Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
ad | ad- | AD | anno Domini | ad. |
| ad hoc adv | Latin (for a specific purpose) | zu bestimmten Zwecken Rdw |
| | The firm can provide its services ad hoc. |
| | Die Firma kann ihre Dienstleistungen zu bestimmten Zwecken anbieten. |
| ad hoc adj | Latin (customized) | individuell zugeschnitten Adv + V Part Perf |
| | | kundenspezifisch Adj |
| | The company provides an ad hoc service to customers. |
| | Die Firma bietet individuell zugeschnittenen Service für ihre Kunden an. |
| ad hoc committee n | (group: specific issue) | Ad-Hoc-Komitee Nn |
| | | Ad-Hoc-Gremium Nn |
| | | Ad -Hoc-Kommission Nf |
| | An ad hoc committee was formed to advise on the financial problems they faced. |
| ad infinitum adv | Latin (to infinity) | bis in die Unendlichkeit Rdw |
| | | ad infinitum Rdw |
| ad infinitum adv | Latin, figurative (endlessly) | unendlich Adv |
| | | endlos Adv |
| | | ohne Ende Präp + Nn |
| | (liter) | ewig Adv |
| | Stephen is a history teacher; he can go on about the Second World War ad infinitum. |
| ad-lib [sth]⇒ vtr | Latin (improvise) (ugs) | etwas improvisieren Vt |
| | | etwas spontan ausdenken Adv + Vr, sepa |
| | | etwas aus dem Stegreif aufsagen Rdw |
| | I lost my notes, so I had to ad-lib my entire speech. |
| ad-lib⇒ vi | Latin (improvise) | improvisieren Vt |
| | | an Ort und Stelle ausdenken Rdw |
| | | frei erfinden Adj + Vt |
| | The actor forgot his lines and was forced to ad-lib. |
ad lib,
ad-lib,
ad-libbed adj | Latin, abbreviation (ad libitum: improvised) | improvisiert V Part Perf |
| | | spontan ausgedacht Adv + V Part Perf |
| | (allg) | frei erfunden Adv + V Part Perf |
| | That wasn't bad for an ad lib presentation. |
| ad lib adv | Latin, abbreviation (ad libitum: improvised) | improvisiert V Part Perf |
| | | spontan ausgedacht Adv + V Part Perf |
| | (allg) | frei erfunden Adv + V Part Perf |
| | My entire speech was made ad lib. |
ad lib,
ad-lib n | informal, Latin ([sth] improvised) | Improvisation Nf |
| | (Theat) | Stegreifspiel Nn |
| | That reply was so beautifully timed and phrased that it's hard to believe it was an ad lib. |
| ad nauseam adv | (repeatedly or excessively) | ununterbrochen, pausenlos Adj |
| | | ohne Pause Präp + Nf |
| | (Erzählung, übertragen) | ohne Punkt und Komma Rdw |
| | She talks ad nauseam about her children; doesn't she have anything else to talk about? |
classified,
classified ad n | informal (small newspaper advertisement) | Kleinanzeige Nf |
| | | Werbung Nf |
| | | Inserat Nn |
| | Here's a classified for two kittens, free. |
| classifieds npl | informal (newspaper or website section) | Kleinanzeige Nf |
| | Mila put an ad in the classifieds to sell her car. |
| classified ad n | informal, abbreviation (small advertisement in a newspaper) (vage) | Anzeige Nf |
| | | Kleinanzeige Nf |
| | Mark placed a classified ad in the local newspaper. |
| classified advertisement n | (small advert in newspaper) | Anzeige Nf |
| | My brother wanted to sell his car, so he placed a classified advertisement in the local newspaper. |
| dies ad quem n | Latin (law: conclusion) | dies ad quem Rdw |
| on an ad hoc basis expr | (as needed) | auf Nachfrage Präp + Nf |
| | | nach Bedarf Präp + Nm |
| | The factory hires extra staff on an ad hoc basis. |
| small ad n | informal, abbreviation (classified advertisement) | kleine Anzeige Adj + Nf |
| | | kleine Werbung Adj + Nf |
| want ad n | US, informal, abbreviation (classified advertisement) | Suchanzeige Nf |
| | Let's check the want ads and see if anyone's selling a bicycle cheap. |