bankrupt

bankrupt
1. noun
1) (Law) Gemeinschuldner, der
2) (insolvent debtor) Bankrotteur, der
2. adjective
(lit. or fig.) bankrott

go bankrupt — in Konkurs gehen; Bankrott machen

3. transitive verb
bankrott machen
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1. adjective
(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) bankrott
2. noun
(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) der Bankrotteur
3. verb
(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) in den Bankrott treiben
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bank·rupt
[ˈbæŋkrʌpt]
I. adj
1. (insolvent) bankrott, zahlungsunfähig
\bankrupt estate Konkursmasse f
certificated \bankrupt rehabilitierter Konkursschuldner/rehabilitierte Konkursschuldnerin
declared \bankrupt Gemeinschuldner(in) m(f)
discharged \bankrupt entlasteter Konkursschuldner/entlastete Konkursschuldnerin
undischarged \bankrupt nicht entlasteter Konkursschuldner/nicht entlastete Konkursschuldnerin
to adjudicate [or declare] sb \bankrupt jdn für zahlungsunfähig [o bankrott] erklären
to go \bankrupt in Konkurs gehen, Bankrott machen fam
2. (deficient) arm
this book is \bankrupt of plot in diesem Buch gibt es keine Handlung
to be \bankrupt of ideas keine Ideen haben
to be morally \bankrupt (fig) moralisch verarmt sein
to be politically \bankrupt politisch erledigt [o ruiniert] sein
spiritually \bankrupt person geistig-seelisch bankrott
II. vt
to \bankrupt sb/sth person, company jdn/etw [finanziell] ruinieren [o in den Konkurs treiben
III. n Konkursschuldner m, Gemeinschuldner m, Bankrotteur m
to declare sb a \bankrupt jdn für zahlungsunfähig [o zum Gemeinschuldner] erklären
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['bŋkrʌpt]
1. n
1) Gemein- or Konkursschuldner(in) m(f) (JUR), Bankrotteur(in) m(f)
2) (fig)

to be a moral bankrupt — moralisch bankrott sein

2. adj
1) (JUR) bankrott

to go bankrupt — Bankrott machen, in Konkurs gehen

to be bankrupt — bankrott or pleite (inf) sein

2) (fig) bankrott

they are totally bankrupt of ideas — sie haben keinerlei Ideen

3. vt
person, country zugrunde or zu Grunde richten, ruinieren; firm also in den Konkurs treiben
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bankrupt [ˈbæŋkrʌpt; -rəpt]
A s
1. JUR Zahlungsunfähige(r) m/f(m), Konkurs-, Gemeinschuldner(in):
bankrupt’s creditor Konkursgläubiger(in);
bankrupt’s estate (oder property) Konkursmasse f
2. (betrügerische[r]) Bankrotteur(in)
3. fig (politisch etc) bankrotter oder (sittlich etc) heruntergekommener Mensch
B adj
1. JUR
a) bankrott, zahlungsunfähig:
become (oder go) bankrupt in Konkurs gehen oder geraten, Bankrott machen; declare A 1
b) Konkurs…
2. fig
a) arm (in, of an dat):
be bankrupt in ideas keine Ideen (mehr) haben
b) bankrott, ruiniert:
morally bankrupt moralisch bankrott, sittlich heruntergekommen;
he is politically bankrupt er ist politisch erledigt oder am Ende, er hat als Politiker abgewirtschaftet;
a bankrupt career eine zerstörte Karriere
C v/t
1. JUR Bankrott machen
2. fig zugrunde richten, ruinieren:
bankrupt of (gänzlich) berauben (gen)
bkpt abk bankrupt
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1. noun
1) (Law) Gemeinschuldner, der
2) (insolvent debtor) Bankrotteur, der
2. adjective
(lit. or fig.) bankrott

go bankrupt — in Konkurs gehen; Bankrott machen

3. transitive verb
bankrott machen
* * *
adj.
bankrott adj. expr.
pleite ausdr. n.
Bankrotteur m.

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