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B2 · Size, amount & shape (2)
B2 · Größe, Menge & Form (2)
die Mehrheit
the largest part of a group of people or things
The majority of the group wanted to try the new Chinese restaurant
Die Mehrheit der Gruppe wollte das neue chinesische Restaurant ausprobieren.
Claude was in the majority, so he was very pleased with the decision
Synonymebulkmostpreponderancegreater partmasschief partAntonymeminorityfewhandfulsmall numbergrößtenteils, hauptsächlich
to a great extent; mostly or mainly
It was largely a matter of trial and error.
Es war größtenteils eine Sache von Versuch und Irrtum.
He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.
SynonymemostlymainlygenerallyprimarilypredominantlysubstantiallyAntonymeslightlyminimallypartiallyinsignificantlydie Messung
the act or the process of finding the size, quantity or degree of something
Accurate measurement is very important in science.
Genaue Messung ist in der Wissenschaft sehr wichtig.
the metric system of measurement
SynonymecalculationassessmentdeterminationevaluationquantificationgaugemeteringAntonymeguessestimateapproximationsuppositionconjectureganz, gesamt
including everything, everyone or every part
I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
Ich habe in meinem ganzen Leben noch nie so einen Unsinn gehört!
I wasted an entire day on it.
SynonymewholecompletetotalfullundividedAntonymepartialincompletefragmenteddividedgewinnen, erlangen, erzielen
to obtain or win something, especially something that you need or want
Investors gained a lot of money when share prices rose last year.
Anleger haben im letzten Jahr viel Geld gewonnen, als die Aktienkurse stiegen.
SynonymeincreaseprofitbenefitacquireattaingrowthachievementAntonymelossdecreasedeclinereductionwanedas Ausmaß, der Umfang
how large, important, serious, etc. something is
She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem.
Sie übertrieb das wahre Ausmaß des Problems.
It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage.
SynonymedegreescoperangemagnitudesizearealengthAntonymelimitationrestrictionboundarysmallnessnarrownessbegrenzt, beschränkt
not very great in amount or extent
This animal's intelligence is very limited.
Die Intelligenz dieses Tieres ist sehr begrenzt.
We are doing our best with the limited resources available.
SynonymerestrictedfinitecircumscribeddefinedfixedconfinetetheredAntonymeunlimitedunrestrictedboundlessinfinitevastextensivedie Masse
a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form
A mass of clouds covered the sun.
Eine Masse von Wolken verdeckte die Sonne.
Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
SynonymebulkquantityamountaccumulationpilecollectionmultitudecrowdAntonymeindividualfewlackscarcityabsenceder Zoll, der Inch
a unit for measuring length or height, equal to 2.54 centimetres . There are 12 inches in a foot.
She's a few inches taller than me.
Sie ist ein paar Zoll größer als ich.
a fat envelope about half an inch thick
Synonymelinear measureunit of lengthAntonymemilemeterkilometerhöchstens, maximal
the largest amount, size, number, etc. that is possible or allowed
The flight to Bangkok takes about four hours maximum.
Der Flug nach Bangkok dauert höchstens vier Stunden.
SynonymehighestgreatestlargestutmostpeaktopmostoptimalAntonymeminimumleastsmallestlowest
