leeway

ˈliːweɪ
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Translation of leeway into German

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Noun

1.

flexibility

freedom to act or change plans
  • The manager gave us leeway to finish the project.Der Manager gab uns Spielraum, um das Projekt zu beenden.
2.

limits

room for free movement within limits
  • There's leeway in the budget for extra expenses.Im Budget gibt es Spielraum für zusätzliche Ausgaben.
3.

navigation

TECH.
sideways drift of a ship or aircraft
TECH.
Abdriften Leeway Seitendrift
  • The captain adjusted for leeway during the storm.Der Kapitän berücksichtigte das Abdriften während des Sturms.

Expressions with leeway: examples in English and translations in German

Spielraum lassen
Flexibilität gewähren
The teacher decided to give some leeway on the assignment deadline.
Spielraum haben
Flexibilität besitzen
She has some leeway in choosing her project topics.
aufholen
We need to make up leeway after the late start.
Spielraum lassen
Flexibilität einräumen
The teacher will allow some leeway on the assignment deadline.

Synonyms and analogies of leeway in English

Examples of leeway in a sentence

  • Parents often give their children leeway to explore hobbies.
  • The project timeline has some leeway for adjustments.
  • They allowed leeway in the rules to accommodate special cases.
  • The navigator calculated the leeway to avoid obstacles.
  • Strong winds increased the leeway of the drifting boat.

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

Noun
derSpielraumnm.

The manager gave us some leeway with deadlines during the busy season.

Der Manager ließ uns in der stressigen Saison etwas Spielraum bei den Fristen.

derFreiraumnm.

At least you got your leeway to stay away from home though.

Wenigstens hast du den Freiraum, dich von zuhause fernzuhalten.

derGestaltungsspielraumnm.

The management promotes new ideas and gives confidence and creates leeway.

Die Geschäftsführung fördert ausgewählte neue Ideen und gibt Vertrauen und Gestaltungsspielraum.

derHandlungsspielraumnm.

Some developing countries are so seriously indebted that they have practically no leeway.

Einige Entwicklungsländer sind so tief verschuldet, dass sie kaum Handlungsspielraum haben.

derRaumnm.

The work leaves leeway for subjective perception and association.

Diese lässt Raum für subjektive Wahrnehmung und Assoziation.

dieFreiheitnf.

She should give me this much leeway.

Sie sollte mir so viel Freiheit geben.

dieAbdriftnf.

His understanding of leeway helped the boat avoid a potential collision.

Sein Verständnis von Abdrift half dem Boot, eine mögliche Kollision zu vermeiden.

derRückstandnm.

We introduced new software to make up leeway in customer service response times.

Wir führten neue Software ein, um den Rückstand bei den Antwortzeiten im Kundenservice aufzuholen.

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Other translations for leeway:

  • Ermessensspielraumnm.
  • Leewegnm.

leeway: Examples and translations in context

Teachers should give students some leeway when they're dealing with personal problems.

Lehrer sollten Schülern etwas Spielraum lassen, wenn sie persönliche Probleme haben.

Our landlord gives us some leeway about when we pay the rent.

Unser Vermieter lässt uns etwas Spielraum, wann wir die Miete bezahlen.

They gave the new employee some leeway while he learned the internal procedures.

Sie ließen dem neuen Mitarbeiter etwas Spielraum, während er die internen Abläufe lernte.

The company gives employees some leeway in choosing their remote working hours.

Die Firma lässt den Mitarbeitern etwas Spielraum bei der Wahl ihrer Homeoffice-Zeiten.

The coach gives players some leeway to improvise during important matches.

Der Trainer lässt den Spielern bei wichtigen Spielen etwas Spielraum zum Improvisieren.

His schedule includes leeway for personal appointments and family commitments.

Sein Zeitplan bietet Spielraum für persönliche Termine und familiäre Verpflichtungen.

You, therefore, have more leeway than with an alpinum.

Man hat also im Grunde mehr Spielräume als bei einem Alpinum.

Nevertheless, you still have the leeway to set an accent.

Dennoch hast Du Spielraum, um noch einen Akzent zu setzen.

See also:

make up leewayhave some leeway
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