stringent

stringent
adjective
1) (strict) streng [Bestimmung, Gesetz, Maßnahme, Test]
2) (tight) angespannt [Finanzlage]
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['strin‹ənt]
adjective ((of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced: There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.) streng
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strin·gent
[ˈstrɪnʤənt]
adj
1. (strict) streng, hart
\stringent conditions harte Bedingungen
\stringent laws strenge Gesetze
\stringent measures drastische Maßnahmen
\stringent regulations rigide [o strenge] Vorschriften
to be subject to \stringent rules strengen Regeln unterliegen
\stringent standards strenge Normen
2. inv (thrifty) hart, streng; (financial situation) angespannt
\stringent monetary policy Politik f des knappen Geldes
\stringent economic reforms harte Wirtschaftsreformen
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['strIndZənt]
adj
standards, laws, discipline, reforms streng; rules, testing, training etc also hart; measures hart, scharf; market gedrückt

stringent economies — strenge Sparmaßnahmen pl

they have to practise stringent economy — sie müssen eisern sparen

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stringent adj (adv stringently)
1. streng, hart, scharf (Regeln etc)
2. zwingend (Notwendigkeit)
3. zwingend, überzeugend, bündig (Argument etc)
4. besonders WIRTSCH knapp (Geld), gedrückt (Geldmarkt)
5. streng, scharf, herb (Geschmack)
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adjective
1) (strict) streng [Bestimmung, Gesetz, Maßnahme, Test]
2) (tight) angespannt [Finanzlage]
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adj.
zwingend adj.
zwingend beweisen adj.

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