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I. sec·tion [ˈsekʃən] N

1. section (component part):

section
Teil nt <-(e)s, -e>
section of a road
Teilstrecke f <-, -n>
section of a road
Teilstück nt <-(e)s, -e>
section of a railway
Streckenabschnitt m <-(e)s, -e>
section of a pipeline
Teilstück nt <-(e)s, -e>
section TECH
[Bau]teil nt

2. section (segment of fruit):

section
Stück nt <-(e)s, -e>
section
Schnitz m <-es, -e>
section
Spalte f <-, -n> esp A

3. section (subdivision):

section of an act
Paragraf m <-en, -en>
section of a book
Abschnitt m <-[e]s, -e>
section of a document
Absatz m <-es, -sät·ze>

4. section (part of newspaper):

section
Teil m <-(e)s, -e>
sports section

5. section (part of an area):

section
Bereich m <-(e)s, -e>
section of a railway carriage
Abteil nt <-[e]s, -e>
Nichtraucherbereich m <-(e)s, -e>
Nichtraucherabteil nt <-(e)s, -e>

6. section (group of people):

section
Teil m <-(e)s, -e>
section of the population
section of the population
section of the population

7. section (department):

section
Abteilung f <-, -en>

8. section (group of instruments):

section
Gruppe f <-, -n>
brass/woodwind section

9. section (military unit):

section
Abteilung f <-, -en>

10. section BIOL (thin slice for examination):

section
Schnitt m <-(e)s, -e>

11. section (display of internal structure):

section
Schnitt m <-(e)s, -e>
in section

12. section (surgical cut):

section
Schnitt m <-(e)s, -e>
[Caesarean] section
Kaiserschnitt m <-(e)s, -e>

II. sec·tion [ˈsekʃən] VB trans

1. section (to separate):

to section sth

2. section (cut):

to section sth
to section sth BIOL
etw segmentieren spec
to section sth MED
etw sezieren spec

3. section Brit (psych):

to section sb

I. section [ˈsekʃn] N

section

II. section [ˈsekʃn] VB

section

section N ECON LAW

section (des Grundbuches)

section

section
section
OpenDict entry

section VB

to be sectioned PSYCH Brit

ˈcoach sec·tion N no pl Am AVIAT

Touristenklasse f <-> kein pl

cross-ˈsec·tion N

1. cross-section (cut):

cross-section
Querschnitt m <-(e)s, -e>
cross-section of a human heart

2. cross-section (sample):

cross-section

c-sec·tion [ˈsi:ˌsekʃən] N MED

c-section
Kaiserschnitt m <-(e)s, -e>

gold·en ˈsec·tion N MATH

golden section

ˈle·gal sec·tion N

legal section
Rechtsabteilung f <-, -en>

ˈref·er·ence sec·tion N

reference section

ˈrhythm sec·tion N MUS

rhythm section

section off VB trans

to section off sth

ˈsmok·ing sec·tion N Am

smoking section
Raucherzone f <-, -n>

ˈsports sec·tion N

sports section
Present
Isection
yousection
he/she/itsections
wesection
yousection
theysection
Past
Isectioned
yousectioned
he/she/itsectioned
wesectioned
yousectioned
theysectioned
Present Perfect
Ihavesectioned
youhavesectioned
he/she/ithassectioned
wehavesectioned
youhavesectioned
theyhavesectioned
Past Perfect
Ihadsectioned
youhadsectioned
he/she/ithadsectioned
wehadsectioned
youhadsectioned
theyhadsectioned