corrective

kəˈrɛktɪv
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Translation of corrective into German,

Adjective

1.

counteracting

serving to counteract or rectify
  • He wore corrective lenses to improve his vision.Er trug korrigierende Linsen, um sein Sehvermögen zu verbessern.
2.

medical

designed to restore normal condition or function
  • Corrective surgery was needed to fix the broken bone.Eine korrigierende Operation war nötig, um den gebrochenen Knochen zu reparieren.
3.

disciplinary

Rare
promoting discipline or order
Rare
  • The corrective measures helped maintain order in the classroom.Die korrektiven Maßnahmen halfen, die Ordnung im Klassenzimmer aufrechtzuerhalten.

Noun

1.

fixing measure

something that corrects or counteracts something
  • The new policy acted as a corrective to past mistakes.Die neue Richtlinie wirkte als Korrektiv für vergangene Fehler.
2.

medical or therapeutic

remedy or treatment for a defect or problem
  • Wearing glasses is a corrective for poor vision..Das Tragen einer Brille ist ein Korrektiv für schlechtes Sehvermögen.
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Expressions with corrective: examples in English and translations in German

Korrekturmaßnahmenplan
The auditor requested a corrective action plan to address the safety violations.
korrigierend eingreifen
The company must take corrective action to resolve the issue.
Korrekturlinse
Sehhilfe
She wears a corrective lens for her nearsightedness.
korrektive Instandhaltung
The team scheduled corrective maintenance after the conveyor belt suddenly stopped.
Korrekturoperation
The child needed corrective surgery to repair his cleft palate.
Korrekturvergewaltigung
Umerziehungs-Vergewaltigung
Corrective rape is a violation of human rights.

Synonyms and analogies of corrective in English

Examples of corrective in a sentence

  • She used corrective measures to fix the issue.
  • Corrective lenses improved her vision significantly.
  • He underwent corrective treatment for his posture.
  • Corrective actions were taken to improve behavior.
  • The school implemented corrective policies for discipline.
  • The report served as a corrective to the misleading information.

Translations of "corrective" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
korrektiveadj.

Your doctor will be best to recommend the best corrective measure.

Dein Doktor ist am besten, das beste korrektive Maß zu empfehlen.

korrektivadj.

He believes a corrective will fix the problem with his hearing.

Er glaubt, ein Korrektiv wird das Problem mit seinem Gehör beheben.

Korrektur-adj.

Organize corrective and preventive actions with clear deadlines and responsibilities.

Organisieren Sie Korrektur- und Vorbeugemaßnahmen mit klarer Frist und Verantwortlichkeit.

Noun
dieKorrekturnf.

Each corrective helped the organization improve its overall strategy and efficiency.

Jede Korrektur half der Organisation, ihre Gesamtstrategie und Effizienz zu verbessern.

dieAbhilfenf.

But the corrective is for other articles to point out the error.

Aber die Abhilfe besteht darin, dass andere auf den Fehler im Artikel hinweisen.

dasKorrektivnn.

He believes a corrective will fix the problem with his hearing.

Er glaubt, ein Korrektiv wird das Problem mit seinem Gehör beheben.

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corrective: Examples and translations in context

We review and implement corrective and preventive actions as appropriate.

Wir überprüfen und implementieren jeweils entsprechende korrektive und präventive Maßnahmen.

To this group of methods of speech development are logopedic and corrective exercises.

Zu dieser Gruppe von Methoden der Sprachentwicklung gehören logopädische und korrektive Übungen.

This would trigger the 'corrective arm' of the mechanism described below.

Dadurch würde die korrektive Komponente des im Folgenden beschriebenen Mechanismus aktiviert.

Introduce corrective archiving policies to remove inactive data from scheduled backups.

Führen Sie korrektive Archivierungs-Policies zur Entfernung inaktiver Daten aus geplanten Backups ein.

The antithesis of an impulse is a corrective move.

Das Gegenteil eines Impulses ist die korrektive Bewegung.

The first value is the corrective norm.

Der erste Wert ist die korrektive Norm.

Like all of us, he needs a team as a corrective.

Er braucht, wie wir alle, ein Team als Korrektiv.

It therefore works as a permanent corrective for the simulation and vice versa.

Sie arbeitet somit als ständiges Korrektiv für die Simulation und umgekehrt.

See also:

corrective maintenancecorrective lens
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