behalf

behalf
noun
, pl. behalves

on — or (Amer.)

in behalf of somebody/something — (as representing somebody/something) für jemanden/etwas; (more formally) im Namen von jemandem/etwas

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- on behalf of someone
- on behalf of
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be·half
[bɪˈhɑ:f, AM -ˈhæf]
n no pl
on \behalf of sb/sth [or on sb's/sth's \behalf] (speaking for) im Namen einer Person/einer S. gen; (as authorized by) im Auftrag von jdm/etw
I'm writing to you on \behalf of Mr Smith ich schreibe Ihnen in Vertretung von Mr. Smith
on my/her \behalf ... meinetwegen/ihretwegen ...
when I heard people talking about him behind his back, I got angry on his \behalf als ich die Leute hinter seinem Rücken reden hörte, wurde ich in seinem Namen wütend
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[bɪ'hAːf]
n

behalf of — für, im Interesse von; (as spokesman) im Namen von; (as authorized representative) im Auftrag von

I'm not asking on my own behalf — ich bitte nicht für mich selbst or in meinem eigenen Interesse darum

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behalf [bıˈhɑːf; US bıˈhæf] s:
on (US a. in) behalf of
a) zugunsten von (od gen), für jemanden,
b) im Namen oder im Auftrag von (od gen), für jemanden, namens (gen);
on one’s own behalf in eigenem Namen, in eigener Sache;
on behalf of sth mit Rücksicht auf eine Sache
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noun
, pl. behalves

on — or (Amer.)

in behalf of somebody/something — (as representing somebody/something) für jemanden/etwas; (more formally) im Namen von jemandem/etwas


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