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المُبْهَم
[britische] Behörde für Zölle und Verbrauchssteuern

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Cus·toms and ˈEx·cise De·part·ment N + sing/pl vb

Customs and Excise Department
[britische] Behörde für Zölle und Verbrauchssteuern
in the PONS Dictionary
Customs and Excise
Behörde f für Zölle und Verbrauchssteuern
in the PONS Dictionary

I. ex·cise1 [ˈeksaɪz] N no pl FIN

excise
Verbrauchssteuer f
excise on alcohol
Alkoholsteuer f <-, -n>
local excise
örtliche Verbrauchssteuer
to increase [or raise]/lower excise
die Verbrauchssteuer erhöhen [o. anheben] /senken
Customs and Excise
Behörde f für Zölle und Verbrauchssteuern

II. ex·cise1 [ˈeksaɪz] ADJ attr

excise duty [on sth]
Verbrauchssteuern [für etw acc]
excise duty on beer
Biersteuer f <-, -n>
excise law
Verbrauchssteuergesetz nt
excise regulations
verbrauchssteuerrechtliche Bestimmungen

cus·toms [ˈkʌstəmz] N pl

customs
Zoll m <-(e)s, Zölle>
to declare goods to customs
Waren deklarieren [o. zur Verzollung anmelden]
to get [or go][or pass] through customs
durch den Zoll gehen
to pay customs [on sth]
Zoll [für etw acc] [be]zahlen

cus·tom [ˈkʌstəm] N

1. custom (tradition):

custom
Brauch m <-(e)s, Brä̱u̱·che>
custom
Sitte f <-, -n>
local custom
Gepflogenheit f <-, -en>
around here it's a local custom to ...
hier [bei uns] ist es Brauch, ...
an ancient custom
ein alter Brauch
in my country, it's the custom to ...
in meinem Land ist es üblich, dass ...
a national/strange custom
ein landesüblicher/seltsamer Brauch

2. custom no pl (usual behaviour):

custom
Gewohnheit f <-, -en>
it is her custom to ...
es ist ihre Gewohnheit, ...
as is sb's custom
wie es jds Gewohnheit ist
custom of the trade
Usance f <-, -n>

3. custom no pl:

custom (clientele)
Kundschaft f <-, -en>
(patronage) to withdraw one's custom [or take one's custom elsewhere]
anderswohin gehen
if we don't give good service, people will withdraw their custom
wenn wir keinen guten Service bieten, gehen die Kunden eben anderswohin

ex·cise2 [ekˈsaɪz] VB trans

to excise sth (remove) from
etw entfernen von +dat
to excise sth from list
etw streichen
to excise sth CINE
etw herausschneiden
to excise a chapter
ein Kapitel herausnehmen
to excise a tumour [or Am tumor]
einen Tumor entfernen

de·part·ment [dɪˈpɑ:tmənt, Am -ˈpɑ:rt-] N

1. department (of university):

department
Institut nt <-(e)s, -e>

2. department (of company, organization, shop):

department
Abteilung f <-, -en>
department
Ressort nt <-s, -s>
personnel department
Personalabteilung f <-, -en>
the furniture department
die Möbelabteilung

3. department Brit POL (of government):

department
Ministerium nt <-s, -ri·en>
department
Departement nt <-s, -s> CH
department of Health and Social Security
Ministerium nt für Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen
department of Transport
Verkehrsministerium nt <-s, -ministerien>
department of Transport
Verkehrsdepartement nt CH

4. department ADMIN:

department
Amt nt <-(e)s, Ạ̈m·ter>

5. department inf:

department fig (field of expertise)
Zuständigkeitsbereich m <-(e)s, -e>
(category) he's a bit lacking in the brain department
er ist nicht gerade der Hellste

and [ænd, ənd] CONJ

1. and (jointly):

and
und
John, Mary[,] and also their two kids
John, Mary sowie die beiden Kinder
a black and white cow
eine schwarz[-]weiße Kuh
both ... and ...
sowohl ... als [o. wie] auch ...
both John and Annie agreed
John und Annie waren beide einverstanden
she likes both vegetarian and meat dishes
sie mag vegetarische Gerichte ebenso gern wie Fleischgerichte
and/or
und/oder

2. and (plus):

6 and 5 is 11
6 und [o. plus] 5 ist 11

3. and (in numbers):

a hundred and fifty-two dollars
hundert[und]zweiundfünfzig Dollar
twelve and six Brit hist
zwölf Schilling und sechs [Six]pence

4. and (then):

and
und [dann]
let's go into town and have dinner out
gehen wir doch in die Stadt etwas essen!
he sat down in the bathtub[,] and the phone began to ring
er hatte sich gerade in die Badewanne gesetzt, als das Telefon zu klingeln anfing
and then I got dressed and then had breakfast
ich zog mich an[,] und anschließend [o. dann] habe ich gefrühstückt

5. and (consequently):

one more slip and you're fired
noch ein Fehler, und Sie fliegen
do that and you'll regret it
wenn du das tust, wirst du es bereuen

6. and inf (in order to):

come and see this!
komm her, das musst du sehen!
come and see me tomorrow
komm mich morgen besuchen!
let's wait and see
warten wir mal ab
to go and do sth
etw tun
go and ask your dad
frag [doch] deinen Vater
to try and do sth
etw versuchen
to try and do sth
versuchen[,] etw zu tun

7. and (for emphasis):

I'll tell you when I'm good and ready
ich sag's dir, wenn ich so weit bin
nice and cold/hot
[so richtig] schön kalt/heiß

8. and (ever):

more and more
immer mehr
faster and faster
immer schneller
he talked and talked
er redete andauernd
we laughed and laughed
wir haben nur gelacht
for hours and hours
stundenlang
for miles and miles
meilenweit
time and time again
immer wieder
time and time again
andauernd

Phrases:

and all (the rest)
mit allem Drum und Dran inf
the dog ate the fish, bones and all
der Hund fraß den ganzen Fisch, sowohl die Gräten als auch sonst alles
inf (as well) I was so mad and all that I ...
ich war so sauer, dass ich ... sl
they were a great team and all
sie waren ein echt tolles Team inf
and all that inf
und dergleichen inf
and all that inf
und so was
and how! inf
und wie!
and so on [or forth] [or and so on and so forth]
und so weiter [und so fort]
OpenDict entry

custom ADJ

custom TECH
kundenspezifisch

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

customs N handel

customs (Behörde)
Zoll m

Klett Biology Glossary

excise [ekˈsaɪz] VB

excise
herausschneiden
Present
Iexcise
youexcise
he/she/itexcises
weexcise
youexcise
theyexcise
Past
Iexcised
youexcised
he/she/itexcised
weexcised
youexcised
theyexcised
Present Perfect
Ihaveexcised
youhaveexcised
he/she/ithasexcised
wehaveexcised
youhaveexcised
theyhaveexcised
Past Perfect
Ihadexcised
youhadexcised
he/she/ithadexcised
wehadexcised
youhadexcised
theyhadexcised
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