reform

reform
1. transitive verb
1) (make better) bessern [Person]; reformieren [Institution]
2) (abolish)

reform something — mit etwas aufräumen

2. intransitive verb
sich bessern
3. noun
(of person) Besserung, die; (in a system) Reform, die (in Gen.)
* * *
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb
1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bessern
2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) sich bessern
2. noun
1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) die Reform
2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) die Reform
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- reformed
- reformer
* * *
re·form
[rɪˈfɔ:m, AM -ˈfɔ:rm]
I. vt
to \reform sth institution, system etw reformieren
to \reform a criminal/drug addict einen Kriminellen/Drogenabhängigen/eine Kriminelle/Drogenabhängige bessern [o ÖSTERR bes resozialisieren]
to \reform oneself sich akk bessern
II. vi person sich akk bessern
for years I was an alcoholic but I \reformed ich war jahrelang Alkoholiker, aber ich bin davon losgekommen
III. n Reform f; of self, a criminal Besserung f; of criminal, drug-addict Resozialisierung f ÖSTERR
\reforms to the system Reformen pl am System
to be beyond \reform nicht reformierbar sein
far-reaching [or sweeping] [or wide-ranging] \reform weitreichende Reform
social \reform Sozialreform f
to cry out for \reform nach Reform schreien
IV. n modifier (measures, programme) Reform-
* * *
[rɪ'fɔːm]
1. n
Reform f; (of person) Besserung f

reform measures — Reformmaßnahmen

reform school ( Brit dated US ) — , US ) Besserungsanstalt f

See:
land reform
2. vt
law, institutions, services, spelling system reformieren; society also verbessern; conduct, person bessern
3. vi
(person) sich bessern
* * *
reform [rıˈfɔː(r)m]
A s
1. POL etc Reform f, Verbesserung f:
reform jam Reformstau m;
reform program(me) Reformprogramm n
2. Besserung f:
reform school Br HIST od US Besserungsanstalt f
B v/t
1. reformieren, verbessern
2. jemanden bessern
3. einen Missstand etc beseitigen
4. JUR US eine Urkunde berichtigen
C v/i sich bessern
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (make better) bessern [Person]; reformieren [Institution]
2) (abolish)

reform something — mit etwas aufräumen

2. intransitive verb
sich bessern
3. noun
(of person) Besserung, die; (in a system) Reform, die (in Gen.)
* * *
n.
Besserung f.
Reform -en f.
Verbesserung f. v.
jemanden bessern ausdr.
umgestalten v.
verbessern v.

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