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mis·con·strue [ˌmɪskənˈstru:] VB trans
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- etw falsch interpretieren
- to misconstrue sth
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Her very nature is to always look ahead which others sometimes misconstrue as impatience or impetuousness.
en.wikipedia.org However, with this change, the original intent was misconstrued or lost altogether.
en.wikipedia.org This however was misconstrued by the general public as a bill for underaged marriage, which drew a lot of media attention at the time.
en.wikipedia.org This has been misconstrued as his retirement, which is not the case.
en.wikipedia.org To be sure, we should have a highly distorted, misconstrued view.
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www.corporate-governance-code.de In practice, the previous recommendation in Point 2.3.3 Sentence 2 stating that the company is to assist shareholders in the use of postal votes was misconstrued as constituting an indirect recommendation to offer optional postal votes in accordance with Section 118 ( 2 ) of the Stock Corporation Act.
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Die bisherige Empfehlung in Ziffer 2.3.3 Satz 2, dass die Gesellschaft die Aktionäre auch bei der Briefwahl unterstützen soll, wurde in der Praxis zum Teil als indirekte Empfehlung missverstanden, eine nach § 118 Abs. 2 AktG fakultative Briefwahl anzubieten.
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www.medaesthetic.de These surgical methods ( especially liposuction ) should, however, not be misconstrued as means of weight loss.
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Die Methoden zur Formgebung dürfen aber – gerade im Falle der Liposuktion – nicht als Weg zur Gewichtsabnahme missverstanden werden.
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