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en flag inaction ,
nation ,
cation ,
inanition ,
or
ration

in the PONS Dictionary

in·ac·tion [ɪnˈækʃən] N no pl

inaction
Untätigkeit f <-> kein pl
inaction
Passivität f <->

na·tion [ˈneɪʃən] N

1. nation (country, state):

nation
Nation f <-, -en>
nation
Land nt <-(e)s, Lạ̈n·der>
leading industrialized nations
führende Industrienationen
to serve the nation
seinem Land dienen
all across the nation
im ganzen Land
all across the nation people were demonstrating for peace
im ganzen Land demonstrierten Menschen für Frieden

2. nation (people):

nation
Volk nt <-(e)s, Völ·ker>
the Apache/Navajo nation Am
der Stamm der Apachen/Navajos
the Jewish nation
das jüdische Volk
the whole nation
das ganze Land

ina·ni·tion [ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən] N no pl MED

inanition
Entkräftung f <-, -en>
inanition
Auszehrung f <-, -en>

I. ra·tion [ˈræʃən] N

1. ration (fixed amount):

ration
Ration f <-, -en>
butter/milk/sugar ration
Butter-/Milch-/Zuckerration f
ration of food
Essensration f
ration book hist
Bezugsscheinbuch nt hist
ration card hist
Bezugsschein m <-(e)s, -e> hist
daily ration
Tagesration f <-, -en>
a full/short ration
eine ganze/halbe Ration
to be [put] on short rations
auf halbe Ration gesetzt werden
more than one's ration of sth fig
jede Menge inf
combat ration MIL
Feldration f

2. ration (food supplies):

rations pl
[Lebensmittel]marken pl

II. ra·tion [ˈræʃən] VB trans

to ration sth
etw rationieren
my children would watch television all day long, but I ration it
meine Kinder würden den ganzen Tag vor dem Fernseher sitzen, aber ich erlaube ihnen nur ganz bestimmte Fernsehzeiten
to ration sth to sth
etw auf etw acc beschränken
I ration myself to three cups of coffee a day
ich habe mir ein Limit von drei Tassen Kaffee pro Tag gesetzt
to ration sb
jdn kurzhalten inf

cati·on [ˈkætaɪən] N SCIENCE

cation
Kation nt <-s, -nen>
cation exchanger
Kationenaustauscher m <-s, ->
Present
Iration
youration
he/she/itrations
weration
youration
theyration
Past
Irationed
yourationed
he/she/itrationed
werationed
yourationed
theyrationed
Present Perfect
Ihaverationed
youhaverationed
he/she/ithasrationed
wehaverationed
youhaverationed
theyhaverationed
Past Perfect
Ihadrationed
youhadrationed
he/she/ithadrationed
wehadrationed
youhadrationed
theyhadrationed
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ination of proteins, protein folding and transport,
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