means

means
plural noun
1) usu. constr. as sing. (way, method) Möglichkeit, die; [Art und] Weise

by this means — hierdurch; auf diese Weise

a means to an end — ein Mittel zum Zweck

we have no means of doing this — wir haben keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun

means of transport — Transportmittel, das

2) (resources) Mittel Pl.

live within/beyond one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend/über seine Verhältnisse leben

3)

Will you help me? - By all means — Hilfst du mir? Selbstverständlich!

by no [manner of] means — ganz und gar nicht; keineswegs

by means of — durch; mit [Hilfe von]

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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural
(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) die Mittel(pl.)
- academic.ru/115534/by_all_means">by all means
- by means of
- by no means
II [mi:nz] noun plural
(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) die Geldmittel (pl.)
- a man of means
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means
<pl ->
[mi:nz]
n
1. (method) Weg m
ways and \means Mittel und Wege
to try by all [possible] \means to do sth auf jede erdenkliche Art und Weise versuchen, etw zu erreichen; (possibility) Möglichkeit f
there is no \means of tracing the debt at all es gibt nicht die geringste Möglichkeit, die Schulden zurückzuverfolgen; (device) Mittel nt
\means of communication Kommunikationsmittel nt
\means of expression Ausdrucksmittel nt
\means of payment (currency) Zahlungsmittel nt; (method) Bezahlverfahren nt
\meanss of preservation Konservierungsmittel nt
\means of transport Transportmittel nt
\means of support Einkommen nt
to use all [or every] \means at one's disposal alle verfügbaren Mittel nutzen
2. (income)
\means pl Geldmittel pl, Gelder pl
a person of \means ein vermögender Mensch
private \means Privatvermögen nt, private Mittel
to be without \means (form) kein Geld haben, pleite sein fam
to have the \means to do sth die [nötigen] Mittel [o das [nötige] Geld] haben, etw zu tun
to live beyond one's \means über seine Verhältnisse leben
to live within one's \means im Rahmen seiner finanziellen Möglichkeiten leben
3.
by all \means (form) unbedingt; (of course) selbstverständlich
by no \means [or not by any \means] keineswegs, auf keinen Fall
it's by no \means certain das ist keineswegs sicher
by \means of sth durch etw akk, mit etw dat, mit Hilfe einer S. gen
they communicate by \means of sign language sie kommunizieren durch Zeichensprache
they made their escape by \means of a rope ladder sie entkamen mit [Hilfe] einer Strickleiter
a \means to an end ein Mittel zum Zweck
the end justifies the \means (prov) der Zweck heiligt die Mittel prov
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[miːnz]
n
1) sing (= method) Möglichkeit f; (= instrument) Mittel nt

a means of transport — ein Beförderungsmittel nt

a means of escape — eine Fluchtmöglichkeit

a means to an end — ein Mittel nt zum Zweck

I have/there is no means of doing it — es ist mir/es ist unmöglich, das zu tun

is there any means of doing it? —

there must be a means of doing it — es muss doch irgendwie or auf irgendeine Art zu machen sein

we've no means of knowing — wir können nicht wissen

he was the means of sending it —

they used him as the means of getting the heroin across the border — sie benutzten ihn, um das Heroin über die Grenze zu bringen

all known means have been tried — man hat alles Mögliche versucht

by means of sth — durch etw, mittels einer Sache (gen) (form)

by means of doing sth — dadurch, dass man etw tut

by this means — dadurch, auf diese Weise

by some means or other — auf irgendeine Art und Weise, irgendwie

2) sing

by all means! — (aber) selbstverständlich or natürlich!

by all means take one — nehmen Sie sich ruhig (eins)

by no means, not by any means — keineswegs, durchaus nicht

3) pl (= wherewithal) Mittel pl; (= financial means) Gelder pl, Mittel pl

a man of means — ein vermögender Mann

private means — private Mittel pl

that is within/beyond my means — das kann ich mir leisten/nicht leisten

to live beyond one's means — über seine Verhältnisse leben

to live within one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend leben

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plural noun
1) usu. constr. as sing. (way, method) Möglichkeit, die; [Art und] Weise

by this means — hierdurch; auf diese Weise

a means to an end — ein Mittel zum Zweck

we have no means of doing this — wir haben keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun

means of transport — Transportmittel, das

2) (resources) Mittel Pl.

live within/beyond one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend/über seine Verhältnisse leben

3)

Will you help me? - By all means — Hilfst du mir? Selbstverständlich!

by no [manner of] means — ganz und gar nicht; keineswegs

by means of — durch; mit [Hilfe von]

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n.
Hilfsmittel n.
Mittel - n.

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