striking

striking
strik·ing [ʼstraɪkɪŋ] adj
1) (unusual) bemerkenswert, auffallend;
there's a \striking contrast between what he does and what he says he does es besteht ein himmelweiter Unterschied zwischen dem, was er macht, und dem, was er sagt, das er macht;
there were \striking discrepancies between the suspect's story and evidence es gab nicht zu übersehende Diskrepanzen zwischen der Aussage des Verdächtigten und den Beweisen;
the most \striking aspect of sth das Bemerkenswerteste an etw dat;
\striking differences erhebliche [o gewaltige] Unterschiede;
\striking example treffendes Beispiel;
\striking feature herausragendes Merkmal;
\striking resemblance verblüffende Ähnlichkeit;
to bear a \striking resemblance to sb jdm verblüffend ähnlich sein;
\striking parallels erstaunliche Parallelen;
\striking personality beeindruckende Persönlichkeit;
\striking result erstaunliches [o überraschendes] Ergebnis;
\striking similarity verblüffende Ähnlichkeit
2) (good-looking) umwerfend;
\striking beauty bemerkenswerte Schönheit
3) (close)
within \striking distance [of sth] in unmittelbarer Nähe [von etw dat];
(short distance) einen Katzensprung [von etw dat] entfernt;
both sides believe they are within \striking distance of a lasting peace agreement beide Seiten glauben, eine dauerhafte Friedenslösung stehe unmittelbar bevor;
to put sb within \striking distance of sth jdm etw zum Greifen nahe bringen

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