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Verlaufsform [des] Präsens

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pres·ent con·ˈtinu·ous N LING

present continuous
Verlaufsform f [des] Präsens
to be in the present continuous
in der Verlaufsform [des] Präsens stehen
in the PONS Dictionary

con·tinu·ous [kənˈtɪnjuəs] ADJ attr, inv

1. continuous:

continuous (permanent)
dauernd
continuous (permanent)
ständig
continuous (permanent)
ununterbrochen
continuous (steady)
kontinuierlich form
continuous (steady)
fortlaufend
continuous (steady)
stetig
continuous (unbroken)
durchgehend
continuous line also
durchgezogen
a continuous low buzzing noise
ein ununterbrochener leiser Summton
continuous pain
anhaltende Schmerzen
continuous rain/sunshine
anhaltender Regen/Sonnenschein
we had continuous rain for the whole weekend
es hat das ganze Wochenende ununterbrochen geregnet
to be in continuous employment
durchgehend beschäftigt sein

2. continuous LING:

continuous form
Verlaufsform f <-, -en> spec

I. pres·ent1 [ˈprezənt] N

1. present no pl (now):

the present
die Gegenwart
the play is set [or takes place] in the present
das Stück spielt in der Gegenwart
to live for the present
im Hier und Jetzt leben
to refuse to think beyond the present
nicht an die Zukunft denken wollen
at present
zurzeit
at present
gegenwärtig
for the present
vorläufig
that's all [or that will be all] for the present
das ist vorläufig [o. zunächst einmal] alles
up to the present
bis jetzt
up to the present
bislang

2. present no pl LING:

present
Gegenwart f <->
present
Präsens nt <-, Prä·sẹn·tia>
the verbs are all in the present
die Verben stehen alle im Präsens

3. present LAW:

these presents
vorliegende Urkunde
by these presents
hierdurch
by these presents
durch diese Urkunde

Phrases:

there's no time like the present prov
was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen prov
when do you want me to leave? — no time like the present
wann möchtest du, dass ich gehe? — am besten sofort

II. pres·ent1 [ˈprezənt] ADJ

1. present inv, attr (current):

present
derzeitig
present
jetzig
present
gegenwärtig
sb's present address
jds derzeitige Adresse
down to the present day
bis zum heutigen Tag
duration of present employment
Dauer f der gegenwärtigen Beschäftigung
the present generation
die heutige Generation
at the present moment
im Moment [o. Augenblick]
the present month
der laufende Monat
at the present time
zurzeit
at the present time
gegenwärtig
present value FIN
Tageswert m <-(e)s, -e>

2. present inv, attr (being dealt with):

present
betreffend
that's not relevant to the present matter
das ist für diese Sache nicht von Bedeutung
in the present case
im vorliegenden Fall
in the present connection
in diesem Zusammenhang

3. present inv, usu pred (in attendance):

present
anwesend
present
präsent
all present and correct Brit, all present and accounted for Am things
alles [ist] da
all present and correct Brit, all present and accounted for Am people
alle [sind] da
present company excepted
Anwesende ausgenommen
counting those present
Anwesende eingeschlossen
all those present
alle Anwesenden
to be present at sth
bei etw dat anwesend [o. form zugegen] sein
how many people will be present at the ceremony?
wie viele Personen werden an der Feier teilnehmen?

4. present inv, usu pred (existing):

present
vorhanden
to be present [in sth]
[in etw dat] vorkommen [o. vorhanden sein]
are there certain chemicals present in the air?
sind in der Luft bestimmte Chemikalien enthalten?
traces of arsenic were present in the body
im Körper konnten Spuren von Arsen nachgewiesen werden
the patient was weak, fever was also present
der Patient war schwach, Fieber war auch aufgetreten

pres·ent2 [ˈprezənt] N

present
Geschenk nt <-(e)s, -e>
present
Präsent nt <-(e)s, -e> form hum
as a retirement present she was given a week's vacation to the Caribbean
zur Pensionierung schenkte man ihr einen einwöchigen Urlaub in der Karibik
birthday/Christmas/wedding present
Geburtstags-/Weihnachts-/Hochzeitsgeschenk nt
to get [or receive] sth as a present
etw geschenkt bekommen
to give sth to sb [or sb sth] as a present
jdm etw schenken
to make sb a present of sth
jdm etw schenken

I. pre·sent3 [prɪˈzent] VB trans

1. present (give formally):

to present sth [to sb/sth] gift
[jdm/etw] etw schenken
to present sth [to sb/sth] award, medal, diploma
[jdm/etw] etw überreichen
to present sb with sth gift
jdm etw schenken
to present sb with sth award, medal, diploma
jdm etw überreichen
he is going to present the town with a new hospital
er wird der Stadt ein neues Krankenhaus stiften

2. present (express):

to present ones apologies form
[vielmals] um Entschuldigung bitten
the major presents his apologies, but he is unable to attend
der Bürgermeister lässt sich entschuldigen, aber er kann leider nicht teilnehmen
to present one's compliments form hum Mr Barney presents his compliments
Herr Barney lässt Grüße ausrichten
please present my compliments to the chef
mein Kompliment an den Koch
to present a critique of sth
Kritik an etw dat äußern [o. üben]
to present one's thoughts/view
seine Gedanken/Ansichten darlegen

