firm

firm
firm
1. firm [fɜ:m, Am fɜ:rm] n
Firma f, Unternehmen nt;
\firm of lawyers [Rechts]anwaltsbüro nt, [Rechts]anwaltskanzlei f;
small \firm kleine Firma;
state-owned \firm staatliches Unternehmen
2. firm [fɜ:m, Am fɜ:rm] adj
1) (steady) stabil, fest;
keep a \firm hold of the railing halten Sie sich am Geländer fest
2) (secure) sicher, robust;
the pole is \firm in its base der Pfosten ist gut befestigt comm; currency, market, shares stabil
3) (strong) fest, stark;
\firm grip fester Griff;
to have a \firm grip on sth etw fest in der Hand haben;
with a \firm hand mit starker Hand;
\firm handshake kräftiger [o fester] Händedruck
4) (strict) entschieden, streng;
to be \firm with sb gegenüber jdm bestimmt auftreten;
love and a \firm hand are keys to successful childrearing Liebe und Disziplin sind die Grundlagen jeder erfolgreichen Kindererziehung
5) (thorough) zuverlässig, sicher;
\firm basis sichere Grundlage;
\firm understanding feste Vereinbarung
6) (sure) fest, sicher;
we're appealing to the government for a \firm commitment to help the refugees wir fordern die Regierung dazu auf, eine definitive Zusage zur Unterstützung der Flüchtlinge abzugeben;
some still claim that there is no \firm evidence linking smoking with cancer manche Leute behaupten noch immer, es gebe keine eindeutige Verknüpfung zwischen Rauchen und Krebs;
\firm offer verbindliches Angebot
7) (hard) fest, hart;
\firm ground fester Boden
8) (staunch) standhaft, beständig;
\firm ally enger Verbündeter/enge Verbündete;
\firm friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;
(resolute) entschlossen;
to be a \firm believer in sth fest an etw akk glauben;
\firm in the belief that they could never be caught they didn't bother to hide the clues fest davon überzeugt, niemals gefasst zu werden, kümmerten sie sich nicht darum, die Hinweise zu beseitigen adv fest;
to hold \firm standhaft bleiben, nicht nachgeben;
to stand \firm eine feste Haltung einnehmen; (fig) unnachgiebig sein;
to stand \firm in sth unerschütterlich bei etw dat bleiben;
to stay \firm in sth bei etw dat standhaft bleiben vi sich akk stabilisieren [o festigen]

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