Meaning of betinge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. be a prerequisite for
2. be a determining factor for
3. to set conditions
4. necessitate
5. stipulate, demand

Examples

“... og så skal de føle den respekt og tryghed, der betinger, at de kan lære noget.”

... and then they must feel the respect and security that are prerequisites for their ability to learn anything.

“I et tidsperspektiv er det udviklingen af den materielle produktionsmåde som betinger den sociale udvikling.”

In a time perspective, it is the development of the material mode of production that determines the social development.

“Den måde, som det materielle liv produceres på, betinger den sociale, politiske og åndelige livsproces overhovedet. Det er ikke menneskenes bevidsthed, som bestemmer deres væren, men omvendt deres samfundsmæssige væren, som bestemmer deres bevidsthed.”

The way in which material life is produced determines the social, political and spiritual life process in general. It is not the consciousness of the humans that determine their beingness, but conversely it is their societal beingness that determines their consciousness.

“J. P. Jacobsen lader barndom og drift samt social placering betinge forløbet i » Marie Grubbe« og den medfødte karakter bestemme »Mogens«. Kun sin måde at dø på vælger mennesket selv (Niels Lyhne), hvilket netop vakte Rilkes beundring for Jacobsen. Hos Herman Bang er driften dominerende i »Haabløse Slægter« og sammen med arven betinger den forløbet i »Fædra«.”

J. P. Jacobsen lets childhood and urges as well as social rank determine the events of "Marie Grubbe", and native character determine "Mogens". It is only its way of dying that the human chooses themself (Niels Lyhne), which is what roused Rilke's admiration of Jacobsen. In Herman Bang['s writings], the urges are dominant in "Haabløse Slægter" and together with legacy/inheritance, they determine the events in "Fædra".

“... idet det er konstruktionen og dekonstruktionen af stater, der betinger de basale skift; det er den stadige proces, hvor staterne gensidigt former hinanden, der betinger den historiske udvikling.”

... as it is the construction and deconstruction of states that determine the basic shifts; it is the continuous process whereby the states mutually shape each other that determines the historical development.

“Det er ikke alene de ovenfornævnte faktorer der betinger den græske fagbevægelses situation og udvikling.”

Not only the factors mentioned above determine the situation and development of the Greek labour movement.

“Tag nu f.eks. vores køleskabsdør. Den knirker! Dette betinger, at døren må åbnes langsomt og med yderste agtpågivenhed, ...”

Take, for example, our fridge door. It's creaky! This necessitates that the door must be opened slowly and with the utmost care, ...

“At arbejde med mennesker med demens betinger, at man også har vilje og lyst til at arbejde med sig selv. Det betinger også, at man kan forstå de pårørendes situation.”

Working with people with dementia necessitates that one also has the will and the desire to work with oneself. It also necessitates that one can understand the situation of the next of kin.

“Tyngdeloven er sandsynligvis den bedst kendte naturlov, og den betinger at ting vil blive tiltrukket til Jordens overflade når de falder.”

The law of gravity is probably the most well-known law of nature, and it stipulates that objects will be attracted to the surface of Earth when they fall.

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