instrumental

instrumental
adjective
1) (serving as instrument or means) dienlich (to Dat.); förderlich (to Dat.)

he was instrumental in finding me a post — er hat mir zu einer Stelle verholfen

2) (Mus.) instrumental; Instrumental[musik, -version, -nummer]
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[-'men-]
adjective (performed on, or written for, musical instrument(s) rather than voices: She likes instrumental music.) Instrumental-...
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in·stru·men·tal
[ˌɪn(t)strəˈmentəl, AM -t̬-]
I. adj
1. inv MUS instrumental
2. (influential) dienlich, förderlich
he was \instrumental in bringing about much needed reforms er war maßgeblich daran beteiligt, längst überfällige Reformen in Gang zu setzen
II. n Instrumentalstück nt, Instrumental nt
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["ɪnstrʊ'mentl]
1. adj
1) role entscheidend

she was instrumental in my release — sie hat bei meiner Freilassung eine entscheidende Rolle gespielt

he was instrumental in getting her the job — er hat ihr zu dieser Stelle verholfen

he was instrumental in bringing about the downfall of the government — er war maßgeblich am Sturz der Regierung beteiligt

2) (MUS) Instrumental-

instrumental music/version — Instrumentalmusik f/-version f

instrumental performer — Instrumentalist(in) m(f)

2. n (MUS)
Instrumentalstück nt
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instrumental [ˌınstrʊˈmentl]
A adj (adv → academic.ru/38531/instrumentally">instrumentally)
1. behilflich, dienlich, förderlich:
be instrumental in sth zu etwas beitragen, bei etwas mitwirken;
be instrumental in doing sth mithelfen oder dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun
2. MUS instrumental, Instrumental…:
instrumental music
3. TECH Instrumenten…:
instrumental error Instrumentenfehler m;
instrumental landing FLUG Instrumentenlandung f
4. LING instrumental:
instrumental case → B 2
B s
1. Instrumentalstück n
2. LING Instrumental(is) m (Kasus im Slawischen, der das Mittel oder Werkzeug bezeichnet)
inst. abk
1. instant
2. institute
3. institution
4. instrumental
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adjective
1) (serving as instrument or means) dienlich (to Dat.); förderlich (to Dat.)

he was instrumental in finding me a post — er hat mir zu einer Stelle verholfen

2) (Mus.) instrumental; Instrumental[musik, -version, -nummer]
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adj.
instrumentell adj.

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