quality

quality
qual·ity [ʼkwɒləti, Am ʼkwɑ:lət̬i] n
1) (standard) Qualität f, Güte f, Wert m; mech, tech Gütegrad m fachspr;
\quality of life Lebensqualität f;
of high/low \quality von hoher/minderer Qualität, hochwertig/minderwertig;
first/second \quality erste/zweite Qualität [o Wahl] [o Klasse];
to vary in \quality sich akk qualitätsmäßig unterscheiden
2) (character) Art f, Beschaffenheit f, Natur f;
the unique \quality of their relationship die Einzigartigkeit ihrer Beziehung
3) (feature) Eigenschaft f, Merkmal nt;
artistic \quality künstlerisches Merkmal;
managerial qualities Führungsqualitäten fpl, Führungseigenschaften fpl;
the school has many excellent qualities die Schule hat viele Vorzüge;
this cheese has a rather rubbery \quality to it dieser Käse hat etwas ziemlich Gummiartiges an sich
4) ((dated); (hum): high rank) Rang m, hohes Ansehen;
to be a person of \quality jd von Rang [und Namen] sein n
modifier [qualitativ] hochwertig, Qualitäts-;
\quality goods/products Qualitätswaren fpl /Qualitätserzeugnisse ntpl (fam);
that's a real \quality job you've done there das hast du wirklich toll gemacht (fam)

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