Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
rate | rating |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| at any rate adv | (anyway, in any case) | sowieso Adv |
| so oder so Rdw |
| ganz gleich, ganz egal Adj + Adj |
| I didn't want to go to the party at all, but it's over now, at any rate. |
| Ich wollte gar nicht zu der Party gehen, aber sie ist jetzt sowieso vorbei. |
| at this rate adv | informal (if progress continues this quickly) | wenn das so weitergeht Rdw |
| bei diesem Tempo Rdw |
| He's got five medals for diving already? At this rate, he'll be in the Olympics before he's 16. |
| attrition rate n | (of students, employees, etc.) (Universität) | Studienabbruch Nm |
| (ugs) | Aussteiger Nm |
| Schwundquote Nf |
| The introductory physics class has a high attrition rate because the professor is very difficult. |
| base rate n | (interest rate: to set lending rate) | Basiszinssatz Nm |
| Banks use the base rate as their starting point when deciding on individual lending rates. |
base rate,
basic rate n | (wages) | Grundlohn Nm |
| Grundgehalt Nn |
| We're paid £55 a day as a base rate of pay. |
| base rate n | UK (interest rate: Bank of England) | Basiszinssatz der Bank of England Rdw |
| The Bank of England set the base rate at 0.5 per cent. |
birth rate,
birthrate n | (ratio of babies born in an area to population) | Geburtenrate Nf |
| During the Great Depression, the birth rate plummeted. |
| crime rate n | (level of illegal activity) | Kriminalität Nf |
| Kriminalitätsrate Nf |
| Verbrechensrate Nf |
| Having more policemen should lower the crime rate. |
| cut-rate adj | (cheap, discounted) | billig Adj |
| günstig Adj |
| herabgesetzt V Part Perf |
| You can't expect quality when you only buy cut-rate stuff. |
| cut-rate adj | informal (of poor quality) | billig Adj |
| schlecht Adj |
| mangelhaft Adj |
| death rate n | (number of people dying) | Sterberate Nf |
| Todesrate Nf |
| Sterblichkeit Nf |
| A country's population increases if the birth rate is higher than the death rate. |
| discount rate n | (lower price) | Rabatt Nm |
| Preisnachlass Nm |
| I get a discount rate at that shop because my husband's the manager. |
| ERM n | initialism (European Exchange Rate Mechanism) | Wechselkursmechanismus Nm |
| (Abkürzung) | WKM Nm |
| The ERM was established in 1979. |
| exchange rate n | (relative value of currency) | Kurs, Wechselkurs, Umrechnungskurs Nm |
| (Finanzwesen) | Währungskurs Nm |
| The current exchange rate makes it expensive for Americans to travel in Europe. |
| Der gegenwärtige Wechselkurs macht es sehr kostspielig für Amerikaner, durch Europa zu reisen. |
failure rate,
rate of failure n | (machine) | Ausfallrate Nf |
failure rate,
rate of failure n | (human endeavor) | Fehlerquote Nf |
| (Prüfung) | Durchfallquote Nf |
| fill rate n | (business: level of demand met) | Anzahl der eingegangenen und bearbeiteten Aufträge Rdw |
| Erfüllungsrate Nf |
first rate,
first-rate adj | (excellent) | erste Klasse Adj + Nf |
| (informell) | erste Sahne Adj + Nf |
| exzellent, hervorragend Adj |
| (Essen) | vorzüglich Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The dinner was absolutely first rate, Joan. |
| first-rate adv | informal (very well) | sehr gut Adv + Adj |
| erste Klasse Adj + Nf |
| eins A Rdw |
| You did first-rate on your English test. |
| flat rate n | (single, fixed fee) (Angliz) | Flatrate Nf |
| My solicitor charges a flat rate for this service, so I don't have to pay extra every time I need to ask him something. |
| flow rate n | (output speed of a fluid) | Fließgeschwindigkeit Nf |
| flow rate n | (amount of liquid flowing) | Abflussmenge Nf |
| The flow rate depends on the size of the pipe. |
| group rate n | (discount for several people) | Gruppenrabatt Nm |
| Gruppennachlass Nm |
| Parties of 12 or more qualify for a reduced group rate. |
growth rate,
rate of growth n | (increase per unit) | Wachstumsrate Nf |
| There has been a rise in the growth rate of the UK economy. |
| heart rate n | (rhythm of the heart) | Puls Nm |
| Pulsschlag Nm |
| Herzfrequenz Nf |
| Your heart rate increases when you exercise. |
| Dein Puls steigt, wenn du dich körperlich anstrengst. |
| hurdle rate n | (finance: minimum return rate) (Finanzwesen) | Mindestrendite Nf |
inflation rate,
rate of inflation n | (economy: price increase) | Inflationsrate Nf |
| The inflation rate in the UK actually decreased due to the recession. |
interest rate,
rate of interest n | (amount added to money borrowed) | Zinsen Npl |
| When interest rates are high, savers get a better return on their investments. |
| I'm looking for a credit card with a lower interest rate. |
| Wenn die Zinsen hoch sind, erhalten die Sparer eine höhere Rendite. //
Ich suche nach einer Kreditkarte mit geringen Zinsen. |
| literacy rate n | (percentage of people able to read) | Alphabetisierungsrate Nf |
| Alphabetisierungsgrad Nm |
| Cuba enjoys the highest literacy rate in the western hemisphere. |
| The literacy rate in Ireland is high. |
| low-rate [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (not value highly) | jmdn/[etw] als wenig wertvoll ansehen Rdw |
| jmdm/[etw] keinen hohen Wert beimessen Rdw |
| mortality rate n | (number of deaths in a population) | Sterberate Nf |
| mortgage rate n | (finance: interest) | Hypothekenzins Nm |
| Hypothekenzinssatz Nm |
| prime rate n | (bank's lowest interest rate) | Leitzins Nm |
| Currently, the prime rate in the U.S. is 3.25%. |
| pulse rate n | (pace at which the heart is beating) (ugs) | Puls Nm |
| Pulsfrequenz Nf |
| After exercising for 15 minutes my pulse rate was 152 beats per minute. |
| respiration rate n | (breathing rate) | Atemfrequenz Nf |
| Respirationsrate Nf |
| respiration rate n | (metabolic rate) | Stoffwechselrate Nf |
second-rate,
second rate adj | pejorative (not the best, inferior) | zweitklassig Adj |
| zweitrangig Adj |
| Anmerkung: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| The film was second rate; the acting was poor and the special effects were not convincing. |
| tax rate n | (percentage of income liable to tax) | Steuersatz Nm |
| Your tax rate depends on your income. |
| The local sales tax rate is 8.61%. |
| third-rate adj | (low quality) (geringerer Wert) | drittrangig, drittklassig Adj |
| unemployment rate n | (percentage of population without jobs) | Arbeitslosenquote Nf |
| Arbeitslosenzahl Nf |
| The unemployment rate is climbing towards 11%. |
