Translations for „toehold“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈtoe·hold N

1. toehold (in climbing):

toehold

Halt m für die Zehen

2. toehold fig (starting point):

toehold

Ausgangspunkt m

to get a toehold in

Fuß fassen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get a toehold in

Fuß fassen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But they have found it difficult to get a toehold in the existing alliances that make up the local construction industry.

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Twenty years after the first court victories, treaty rights are finally gaining a toehold of respect, she added.

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Subsequent attempts failed to expand their toehold.

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But, thanks to the patronage of young fashion fans who value the "slow fashion" factor, custom shoemakers have found a fresh toehold.

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It's made of finely woven mesh so that no one can gain a toehold.

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At the end of the last millennium, minicomputers and mainframes still had a tenuous toehold on the enterprise.

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So, what is the best way of preventing an agile intruder intent on an unauthorised swim from harnessing the power of this toehold?

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It's to his credit that he's found a toehold in a more challenging playing environment.

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Red valerian -- ubiquitous in crumbling walls -- seeds wherever it can gain a toehold.

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Such people now have a toehold in public life.

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