advantage
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vortal
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Gesellschaft, in der der Erfolg des Einzelnen oft auf Kosten anderer erreicht wird, oft durch rücksichtsloses Verhalten.
- English meaning
- Dog-eat-dog world
- Synonym
- Konkurrenzgesellschaft
- German example
- In der Ellenbogengesellschaft zählt oft nur der eigene Vorteil.
- English example
- In a dog-eat-dog world, often only one's own advantage counts.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Ellenbogengesellschaft
- Plural Form
- die Ellenbogengesellschaften
Related words
- Vorteil
advantage
- Vorteil
advantages
- vorteilhaft
advantageous
- zuträglich
advantageous
- günstig
advantageous
- Benefaktiv
advantageous
- Überlebensvorteil
survival advantage
- unterlegen
disadvantageous
- missgünstig
disadvantageous
- unterprivilegiert
disadvantaged
- benachteiligt
disadvantaged
- nachteilig
disadvantageous
- Nachteil
disadvantage
- Koexistenz
Coexistence describes the peaceful living together of different groups, species, or systems.
- Gleisner
A person who behaves in a flattering and hypocritical way.
- Ehesteuer
Marriage tax refers to the tax implications of marriage, particularly the advantages and disadvantages of joint taxation for spouses.
- Eigeninteresse
Self-interest refers to the pursuit of personal advantage or benefit.
- Naivling
A naive, gullible person who is easily taken advantage of.
- Ostmann
Easterner (derogatory term for someone from the former East Germany)
- zunutze machen
To take advantage of
- opportunistisch
Opportunistic
- unterwürfig
Submissive means to submit to someone in a humble manner, often out of fear or to gain an advantage.
- gewieft
astute, shrewd, wily
- vorteilhaft
Advantageous
- inländerfreundlich
An attitude or policy that favors the interests of one's own citizens and disadvantages foreigners.
- ungünstig
unfavorable, disadvantageous
- aufgewogen
Weighed up
- abgefeimt
Cunning
- Ossi
East German
- prinzipienfrei
Unprincipled
- Nachteil
Disadvantage
- bluffen
To bluff means to try to deceive or intimidate someone through deception or false claims, often to gain an advantage.
- Zweisprachigkeit
Bilingualism
- Behuf
Benefit, advantage, interest (often in the phrase 'for the benefit of' = in favor of).
- Manipulierer
manipulator
- Vorzug
A preference is a preferential treatment or advantage over others.
- Mehrsprachigkeit
multilingualism
- Vorsprung
Advantage
- Globalisierung
Globalization
- Löwenanteil
The largest and most advantageous part of something, often unfairly.
- Vorteil
Advantage
- Frontantrieb
Front-wheel drive refers to a drive system in vehicles where the engine's power is transmitted to the front wheels.
- benachteiligen
to disadvantage
- erschleichen
To obtain by deception
- bildungsfern
educationally disadvantaged
- Wiederverwendbarkeit
reusability
- unvorteilhaft
Disadvantageous; not favorable or useful; detrimental.
- Opportunist
Opportunist