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Grundsätze

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first ˈprin·ci·ples N pl

first principles
Grundprinzipien pl

gen·er·al·ly ac·cept·ed ac·ˈcount·ing prin·ci·ples N pl FIN

generally accepted accounting principles
Rechnungslegungsgrundsätze pl
generally accepted accounting principles
Grundsätze pl ordnungsgemäßer Buchführung

prin·ci·ples of prop·er ac·ˈcount·ing N pl FIN

principles of proper accounting
Grundsätze pl ordnungsgemäßer Buchführung

prin·ci·ple [ˈprɪn(t)səpl̩] N

1. principle (basic concept):

principle
Prinzip nt <-s, -zi̱·pi·en>
basic [or guiding]principle
Grundprinzip nt <-s, -ien>
basic [or guiding]principle
Leitsatz m <-es, -sätze>
on Socialist principles
nach sozialistischen Prinzipien

2. principle (fundamental):

principle
Grundlage f <-, -n>
the elementary principles of physics
die Grundgesetze pl der Physik
to function [or operate] on a principle
nach einem Prinzip funktionieren
principle of conservation of energy
Energieerhaltungssatz m
principle of least restraint
Prinzip nt des kleinsten Zwanges

3. principle approv (moral code):

principle
Prinzip nt <-s, -zi̱·pi·en>
principle
Grundsatz m
it's the principle of the thing
es geht [dabei] ums Prinzip
cheating is against my principles
Betrug verstößt gegen meine Prinzipien
to be a man of principle
ein Mann mit Prinzipien [o. Grundsätzen] sein
to stick to one's principles
an seinen Prinzipien festhalten

4. principle CHEM:

principle
Grundbestandteil m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

in principle
im Prinzip
on [or as a matter of]principle
aus Prinzip

ˈan·chor prin·ci·ple N ECON

anchor principle
Verankerungsprinzip nt

Archimedes' prin·ci·ple [ˌɑ:kɪmi:di:zˈprɪn(t)səpl̩, Am ˌɑ:rkə-] N

Archimedes' principle
das archimedische Prinzip

in·de·ˈter·mi·na·cy prin·ci·ple N no pl PHYS

indeterminacy principle
Heisenbergsche Unschärfebeziehung

ˈlend·ing prin·ci·ple N

lending principle
Kreditvergabegrundsatz m

ac·ˈcount·ing prin·ci·ple N

accounting principle FIN
Rechnungsgrundlage f
accounting principle FIN
Bilanzierungsmethode f
accounting principle (official also)
Bilanzierungsgrundsatz m <-es, -sätze>
accounting principle (official also)
Rechnungslegungsgrundsatz m
accounting principle (official also)
Bilanzierungsrichtlinien pl
OpenDict entry

superposition principle N

superposition principle PHYS
Superpositionsprinzip nt
superposition principle PHYS
Superposition f

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

principles of proper accounting N ACCOUNT

principles of proper accounting
Grundsätze ordnungsgemäßer Buchführung (GoB) m pl

generally accepted accounting principles N ACCOUNT

generally accepted accounting principles
Rechnungslegungsgrundsätze m pl
generally accepted accounting principles
Grundsätze ordnungsgemäßer Buchführung (GoB) m pl

principle N MKTG

principle (Prinzip)
Grundlage f
principle (Prinzip)
Grundsatz m
principle (Prinzip)
Prinzip nt

valuation principle N ACCOUNT

valuation principle
Bewertungsgrundsatz m

insurance principle N INSUR

insurance principle
Versicherungsprinzip nt

budgeting principle N ACCOUNT

budgeting principle
Budgetierungsgrundsatz m

LIFO principle N ACCOUNT

LIFO principle (Methode zur Bewertung des Bestandszuwachses pro Geschäftsjahr)
LIFO-Verfahren nt

consolidation principle N INV-FIN

consolidation principle
Konsolidierungsmethode f

investment principle N INV-FIN

investment principle
Investitionsgrundsatz m
investment principle
Anlagegrundsatz m

inflow principle N TAX

inflow principle
Zuflussprinzip nt

Klett Geography Glossary

in principle

in principle
prinzipiell
in principle
grundsätzlich

marketing principle N

marketing principle
Marktprinzip

Klett Biology Glossary

all-or-nothing principle N

all-or-nothing principle
Alles-oder-Nichts-Gesetz

lock-and-key principle N

lock-and-key principle
Schlüssel-Schloss-Prinzip

principle of competition exclusion

principle of competition exclusion
Konkurrenzausschlussprinzip

Hardy-Weinberg principle N

Hardy-Weinberg principle
Hardy-Weinberg-Gesetz

building block principle N

building block principle
Baukastenprinzip

principle of uniformity, law of uniformity, principle of dominance, law of dominance N

principle of uniformity
Uniformitätsregel
principle of uniformity
Uniformitätsgesetz

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

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German
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principles underlying the design, principles underlying the draft INFRASTR

principles underlying the design
Entwurfsgrundlagen

predict and provide principle THEOR MODEL, APPRAIS

predict and provide principle
Bedarfsdeckungsprinzip

principle of meeting the demand THEOR MODEL, APPRAIS

principle of meeting the demand
Bedarfsdeckungsprinzip
German
German
English
English
Entwurfsgrundlagen
principles underlying the design
Entwurfsgrundlagen
principles underlying the draft
Bedarfsdeckungsprinzip
principle of meeting the demand

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

Gegenstromprinzip
counterflow principle
Prinzip der Saugdampfabsperrung
principle of shutting off the suction gas

Klett Mechatronics Glossary

ˈwork·ing prin·ci·ple N TECH

working principle (of a device)
Arbeitsweise f

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to defend one's principles to the last
seine Prinzipien bis zuletzt verteidigen
to break faith with one's principles
seine Prinzipien über Bord werfen
to live up to one's principles
an seinen Prinzipien festhalten
to be faithful to one's principles
seinen Prinzipien treu bleiben
to swerve from one's policies/principles
von seiner Politik/seinen Grundsätzen abweichen
the party's principles are basically egalitarian
die Prinzipien der Partei beruhen im Wesentlichen auf dem Gleichheitsgedanken
he's been untrue to his principles
er ist seinen Prinzipien untreu geworden
you have been false to your principles
du hast deine Prinzipien verraten
ein moralisch tief stehender Mensch
a person of little moral principles
hier geht es nur um Prinzipienreiterei f
this is all about moralizing and principles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Marketing systems are identified as being nonlinear in nature because they fail to satisfy the superposition principle (outputs are not directly proportional to inputs).
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The solution to this system can be found by using the superposition principle (linearity).
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Because physical systems are generally only approximately linear, the superposition principle is only an approximation of the true physical behaviour.
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The superposition principle guarantees that any state can be written as a combination of states of this form with complex coefficients.
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The time-temperature superposition principle of linear viscoelasticity is based on the above observation.
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