
he reacted sharply er reagierte heftig
3. reagieren, antworten, eingehen (alle:
to auf akk)
4. entgegenwirken, widerstreben (beide:
against dat)
5. (zu einem früheren Zustand etc) zurückgehen, -kehren
6. CHEM reagieren (with mit; on, upon auf akk)
7. MIL einen Gegenschlag führen
B v/t CHEM zur Reaktion bringen
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intransitive verb
1) (respond) reagieren (to auf + Akk.)
2) (act in opposition) sich widersetzen (against Dat.)
3) (Chem., Phys.) reagieren
* * *
v.
reagieren v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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