mileage

mileage
noun
1) (number of miles) [Anzahl der] Meilen

a low mileage — (on milometer) ein niedriger Meilenstand

2) (number of miles per gallon) [Benzin]verbrauch, der

what mileage do you get with your car? — wieviel verbraucht dein Auto?

3) (fig.): (benefit) Nutzen, der

there is no mileage in the idea — dieser Vorschlag rentiert sich nicht

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mile·age
[ˈmaɪlɪʤ]
n no pl
1. (petrol efficiency) Kraftstoffverbrauch m, Benzinverbrauch m SCHWEIZ
he gets bad/good \mileage from his car sein Auto verbraucht viel/wenig Kraftstoff
2. (distance travelled) Meilenstand m, ≈ Kilometerstand m SCHWEIZ
what's the \mileage of your car by now? wie viel hat dein Auto mittlerweile auf dem Tacho?
unlimited \mileage unbegrenzte Meilenanzahl
3.
sth has no \mileage [in it] (fam) etw bringt nichts
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['maIlɪdZ]
n
Meilen pl; (on odometer) Meilenstand m, Meilenzahl f

what mileage did you do yesterday? — wie viele Meilen seid ihr gestern gefahren?

mileage per gallon — Benzinverbrauch m

you get a much better mileage (per gallon) from this car if ... — dieser Wagen ist viel sparsamer im Verbrauch, wenn ...

unlimited mileage (for hired car) — unbegrenzte Kilometerzahl

mileage allowance — ≈ Kilometerpauschale f

we got a lot of mileage out of it (fig inf) — das war uns (dat) sehr dienlich

it's still got a lot of mileage left in it (fig inf)da steckt noch einiges drin

he decided there was no mileage in provoking a row with his boss — er entschied, dass es nichts bringen würde, mit dem Chef einen Streit anzufangen (inf)

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mileage [ˈmaılıdʒ] s
1. Meilenlänge f, -zahl f
2. zurückgelegte Meilenzahl oder Fahrtstrecke, Meilenstand m:
a used car with a low mileage ein Gebrauchtwagen mit geringem Meilenstand;
what mileage has the car done? wie viele Meilen ist der Wagen schon gefahren?;
mileage indicator, mileage recorder AUTO Meilenzähler m;
a two-year unlimited mileage warranty AUTO eine zweijährige Garantie ohne Meilenbeschränkung
3. auch mileage allowance Meilengeld n
4. Fahrpreis m per Meile
5. auch mileage book BAHN US Fahrscheinheft n:
mileage ticket Fahrkarte f eines Fahrscheinhefts
6. umg Nutzen m, Gewinn m:
get a mileage out of sth etwas weidlich ausschlachten;
there’s no mileage in it das bringt nichts (ein), da schaut nichts dabei raus
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noun
1) (number of miles) [Anzahl der] Meilen

a low mileage — (on milometer) ein niedriger Meilenstand

2) (number of miles per gallon) [Benzin]verbrauch, der

what mileage do you get with your car? — wieviel verbraucht dein Auto?

3) (fig.): (benefit) Nutzen, der

there is no mileage in the idea — dieser Vorschlag rentiert sich nicht

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n.
Kilometerstand m.
Laufzeit -en f.
Meilenlänge f.

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