Translations for „object lesson“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈob·ject les·son N approv

object lesson

Musterbeispiel nt

object lesson in

Paradebeispiel nt für +acc

object lesson in

Muster nt an +dat

the disaster was an object lesson in how not to run a ship

die Katastrophe war ein Musterbeispiel dafür, wie man ein Schiff nicht führen sollte

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

object lesson

Anschauungsunterricht m

the disaster was an object lesson in how not to run a ship

die Katastrophe war ein Musterbeispiel dafür, wie man ein Schiff nicht führen sollte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The rising tide of destruction is an object lesson in unforeseen consequences and the risks of carelssly destroying all you hold dear through the singleminded pursuit of some goal.

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The rest is an object lesson in the power of high-pressure oil and gas finds.

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Ford is an object lesson in how we should not be raising our boys.

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This case provides an object lesson in the dangers of attempting a summary resolution of issues of mixed law and fact without having ascertained the facts.

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It was an object lesson of how inept policy measures and insensitivity to minority interests can exacerbate ethnic tensions.

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It was an object lesson in media mismanagement that will be cited by spin-doctors and press advisers for years to come.

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It may now even be an object lesson for other areas of the world desperate to find ways out of social collapse.

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An object lesson in how good simplicity done right can be.

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The so-called bullying furore has been an object lesson in this.

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They're an object lesson in self-conscious style as substance, and that's the fun of it!

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