inroad

inroad
noun
1) (intrusion) Eingriff, der (on, into in + Akk.)

make inroads into somebody's savings — jemandes Ersparnisse angreifen

2) (hostile incursion) Einfall, der (into in + Akk.); Überfall, der ([up]on auf + Akk.)
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in·road
[ˈɪnrəʊd, AM -roʊd]
n usu pl
1. (reduce noticeably)
to make \inroads into [or on] sth money, savings tiefe Löcher in etw akk reißen; object, pile sich akk an etw dat vergreifen fam
someone has been making \inroads into the chocolate cake jemand hat sich am Schokoladenkuchen vergriffen
the Green Party failed to make significant \inroads on the Labour vote die Grünen konnten der Labour-Partei keine wesentlichen Stimmenverluste zufügen
2. (make progress)
to make \inroads [into sth] [bei [o mit] etw dat] weiterkommen [o Fortschritte machen
3. (raid)
to make \inroads [into sth] [in etw akk] vorstoßen
to make \inroads on sth in etw akk einfallen
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['ɪnrəʊd]
n
1) (MIL) Einfall m (into in +acc)
2) (fig)

the Japanese are making inroads into the British market — die Japaner dringen in den britischen Markt ein

these expenses are making great inroads into my bank account — diese Ausgaben greifen mein Bankkonto stark an

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inroad [ˈınrəʊd] s
1. besonders MIL Einfall m (in, into, on, upon in akk):
make an inroad einfallen
2. fig (in, into, on, upon) Eingriff m (in akk), Übergriff m (auf akk):
make inroads into sb’s rights in jemandes Rechte eingreifen
3. auch heavy inroad fig übermäßige Inanspruchnahme (in, into, on, upon gen):
make inroads on sb’s free time jemandes Freizeit stark einschränken;
make inroads into sb’s savings ein großes Loch in jemandes Ersparnisse reißen
4. fig Eindringen n (in, into, on, upon in akk):
make inroads into a market WIRTSCH in einen Markt eindringen
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noun
1) (intrusion) Eingriff, der (on, into in + Akk.)

make inroads into somebody's savings — jemandes Ersparnisse angreifen

2) (hostile incursion) Einfall, der (into in + Akk.); Überfall, der ([up]on auf + Akk.)
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n.
Überfall -¨e m.

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