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Kurse

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I. course [kɔ:s, Am kɔ:rs] N

1. course (of aircraft, ship):

course
Kurs m <-es, -e>
to change course
den Kurs ändern
to keep [or maintain] one's course
seinen Kurs beibehalten
to keep [or maintain] one's course fig
seiner Richtung treu bleiben
to set [a] course for Singapore
auf Singapur zusteuern
to steer a course also fig
einen Kurs steuern a. fig
to steer a course between the islands
zwischen den Inseln durchsteuern
they are steering a middle course between communism and capitalism
sie verfolgen einen gemäßigten Kurs zwischen Kommunismus und Kapitalismus
to be off course
nicht auf Kurs sein
to be off course fig
aus der Bahn geraten sein
to be driven off course
[vom Kurs] abgetrieben werden
to be driven off course fig
von seinen Plänen abgebracht werden
to be on course
auf Kurs sein
to be on course fig
auf dem richtigen Weg sein
we're on course to finish the job by the end of the week
wenn alles so weiterläuft, sind wir bis Ende der Woche mit der Arbeit fertig
they are on course for a resounding victory
sie sind auf dem Weg zu einem haushohen Sieg

2. course:

course (of road)
Verlauf m <-(e)s, Ver·läu·fe>
course (of river)
Lauf m <-(e)s, Lä̱u̱·fe>
to follow a straight/winding course
gerade/kurvig verlaufen
to change course
einen anderen Verlauf nehmen

3. course (way of acting):

course [of action]
Vorgehen nt <-s>
of the three courses open to us this seems most likely to lead to success
von den drei Wegen, die uns offenstehen, scheint dieser am ehesten zum Erfolg zu führen
if they raise their prices we shall have to follow the same course
wenn sie ihre Preise erhöhen, werden wir das Gleiche tun müssen
the best/wisest course
das Beste/Vernünftigste
your best course would be to wait a week and then phone her again
das Beste wäre, du würdest eine Woche warten und sie dann wieder anrufen

4. course (development):

course
Verlauf m <-(e)s, Ver·läu·fe>
to change the course of history
den Lauf der Geschichte ändern
to pervert the course of justice
den Lauf der Gerechtigkeit beeinflussen

5. course (during):

in the course of sth
im Verlauf [o. während] einer S. gen
in the course of his speech
in seiner Rede
in the course of the next three or four weeks
in den nächsten drei bis vier Wochen
in the normal [or ordinary]course of events
normalerweise
in the course of time
im Lauf[e] der Zeit

6. course (certainly):

of course
natürlich
of course not
natürlich nicht

7. course (series of classes):

course
Kurs m <-es, -e>
cookery [or cooking]course
Kochkurs m <-es, -e>
training course
Schulung f <-, -en>
retraining course
Umschulungskurs m <-es, -e>
online course
Onlinekurs m
to do [or take] a course [in sth]
einen Kurs [für etw acc] besuchen
to go on a course Brit
einen Kurs besuchen
to go away on a training course
einen Lehrgang machen

8. course MED:

course [of treatment]
Behandlung f <-, -en>
course of iron tablets
Eisenkur f
a course of physiotherapy [or Am usu physical therapy]
eine physiotherapeutische Behandlung
to put sb on a course of sth
jdn mit etw dat behandeln

9. course SPORTS:

course
Bahn f <-, -en>
course
Strecke f <-, -n>
golf course
Golfplatz m <-es, -plätze>
obstacle course
Hindernisparcours m

10. course (part of meal):

course
Gang m <-(e)s, Gän·ge>
the fish/meat course
der Fisch-/Fleischgang

11. course (layer):

course
Schicht f <-, -en>
course
Lage f <-, -n>
damp-proof course
Feuchtigkeitsdämmschicht f

Phrases:

in due course
zu gegebener Zeit
to be par for the course
normal sein
to stay the course
[bis zum Ende] durchhalten
to take [or run] its course
seinen Weg gehen
to let nature take its course
nicht in die Natur eingreifen

II. course [kɔ:s, Am kɔ:rs] VB trans HUNT

to course game
Wild hetzen

III. course [kɔ:s, Am kɔ:rs] VB intr

1. course (flow):

course
strömen
course
fließen <fließt, floss, geflossen>
tears were coursing down his cheeks
Tränen liefen ihm über die Wangen

