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in1 [ɪn] PREP

1. in +dat (darin befindlich):

in
in
sie wohnt in Berlin
she lives in Berlin
bist du schon mal in New York gewesen?
have you ever been to New York?
ich arbeite seit einem Jahr in dieser Firma
I've been working for this company for a year
er war nie in einer Partei
he has never been a member of a party
du siehst in diesem Kleid toll aus
you look great in that dress
es stand gestern in der Zeitung
it was in the newspaper yesterday
in der Kirche/Schule sein
to be at church/school

2. in +acc (hin zu einem Ziel):

in
into
wir fahren in die Stadt
we're going into town
er warf die Reste in den Mülleimer
he threw the leftovers in the bin
in die Kirche/Schule gehen
to go to church/school
in die Mongolei/Schweiz
to Mongolia/Switzerland
ins Theater gehen
to go to the theatre

3. in +dat (innerhalb von):

in
in
in einem Jahr bin ich 18
in a year I'll be 18
in diesem Augenblick
at this moment
in diesem Jahr/Monat/Sommer
this year/month/summer
heute in zwei Wochen
two weeks today

4. in +acc (bis zu einer Zeit):

in
until
wir haben bis in die Nacht getanzt
we danced until the early hours
bis in das neunzehnte Jahrhundert hinein
up to [or into] the nineteenth century
bis in jds früheste Kindheit zurück
back to sb's earliest childhood

5. in +acc o dat (Verweis auf ein Objekt):

in
at
er ist Fachmann in seinem Beruf
he is an expert in his field
in Französisch haben wir eine Muttersprachlerin
we have a native speaker in [or for] French
ich habe mich in ihm getäuscht
I was wrong about him
etw hat es in sich
sth has what it takes
der Schnaps hat es in sich
the schnapps packs a punch
der Schnaps hat es in sich
that's some schnapps!

6. in spec (mit):

in
in
er handelt in Textilien
he deals in textiles

7. in +dat (auf eine Art und Weise):

in
in
haben Sie nichts in Blau?
haven't you got anything in blue?
in Schwierigkeiten sein [o. stecken]
to be in difficulties
in Vorbereitung sein
to be being prepared
in Wirklichkeit
in reality

in2 [ɪn] ADJ inf

in
in inf
in sein
to be in
diese Musik ist gerade in
this kind of music is really in at the moment

Check-in <-s, -s> [ˈtʃɛkʔɪn] N m o nt

Check-in
check-in

Drive-in <-s, -s> [ˈdraifɪn] N nt

Drive-in
drive-in [restaurant]

in fla·gran·ti [ɪn flaˈgranti] ADV form

in flagranti
in flagrante

in na·tu·ra [ɪn naˈtu:ra] ADV

1. in natura (in Wirklichkeit):

in natura
in real life
du siehst in natura ganz anders aus
you look quite different in real life [or in the flesh]

2. in natura form (in Naturalien):

in natura
in kind
jdn in natura bezahlen
to pay sb in kind
jdn in natura bezahlen hum (mit Koseeinheiten)
to offer one's services as payment euph

in pet·to [ɪn ˈpɛto] ADV

etw [gegen jdn] in petto haben inf
to have sth up one's sleeve [for sb] inf

in punc·to [ɪn ˈpʊŋkto] ADV inf

in puncto
concerning
in puncto
with regard to
in puncto einer S. gen
concerning [or with regard to] sth
in puncto einer S. gen
in so far as sth is concerned

in spe [ɪn ˈspe:] ADJ inf

in spe
future
in spe
to be
der/die/jds ... in spe
the/sb's ... to be
das ist meine Braut in spe
this is my future bride [or bride to be]

in·stand, in Stand [ɪnˈʃtant] ADJ

instand
in working order
etw instand halten
to keep sth in good condition
ein Haus instand besetzen inf
illegally to occupy and renovate a house that is scheduled for demolition
etw instand setzen
to repair sth

In-Treff <-s, -s> N m inf

In-Treff
fashionable [or trendy] pub [or bar]

in vi·tro [ɪn ˈvi:tro] ADV MED, BIOL

in vitro
in vitro

Jack·ing-in <-> [ˈdʒækɪŋɪn] N nt kein pl COMPUT

Jacking-in
jacking-in

Plug-In <-s, -s> [ˈplʌgɪn] N m COMPUT

Plug-In
plug-in

Roo·ming-in <-[s], -s> [ˈru:mɪŋ ˈɪn] N nt MED

Rooming-in
rooming in

Crowding-in N nt MKT COMPET

Crowding-in (massives Anlocken von Investoren)
crowding in

in·fra·ge, in Fra·ge [ɪnˈfra:gə]

infrage kommen
to be possible
von den Kandidaten kommen nur drei infrage
only three of the candidates are worthy of consideration
nicht infrage kommen
to be out of the question
etw infrage stellen
to question [or query] [or challenge] sth
etw infrage stellen
to call sth into question
etw infrage stellen
to cast doubt on sth

In-Vier·tel [ˈɪnfɪrtl̩] N nt

In-Viertel
trendy neigbourhood

ac·tio li·be·ra in cau·sa [ˈaktsi̯o ˈli:bera: ɪn ˈkauza] LAW

actio libera in causa
criminal responsibility as a result of knowingly bringing about a condition of alcoholic incapacity in order to commit an offence

cul·pa in con·tra·hen·do [ˈkʊlpa in kɔntraˈhɛndo] N f LAW

culpa in contrahendo (Verschulden bei Vertragsabschluss)
culpa in contrahendo
culpa in contrahendo (Verschulden bei Vertragsabschluss)
negligence in contracting