reclaim

reclaim
1. transitive verb
1) urbar machen [Land, Wüste]

reclaim land from the sea — dem Meer Land abgewinnen

2) (for reuse) zur Wiederverwertung sammeln; wieder verwenden [Rohstoff]
2. noun

be past or beyond reclaim — unwiederbringlich verloren sein

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[ri'kleim]
verb
1) (to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else): A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office.) zurückfordern
2) (to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc.) urbar machen
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re·claim
[rɪˈkleɪm]
vt
▪ to \reclaim sth etw zurückverlangen; LAW etw zurückfordern
to \reclaim one's luggage sein Gepäck abholen
2. (make usable)
to \reclaim land Land urbar machen [o kultivieren]
to \reclaim land from the sea dem Meer Land abgewinnen
to \reclaim waste material Abfälle wiederverwerten
3. (form: reform)
the organization is dedicated to \reclaiming drug addicts and alcoholics der Verband ist darin engagiert, Drogen- und Alkoholabhängige von ihrer Sucht zu befreien
to \reclaim sb from alcoholism/smoking jdn vom Alkoholismus/Rauchen abbringen
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[rI'kleɪm]
1. vt
1) land gewinnen; (by irrigation etc) kultivieren

to reclaim land from the sea — dem Meer Land abringen

2) (liter) person abbringen (from von)
3) (from waste) wiedergewinnen, regenerieren (from aus)
4) (= demand or ask back) rights, privileges, tax zurückverlangen; lost item, baggage abholen

a campaign to reclaim the streets — eine Kampagne für sichere Straßen

2. n
1)

past or beyond reclaim — rettungslos or für immer verloren

2)

baggage or luggage reclaim — Gepäckausgabe f

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reclaim [rıˈkleım]
A v/t
1. Eigentum, Rechte etc zurückfordern, zurückverlangen, reklamieren (alle:
from von)
2. Land urbar machen:
reclaim land from the sea dem Meer Land abgewinnen
3. Tiere zähmen, abrichten
4. ein Volk, Wilde zivilisieren
5. jemanden bekehren, bessern
6. TECH, CHEM wiedergewinnen, regenerieren (beide:
from aus):
reclaimed rubber Regeneratgummi m/n
B v/i protestieren, Einspruch erheben (beide:
against gegen)
C s beyond (oder past) reclaim unverbesserlich
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1. transitive verb
1) urbar machen [Land, Wüste]

reclaim land from the sea — dem Meer Land abgewinnen

2) (for reuse) zur Wiederverwertung sammeln; wieder verwenden [Rohstoff]
2. noun

be past or beyond reclaim — unwiederbringlich verloren sein

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v.
bessern v.
reklamieren v.
zurück fordern v.
zurückfordern (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

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