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n'avait
to follow something

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be·fol·gen* VB trans

etw befolgen
to follow sth
Befehle befolgen
to follow [or obey] orders
jds Rat befolgen
to follow [or take] sb's advice
grammatische Regeln befolgen
to obey grammatical rules
Vorschriften befolgen
to obey [or observe] regulations
etw buchstabengetreu befolgen
to follow sth to the letter
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German
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to be heedful of sb's advice
jds Rat befolgen [o. form beherzigen]
to follow out sth
etw befolgen
to follow out sb's teachings
jds Lehren befolgen
to obey a commandment
ein Gebot befolgen
to heed advice
einen Rat befolgen [o. form beherzigen]
to abide by sth rule
etw befolgen [o. [ein]halten]
to carry out sth to the letter
etw haargenau befolgen
to carry out an order
einen Befehl befolgen [o. ausführen]
to disobey orders
Befehle nicht befolgen
to comply with sth
etw befolgen
Präsens
ichbefolge
dubefolgst
er/sie/esbefolgt
wirbefolgen
ihrbefolgt
siebefolgen
Präteritum
ichbefolgte
dubefolgtest
er/sie/esbefolgte
wirbefolgten
ihrbefolgtet
siebefolgten
Perfekt
ichhabebefolgt
duhastbefolgt
er/sie/eshatbefolgt
wirhabenbefolgt
ihrhabtbefolgt
siehabenbefolgt
Plusquamperfekt
ichhattebefolgt
duhattestbefolgt
er/sie/eshattebefolgt
wirhattenbefolgt
ihrhattetbefolgt
siehattenbefolgt
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

etw ist zu erledigen/auszuführen/zu befolgen
sth must [or is to] be done/carried out/followed
ein Gebot missachten/befolgen
to break [or disregard] /obey [or observe] a rule
peinlich befolgen
to follow diligently
einen Befehl befolgen
to obey [or follow] an order [or pl orders]
Befehle befolgen
to follow [or obey] orders

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Um einen informativen Prozessassistenten aus dem Geschäftsprozessmodell zu erstellen, müssen bestimmte Modellierungsregeln befolgt werden.
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Die Schilder stehen im Allgemeinen dort, wo oder von wo an die Anordnungen zu befolgen sind.
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Wird der Verwaltungsakt nicht befolgt, kann die erlassende Behörde diesen mit Zwangsmitteln durchsetzen.
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Das Werk durchschreitet einen weiten Tonartenkreis, in dem eine gewisse Symmetrie befolgt wird.
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Mit allen vier Partnerschule wird ein reges Austauschprogramm befolgt.
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