3. present (hand over, show):

to present sth [to sb/sth]
[jdm/etw] etw vorlegen [o. präsentieren]
she presented her passport at the checkpoint
sie zeigte ihren Reisepass am Kontrollpunkt vor
to present a bill for acceptance FIN
einen Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen
to present a bill for £3000
eine Rechnung über 3000 Pfund präsentieren [o. vorlegen]
to present a cheque for payment
einen Scheck einreichen
to present one's credentials
sich acc ausweisen
to present a united front organization, people
sich acc geeint zeigen
to present a petition
ein Gesuch einreichen
to present proof of payment
einen Zahlungsnachweis erbringen

4. present (put forward):

to present sth [to sb/sth]
[jdm/etw] etw präsentieren
to sth present for acceptance/payment FIN
etw zum Akzept spec /zur Zahlung vorlegen
to present an argument
ein Argument anführen
to present a bill LAW
einen Gesetzentwurf einbringen [o. zur Zahlung vorlegen]
to present evidence LAW
Beweismittel beibringen spec
to present evidence (in science)
den Beweis erbringen
to present a motion
einen Antrag stellen
to present a motion of no confidence
einen Misstrauensantrag einbringen
to present a paper/report
eine Arbeit/einen Bericht vorlegen
to present a plan/theory
einen Plan/eine Theorie darlegen
to present a proposal
einen Vorschlag unterbreiten

5. present (face, confront):

to present sb with a challenge
jdn vor eine Herausforderung stellen
to present sb with [the] facts
jdm die Fakten vor Augen führen
to be presented with different options
verschiedene Wahlmöglichkeiten geboten bekommen
to present sb with a problem
jdn vor ein Problem stellen
to present sb with an ultimatum
jdm ein Ultimatum stellen

6. present:

to present sth (be)
etw darstellen
to present sth (offer, provide)
etw bieten
to present sth (cause)
mit sich bringen
use of these chemicals may present a fire risk
die Verwendung dieser Chemikalien könnte ein Brandrisiko darstellen
the classroom presented a cheerful atmosphere to the visitor
das Klassenzimmer bot den Besuchern eine freundliche Atmosphäre
to present a challenge to sb
eine Herausforderung für jdn sein
to present a contrast to sth
einen Gegensatz zu etw dat darstellen
to present difficulties for sb
jdm Schwierigkeiten bereiten
to present a problem for sb
jdn vor ein Problem stellen

7. present form (introduce):

to present sb [to sb]
jdn [jdm] vorstellen
may I present Professor Carter?
darf ich Professor Carter vorstellen?
allow me to present Mrs Richards to you
darf ich Ihnen Frau Richards vorstellen?

8. present (compère):

to present a programme
eine Sendung moderieren
(show) to present a film
einen Film zeigen
to present a play
ein Stück aufführen
to present a product
ein Produkt vorstellen
to present a TV-series
eine Fernsehserie bringen [o. zeigen]

9. present (portray, show):

to present sb/sth [as sb/sth]
jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] präsentieren
to present sb/sth in a favourable light
jdn/etw in einem günstigen Licht präsentieren [o. zeigen]
to present oneself
sich acc präsentieren
you need to present yourself better
du musst dich besser präsentieren
he likes to present himself as an intellectual
er gibt sich gerne als Intellektueller

10. present MIL:

to present arms
das Gewehr präsentieren
present arms!
präsentiert das Gewehr!

11. present (appear):

to present oneself
erscheinen form
to present oneself
sich acc einfinden
you will be asked to present yourself for an interview
man wird Sie bitten, zu einem Vorstellungsgespräch zu kommen
to present oneself in court
vor Gericht erscheinen
to present oneself at the doctor's
sich acc beim Arzt vorstellen

12. present (arise):

to present itself opportunity, solution
sich bieten [o. auftun]
to present itself problem
sich zeigen
the opportunity to work in Boston presented itself quite out of the blue
die Gelegenheit, in Boston zu arbeiten, kam aus heiterem Himmel

13. present MED:

to present itself illness
sich zeigen
to present itself illness
auftreten

II. pre·sent3 [prɪˈzent] VB intr MED

1. present patient:

to present with sth
Anzeichen einer S. gen zeigen
the patient presented with a serious case of TB
der Patient zeigte Anzeichen einer schweren Tuberkulose

2. present fetus:

present
ausgetrieben werden
the fetus presented to the birth canal feet first
der Fötus trat mit den Füßen zuerst in den Geburtskanal

3. present illness:

present
sich zeigen
present
auftreten

III. pre·sent3 [prɪˈzent] N no pl

to bring the rifle down to the present
das Gewehr in Anschlag bringen

Klett Biology Glossary

present VB

present
präsentieren
Present
Ipresent
youpresent
he/she/itpresents
wepresent
youpresent
theypresent
Past
Ipresented
youpresented
he/she/itpresented
wepresented
youpresented
theypresented
Present Perfect
Ihavepresented
youhavepresented
he/she/ithaspresented
wehavepresented
youhavepresented
theyhavepresented
Past Perfect
Ihadpresented
youhadpresented
he/she/ithadpresented
wehadpresented
youhadpresented
theyhadpresented
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That year also witnessed the invention of the continuous transverse shock outbreak.
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Lengthy periods of continuous occupation notwithstanding, many of the smaller islands were abandoned.
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In 1838, he resigned his charge, and during the following seven years was incapacitated for work by continuous ill-health.
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The battery pack provides up to 300 hours continuous gaming for the wireless controller.
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With its continuous expansions every year, the group now has a total installed capacity of 2,74,583 mtpa.
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