concern

concern
con·cern [kənʼsɜ:n, Am -ʼsɜ:rn] vt
1) (apply to)
to \concern sb jdn angehen [o betreffen]; (affect) jdn betreffen;
to \concern oneself with sth (take an interest in) sich akk mit etw dat befassen;
you don't need to \concern yourself with this matter Sie brauchen sich um diese Angelegenheit nicht zu kümmern
2) (be about)
to \concern sb/sth von jdm/etw handeln;
to be \concerned with sth von etw dat handeln, etw [thematisch] behandeln
3) (worry)
to \concern sb jdn beunruhigen;
to \concern oneself sich dat Sorgen machen;
to be \concern about sth sich dat um etw akk Sorgen machen
PHRASES:
as far as I'm \concerned was mich anbelangt [o betrifft];
to whom it may \concern formelhafte Anrede bei amtlichen Verlautbarungen, die keinen konkreten Adressaten haben n
1) (matter of interest) Anliegen nt, Interesse nt;
it's no \concern of mine! das geht mich [doch] nichts an!;
that's none of your \concern das geht dich nichts an;
the company's sole \concern is to ... die alleinige Sorge des Unternehmens liegt darin, ...;
major \concern Hauptanliegen nt, Hauptinteresse nt;
to be of \concern to sb für jdn von Interesse [o Bedeutung] sein
2) (worry) Sorge f, Besorgnis f (about um +akk);
his \concern to appear ... sein [eifriges] Bemühen, ... zu wirken;
\concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing die Sorge um die beiden vermissten Teenager wächst beständig;
my \concern is that you're not getting your work done ich mache mir Sorgen, dass du deine Arbeit nicht erledigt bekommst;
I have a matter of some \concern that I would like to talk to you about es gibt da ein Problem, über das ich gern mit Ihnen sprechen würde
3) comm Konzern m, Unternehmen nt;
family \concern Familienunternehmen nt;
a going \concern ein florierendes Unternehmen;
industrial \concern Industriekonzern m

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