comeback

comeback
noun
1) (return to profession etc.) Come-back, das
2) (coll.): (retort) Reaktion, die
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noun (a return (especially to show business): The actress made a comeback years after retiring.) das Comeback
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come·back
[ˈkʌmbæk]
n
1. (return) Comeback nt
to make [or stage] a \comeback ein Comeback starten; clothes wieder in Mode kommen
to have made a \comeback clothes wieder [voll] in sein sl
2. (retort) Reaktion f
she insulted me so badly that I had no \comeback of any kind sie hat mich derart beleidigt, dass ich gar nichts erwidern konnte
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['kʌmbk]
n
1) (THEAT ETC fig) Comeback nt, Come-back nt

to make or stage a comeback — ein Comeback versuchen/machen

2) (inf: redress) Anspruch m auf Schadenersatz; (= reaction) Reaktion f

we've got no comeback in this situation — wir können da nichts machen

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comeback s
1. Comeback n:
stage (oder make) a comeback ein Comeback feiern;
he’s making a comeback er erlebt seinen zweiten Frühling (Sportler etc)
2. (schlagfertige) Antwort
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noun
1) (return to profession etc.) Come-back, das
2) (coll.): (retort) Reaktion, die
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n.
Rückkehr m.

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