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Restriktionen

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con·straint [kənˈstreɪnt] N

1. constraint (compulsion):

constraint
Zwang m <-(e)s , Zwänge>
the constraint of politeness
das Gebot der Höflichkeit
under constraint
unter Zwang

2. constraint:

constraint (restriction)
Beschränkung f <-, -en>
constraint (restriction)
Einschränkung f <-, -en>
constraint (hindrance)
Behinderung f <-, -en>
to impose constraints on sb/sth
jdm/etw Beschränkungen auferlegen form
to impose constraints on sb/sth
jdn/etw einschränken
to place constraints on sth
etw dat Zwänge auferlegen

3. constraint no pl form:

constraint (stiffness)
Gezwungenheit f
constraint (awkwardness)
Befangenheit f <->
without constraint
ungezwungen

ca·ˈpac·ity con·straint N ECON

capacity constraint
Kapazitätsengpass m <-es, -pässe>
OpenDict entry

constraint N

constraint COMPUT
Randbedingung
legal constraints
rechtliche Einschränkungen
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Marktzwänge
market constraints
Filterbedingung
constraint
Sachzwang
material [or practical] constraint
gesellschaftliche Zwänge
social constraints

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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liquidity constraint N INV-FIN

liquidity constraint
Liquiditätsengpass m
liquidity constraint
Liquiditätsrestriktion f

budget constraint N STATE

budget constraint
Haushaltsbeschränkung f

capacity constraint N MKT COMPET

capacity constraint
Kapazitätsengpass m

balance of payments constraint N ACCOUNT

balance of payments constraint
Zahlungsbilanzbeschränkung f
balance of payments constraint
Zahlungsbilanzrestriktion f
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Restriktion
constraint
Kapazitätsengpass
capacity constraint
Liquiditätsengpass
liquidity constraint
Haushaltsbeschränkung
budget constraint
Liquiditätsrestriktion
liquidity constraint
Zahlungsbilanzbeschränkung
balance of payments constraint

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

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constraints

constraints
Restriktionen
constraints
Nebenbedingungen

constraint on mobility QUESTIONNAIRES, ENVIRON, public transport

constraint on mobility
Mobilitätseinschränkung
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Nebenbedingungen THEOR MODEL
constraints
Restriktionen
constraints
Mobilitätseinschränkung
constraint on mobility

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the constraint of politeness
das Gebot der Höflichkeit
under constraint
unter Zwang
to impose constraints on sb/sth
jdm/etw Beschränkungen auferlegen form
to impose constraints on sb/sth
jdn/etw einschränken
to place constraints on sth
etw dat Zwänge auferlegen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Some of the planned ships had not yet been constructed and wartime constraints on the economy prolonged ship building times.
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To make things harder, there were three main constraints on the marriage of serfs.
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This section is omitted in one episode due to time constraints.
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The multple edges are, within certain constraints, directed.
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These are generally referred to as cost functions and the other measures are treated as constraints.
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