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橄榄油
nächste(r, s)
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proxi·mate [ˈprɒksɪmət, Am ˈprɑ:k-] ADJ

1. proximate (closest in time, space):

proximate
nächste(r, s)
proximate
darauf folgende(r, s)
proximate event
kurz bevorstehendes Ereignis

2. proximate (immediate):

proximate
unmittelbar
proximate cause
unmittelbare Ursache
proximate cause LAW
Zurechnung <-, -en>

3. proximate (nearly true):

proximate
annähernd
proximate
approximativ
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unmittelbarer Kausalzusammenhang
proximate connection
approximativ
proximate
die Entfernung können wir nur approximativ bestimmen
we can only make a proximate guess as to the distance

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

proximate event
kurz bevorstehendes Ereignis
proximate cause
unmittelbare Ursache
proximate cause LAW
Zurechnung <-, -en>
die Entfernung können wir nur approximativ bestimmen
we can only make a proximate guess as to the distance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

In other words the prosecution need not prove that the accomplice's acts were either a proximate cause or cause in fact of the crime.
en.wikipedia.org
The first third of the book deals with the proximate universe.
en.wikipedia.org
The proximate occasion may be necessary, that is, such as a person can not abandon or get rid of.
en.wikipedia.org
The calls are an exchange has the potential to act as a proximate mechanism facilitating coordination, both within conspecific tamarin and heterospecific tamarin.
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Those proximate reasons are accompanied by underlying causes for deforestation.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In this way STG makes top performance sailing even more exiting, tangible and proximate.
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www.sailing-team-germany.de
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STG macht damit das Hochleistungssegeln noch spannender, erlebbarer und unmittelbarer.
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www.sailing-team-germany.de
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Several points of interested are located in proximate vicinity, like the historic town centre and the city hall, die castle Lonsperch, pumpkin seed oil mills, the public pool, a wildlife sanctuary called “Die Klause”, several hiking trails as well as numerous wine taverns (“Buschenschenken”).
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www.gaestehaus-kleindienst.at
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Zahlreiche Sehenswürdigkeiten befinden sich in unmittelbarerer Nähe, wie das historische Stadtzentrum mit dem Rathaus, die Burg Deutschlandsberg, Kürbiskernölmühlen, das städtische Freibad, Deutschlandsbergs naturbelassene Klause, diverse Wanderwege sowie zahlreiche Buschenschenke und vieles mehr.
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www.gaestehaus-kleindienst.at
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This hotel is proximate to public transportation in the form of buses and a railway station.
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de.hotelmaps.com
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Das Hotel ist in unmittelbarer Nähe zu öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln in Form von Bussen und einen Bahnhof.
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de.hotelmaps.com
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While the mountain itself consists of brittle breccia rocks, the surrounding is featured by sandstone formations - quite unique to the proximate region.
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www.tozekangri.de
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Während die Pyramide selber aus brüchigem Brekziengestein besteht, gibt es in der unmittelbaren Umgebung in Rippen angeordnete Sandsteinfelsen und bizarre Sandsteinformationen.
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www.tozekangri.de

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