initiative – Deutsch–English translations

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initiative noun

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/
  • a beginning; a first move
  • the ability to act first or on one's own
  • a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem
 Initiative

initial verb

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
  • to sign one's initial(s)
 abzeichnen, paraphrasieren

initiate verb

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/
  • to begin; to start
 beginnen
  • to instruct in the rudiments
 einführen

initial adjective

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
  • chronologically first
 anfänglich, ursprünglich
  • spatially first
 anfänglich, erster

initial noun

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
  • calligraphy: distinguished initial letter
 Initiale, Initial
  • first letter of a word
 Anfangsbuchstabe, Initiale
  • first letters of a person's name as a unit
 Initiale

initially adverb

  /ɪˈnɪʃli/ , /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
  • at the beginning
 zunächst, anfangs

initiation noun

  /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • act of initiating
 Initiation, Initiierung

initialism noun

  /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
  • term pronounced letter by letter
 Akronym, Initialwort, Buchstabenwort

initialize verb

  /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
  • to assign an initial value to a variable
  • to assign initial values to something
  • to format a storage medium prior to use
  • to prepare any hardware for use
 initialisieren

initiator noun

  • chemistry: substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization
 Initiator
  • one who initiates
 Initiator, Initiatorin
popular initiative
Volksinitiative
local citizens initiative
Bürgerverein
peace initiative
Friedensinitiative
running initiative
Laufaktion
grassroots initiative
Graswurzelinitiative

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Initiative noun {f}

Initiative, Initiativen   /init͡si̯aˈtiːfə/ , /init͡si̯aˈtiːvə/
  • Anstoß zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu ebendieser Handlung
  • Fähigkeit, selbstständig zu handeln und Entscheidungen zu treffen
 initiative
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