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I. de·sign [dɪˈzaɪn] VB trans

1. design (plan):

to design sth
etw entwerfen
to design books
Bücher gestalten
to design cars
Autos konstruieren
to design a dress
ein Kleid entwerfen

2. design (intend):

to be designed for sb
für jdn konzipiert sein
these measures are designed to reduce pollution
diese Maßnahmen sollen die Luftverschmutzung verringern

II. de·sign [dɪˈzaɪn] VB intr

design
entwerfen
design
gestalten

III. de·sign [dɪˈzaɪn] N

1. design (plan or drawing):

design
Entwurf m <-(e)s, -wür·fe>

2. design no pl (art of creating designs):

design
Design nt <-s, -s>
to study design
Design studieren
visual design
visuelle Gestaltung

3. design (arrangement of form, colour):

design of
Design nt <-s, -s> +gen
design of building
Bauart f <-, -en>
design of machine
Konstruktion f <-, -en>

4. design no pl (intention):

design
Vorsatz m <-(e)s, -sät·ze>
design
Absicht f <-, -en>
to do sth by design
etw mit Absicht tun

5. design (pattern):

design
Muster nt <-s, ->

6. design inf (dishonest intentions):

designs pl
Absichten pl
hum to have designs on a championship
es auf einen Titel abgesehen haben

IV. de·sign [dɪˈzaɪn] ADJ attr, inv

design
Konstruktions-
design fault
Konstruktionsfehler m <-s, ->
design feature
Konstruktionsmerkmal nt

design VB trans MKTG

design
konzipieren

ˈeco-de·sign VB trans ECOL

to eco-design sth
etw nach ökologischen Gesichtspunkten entwerfen

graph·ic de·ˈsign N

graphic design
Grafikdesign nt
graphic design
Gebrauchsgrafik f <-, -en>

guil·loche de·sign [gɪˈlɒʃ-, -ləʊʃ-, Am -ˈlɑ:ʃ-] N ECON

guilloche design (on banknotes)
Guilloche f <-, -n>

I. in·tel·li·gent de·ˈsign N no pl

intelligent design
Intelligent-Design nt (Glaubensrichtung, die davon ausgeht, dass die Evolution von einer göttlichen Kraft gelenkt wurde)

II. in·tel·li·gent de·ˈsign N modifier

intelligent design
Intelligent-Design-

in·te·ri·or de·ˈsign N

interior design
Innenarchitektur f <-> kein pl

Intelligent Design N

Intelligent Design
Intelligent Design

guilloche design N MKT COMPET

guilloche design (Schutzlinienwerk auf Banknoten und Wertpapieren)
Guilloche f

product design N MKTG

product design
Produktgestaltung f

design chart

design chart
Bemessungsdiagramm

design criterion THEOR MODEL, APPRAIS

design criterion
Bemessungsgrundlage

design interval TRAFFIC OBS

design interval
Dimensionierungs-Zeitintervall

design speed traffic flow, INFRASTR, transport safety

design speed
Entwurfsgeschwindigkeit

design standard INFRASTR

design standard
Ausbaustandard
OpenDict entry

design N

by design, this machine does not support ...
diese Maschine ist nicht dafür ausgelegt, ... zu unterstützen
by design, this feature cannot deliver more power
diese Funktion kann konstruktionsbedingt nicht mehr Leistung liefern
Present
Idesign
youdesign
he/she/itdesigns
wedesign
youdesign
theydesign
Past
Idesigned
youdesigned
he/she/itdesigned
wedesigned
youdesigned
theydesigned
Present Perfect
Ihavedesigned
youhavedesigned
he/she/ithasdesigned
wehavedesigned
youhavedesigned
theyhavedesigned
Past Perfect
Ihaddesigned
youhaddesigned
he/she/ithaddesigned
wehaddesigned
youhaddesigned
theyhaddesigned
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