2. course HUNT:

course
an einer Hetzjagd teilnehmen

foun·ˈda·tion course N Brit

foundation course SCHOOL
Grundkurs m <-es, -e>
foundation course UNIV
Einführungskurs m <-es, -e>

ˈcrash course N

crash course
Intensivkurs m <-es, -e>
crash course in
Crashkurs m in +dat

ˈmain course N FOOD

main course
Hauptgericht nt <-(e)s, -e>
main course
Hauptgang m <-(e)s, -gänge>

sepa·ra·ting course [sepəreɪtɪŋ-ˈ, Am -əreɪt-] N CHEM

separating course
Trennreihe f

ˈhon·ors course N Am UNIV

honors course
Vorlesung für Hochbegabte
OpenDict entry

course N

over the course of a year
im Verlauf eines Jahres
OpenDict entry

course N

to run sb off the course
jdn aus der Bahn werfen fig
OpenDict entry

course N

in the course of next week
im Laufe der nächsten Woche
OpenDict entry

course N

of course
na [o aber] sicher

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

English
English
German
German

course N HUM RESOURCES

course (Lehrveranstaltung)
Seminar nt

sales course N ACCOUNT

sales course
Umsatzverlauf m

cyclical course N MKT COMPET

cyclical course
Konjunkturverlauf m

consolidation course N MKT COMPET

consolidation course
Konsolidierungskurs m

course prerequisite N FINMKT

course prerequisite
Kursvoraussetzung f

index course N FINMKT

index course
Indexverlauf m

issuing course N FINMKT

issuing course
Emissionsverlauf m

stock exchange course N FINMKT

stock exchange course
Börsenkonjunkturverlauf m

course of the year N ACCOUNT

course of the year (Zeitraum)
Jahresverlauf m
German
German
English
English
börsenkonjunkturell
with regard to exchange courses

Klett Geography Glossary

course N

course
Flusslauf

lower course, middle course, upper course N

lower course
Unterlauf
lower course
Mittellauf
lower course
Oberlauf

regulated river course N

regulated river course
begradigter Flusslauf

course of a river N

course of a river
Flusslauf

Klett Biology Glossary

course gradient N

course gradient
Gefälle des Flussverlaufs

course of apoptosis

course of apoptosis
Apoptoseverlauf

course of disease N

course of disease
Krankheitsverlauf

Lingenio Culinary Glossary

erster Gang
first course
3-Gänge-Menü
three course menu

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

Sprachförderung
language courses

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

English
English
German
German

course of the day

course of the day
Tagesablauf

course of a road INFRASTR

course of a road
Straßenverlauf

course of lectures

course of lectures
Vorlesung
German
German
English
English
Vorlesung
course of lectures
Present
Icourse
youcourse
he/she/itcourses
wecourse
youcourse
theycourse
Past
Icoursed
youcoursed
he/she/itcoursed
wecoursed
youcoursed
theycoursed
Present Perfect
Ihavecoursed
youhavecoursed
he/she/ithascoursed
wehavecoursed
youhavecoursed
theyhavecoursed
Past Perfect
Ihadcoursed
youhadcoursed
he/she/ithadcoursed
wehadcoursed
youhadcoursed
theyhadcoursed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fully two-thirds of the students were dissatisfied with their courses
ganze zwei Drittel der Studierenden waren mit ihren Seminaren nicht zufrieden
a variety of courses
verschiedene Kurse
extramural courses
Fern[studien]kurse pl
I have been involved in many such courses
ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemacht
adult education courses
Kurse pl für Erwachsene
it's a case [or question] of horses for courses Brit, Aus
dafür gibt es kein Patentrezept
TH
training college providing degree courses in technical and scientific subjects
sich acc fortbilden
to take [or go on] [further] education courses
sich acc fortbilden
to take [or go on] [further] training courses
Studienbuch
academic transcript Am (detailing courses/lectures attended)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He was able to organizing courses for physical education instructors for the military academies until then non-existent.
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Government recognition was given to the above-mentioned courses in 1985, 1997 and 1999 respectively.
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Some programs, like engineering or medicine require extra upper secondary level courses in mathematics and sciences, which can be attained through a foundation course in engineering.
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It now appears regularly on the reading lists of courses in urban studies and architecture history.
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Educational goals are obtainable for anyone through accessible and varied courses that can be taken anytime and at an individually determined pace.
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