strength

strength
[streŋ(k)ɵ] n
1) no pl (muscle power) Kraft f, Stärke f;
you don't know your own \strength! du weißt nicht, wie stark du bist!;
his \strength failed him in the final straight auf der Zielgeraden verließen ihn seine Kräfte;
save your \strength! schone deine Kräfte!;
brute \strength schiere Muskelkraft;
physical \strength körperliche Kraft, Muskelkraft f
2) no pl (health and vitality) Robustheit f, Lebenskraft f;
to be back to full \strength wieder ganz zu Kräften gekommen sein;
to gain \strength wieder zu Kräften [o auf die Beine] kommen;
to get one's \strength back [wieder] genesen;
when he's got his \strength back we'll have a holiday in America sobald er wieder ganz der Alte ist, machen wir Urlaub in Amerika;
to lose \strength geschwächt werden
3) no pl (effectiveness, influence) Wirkungsgrad m, Stärke f;
to summarize the \strength of a proposal die Vorteile eines Vorschlags auflisten;
military \strength militärische Stärke;
to gather \strength an Stabilität gewinnen;
to go from \strength to \strength sich akk immer stärker [o kräftiger] entwickeln;
from \strength aus einer starken Position heraus
4) no pl (mental firmness) Stärke f;
she has recently found \strength in religion sie hat neuerdings in der Religion eine Stütze gefunden;
to show great \strength of character große Charakterstärke zeigen [o beweisen];
\strength of will [or mind] Willensstärke f;
to draw \strength from sth aus etw dat Kraft ziehen [o (geh) schöpfen];
to draw on one's inner \strength seine ganze Kraft zusammennehmen
5) (number of members) [Mitglieder]zahl f; (number of people) [Personen]zahl f; mil [Personal]stärke f;
we're below \strength for today's match wir treten beim heutigen Spiel nicht in voller Mannschaftsstärke an;
at full \strength mit voller Kraft; mil in voller Stärke;
to turn out in \strength in Massen [o in Scharen]; [o massenweise] anrücken
6) (potency) of tea Stärke f; of alcoholic drink also Alkoholgehalt m; of a drug Konzentration f; of medicine Wirksamkeit f
7) (attribute) of a person Stärke f;
one's \strengths and weaknesses jds Stärken und Schwächen
8) (withstand force) Widerstandskraft f, Belastbarkeit f
9) (intensity) Intensität f; of a colour Leuchtkraft f; of a feeling Intensität f, Stärke f; of belief Stärke f, Tiefe f
10) (cogency)
\strength of an argument Überzeugungskraft f eines Arguments;
\strength of a case Durchsetzbarkeit f eines Anliegens;
the \strength of our case will be the fact that our client has a perfect alibi unser Verfahren ist aussichtsreich, weil unser Klient ein perfektes Alibi hat
11) econ
\strength of a currency/an economy Stärke f einer Währung/einer Volkswirtschaft;
\strength of prices Preisstabilität f
PHRASES:
to be a tower [or pillar] of \strength wie ein Fels in der Brandung stehen;
give me \strength! (Brit) (annoyance) jetzt mach aber mal 'nen Punkt! (fam) (exasperation) das halte ich nicht aus! (fam)
give me \strength! look who's here! ist denn das die Möglichkeit! sieh doch mal, wer da ist! (fam)
on the \strength of sth aufgrund einer S. gen;
I got into Oxford on the \strength of my excellent exam results ich wurde wegen meiner ausgezeichneten Prüfungsergebnisse in Oxford aufgenommen

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