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I. re·search and de·ˈvel·op·ment, Brit R & D, Am R and D N
1. research and development (investigative activities):
2. research and development (department):
II. re·search and de·ˈvel·op·ment, Brit R & D, Am R and D N modifier
research and development (department, programme, unit):
I. re·search N [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am ˈri:sɜ:rtʃ]
1. research no pl (study):
2. research no pl (study of):
3. research (studies):
II. re·search N [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am ˈri:sɜ:rtʃ] modifier
research (centre, programme, project, unit, work):
III. re·search VB intr [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am -ˈsɜ:rtʃ]
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- etw erforschen [o. untersuchen]
IV. re·search VB trans [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am -ˈsɜ:rtʃ]
1. research SCIENCE:
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- etw erforschen
2. research JOURN:
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- etw recherchieren
D <pl -'s>, d <pl 's [or -s]> [di:] N
2. D MUS:
3. D (school mark):
5. D ECON:
A4 N Brit
A abbreviation of A level
A1 <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N
1. A (hypothetical person, thing):
A <pl -s [or -'s]>, a <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N
1. A (letter):
2. A MUS:
3. A (school mark):
4. A FIN:
de·fence, Am de·fense [dɪˈfen(t)s] N
1. defence against +acc:
2. defence LAW:
3. defence LAW (arguments):
4. defence (document):
5. defence SPORTS:
6. defence PSYCH:
7. defence (of body):
- defences pl
- Abwehrkräfte pl
de·fense N Am
1. defense against +acc:
2. defense LAW:
3. defense LAW (arguments):
4. defense (document):
5. defense SPORTS:
6. defense PSYCH:
7. defense (of body):
- defenses pl
- Abwehrkräfte pl
8. defense UNIV:
- defense of a thesis
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'd1 [d]
'd = had, have
I. have <has/have, had, had> [hæv, həv] VB trans
1. have:
2. have (suffer from):
3. have (feel):
4. have (engage in):
5. have (consume):
6. have (experience):
7. have (receive):
8. have (receive persons):
9. have (feature):
10. have (exhibit):
11. have (comprise):
12. have (have learned):
13. have (think):
14. have (be obliged):
15. have (give birth to):
16. have (render):
17. have (induce):
18. have (request):
20. have (place):
21. have (hold):
22. have inf! (have sex with):
23. have inf (deceive):
24. have inf (confound):
25. have esp Am inf (indulge):
Phrases:
II. have <has/have, had, had> [hæv, həv] VB aux
1. have (forming past tenses):
2. have (experience):
3. have (render):
4. have (must):
I. had [hæd, həd] VB trans
1. had pt, pp of have
2. had inf:
'd2 [d]
'd = would, would
would [wʊd] VB aux
1. would (in indirect speech):
2. would (to express condition):
3. would (to express inclination):
4. would (polite request):
5. would (expressing opinion):
6. would (express regularity):
D&X [ˌdi:ən(d)ˈeks] N
D&X MED abbreviation of dilation and extraction
PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary
documents against acceptance phrase handel
D N FINMKT
development N MKT COMPET
R² N CTRL
r N
r abbreviation of rep FINMKT
- r (repartiert (Kurszusatz))
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- r (repartiert (Kurszusatz))
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rep N FINMKT
Klett Geography Glossary
Research and Development (R&D) N
development N ECOL, ECON
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