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staunch1 [stɔ:ntʃ, Am also stɑ:ntʃ] ADJ

1. staunch (steadfastly loyal):

2. staunch NAUT dated:

staunch ship

I. taunt [tɔ:nt, Am esp tɑ:nt] VB trans

1. taunt (mock):

2. taunt (tease):

to taunt sb about [or over][or with] sth
jdn mit etw dat aufziehen [o. wegen einer S. gen hänseln]

3. taunt (provoke):

II. taunt [tɔ:nt, Am esp tɑ:nt] N

Hänselei f <-, -en>
Stichelei f <-, -en>

I. taut·en [ˈtɔ:tən, Am ˈtɑ:tən] VB intr also fig

tauten cable, rope, string
tauten muscle, skin
tauten expression, face, nerves

II. taut·en [ˈtɔ:tən, Am ˈtɑ:tən] VB trans also fig

to tauten sth cable, rope, string
to tauten sth muscle, skin
to tauten sth expression, face, nerves

taught [tɔ:t, Am esp tɑ:t] VB

taught pt, pp of teach

I. teach <teaches, taught, taught> [ti:tʃ] VB trans

1. teach (impart knowledge):

to teach sb sth
jdm etw beibringen
to teach sb sth
jdn in etw dat unterrichten
Lehrer(in) m (f) sein <-s, ->

2. teach fig (show):

to teach sb that ...
jdn lehren [o. jdm zeigen] , dass ...

Phrases:

II. teach <teaches, taught, taught> [ti:tʃ] VB intr

taut·ly [ˈtɔ:tli, Am esp ˈtɑ:-] ADV

1. tautly (tightly):

2. tautly fig:

knapp <knapper, am knapp(e)sten>
Present
Itaunt
youtaunt
he/she/ittaunts
wetaunt
youtaunt
theytaunt
Past
Itaunted
youtaunted
he/she/ittaunted
wetaunted
youtaunted
theytaunted
Present Perfect
Ihavetaunted
youhavetaunted
he/she/ithastaunted
wehavetaunted
youhavetaunted
theyhavetaunted
Past Perfect
Ihadtaunted
youhadtaunted
he/she/ithadtaunted
wehadtaunted
youhadtaunted
theyhadtaunted
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[...]
“It is of incredible importance for our branch to break new, creative ground”, says Dieter Tausch, who is the President of the Austrian Association of Antiquarian Booksellers since the beginning of 2012, referring to the commitment for a positive and timely approach to new media.
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"Es ist von außerordentlicher Wichtigkeit für unsere Branche, neue und kreative Wege zu beschreiten", fasst Dieter Tausch, seit Anfang 2012 Verbandspräsident der österreichischen AntiquarInnen, das Engagement für einen positiven und zeitgemäßen Umgang mit den Neuen Medien zusammen.