Translations for „proprietorial“ in the English » German Dictionary

pro·pri·etorial [prəˌpraɪəˈtɔ:riəl] ADJ

proprietorial

Besitzer-

to be proprietorial about sth/sb

etw/jdn als seinen Besitz betrachten

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to be proprietorial about sth/sb

etw/jdn als seinen Besitz betrachten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Very few firms succeed in being -- at the same time -- corporate in their governance and collegial and proprietorial in their culture.

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It's our turn to be pervy and proprietorial.

www.irishmirror.ie

Within a couple of hours, the project was squashed by proprietorial edict.

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He peers with proprietorial pride at a delicate assemblage of wire and cut metal.

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What gives it its genuine historical significance, however, is that it is the last remaining proprietorial school in the area.

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Her temper and tone when she rushed into his apartment was angry, concerned and, above all, proprietorial.

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Witnessing her book being made into a movie wasn't the trauma often endured by authors who are prone to feeling protective and proprietorial.

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They almost have a proprietorial claim most often honoured.

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However, choice of news is only one of the proprietorial prerogatives referred to earlier.

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He was himself good-natured, and even a bit proprietorial, about references to his style as bleating.

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