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Meaning of genstand | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
[ˈɡ̊ɛnˌsd̥anˀ]

Definitions

  1. subject
    common-gender, subjective
  2. object; something to which some action is taken
    common-gender
  3. a unit of alcohol defined as 12 g or 15 mL of pure ethanol; approximately equal to a glass of wine or a bottle of beer
    common-gender
  4. article
    common-gender
  5. item
    common-gender

Equivalents

Examples

“I et semiotisk og fænomenologisk perspektiv er læremidlets indhold således alt, der bliver gjort til genstand for undervisning i læremidlet, det vil sige alt det, lærere og elever skal arbejde med – og lære noget om eller af.”

In a semiotic and phenomenological perspective, the content of the teaching-means is therefore everything that is made the object of teaching in the teaching-means, i.e. everything that teachers and students must work with - and learn about or from.

“Det gale ligger i den almindelige tendens til at identificere det virkelige med det, der kan gøres til genstand for videnskab ...”

The mistake lies in the ordinary tendency to identify reality with that which can be made the object of science ...

“På organisationsniveauet kan uddannelsesinstitutionens aktiviteter og virksomhed være genstand for evaluering.”

At the organizational level, the activities of the teaching institution can be subjected to evaluation.

“Er fisk i havet genstand for fri udnyttelse, kan den kapitalistiske produktionsmåde - med nogle få, store fangstenheder, der strejfer fra farvand til farvand - græsse ressourcen så langt ned, at alt fiskeri mister sit grundlag.”

If fish in the ocean are subjected to unbridled exploitation, the capitalist manner of production - with a few, large fishing units that go from area to area - may wear the resource so far down that all fishing loses its foundation.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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