orient

ˈoʊriənt
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Translation of orient into German,

Verb

1.

personal change

intr.
become accustomed to unfamiliar surroundings or circumstances
intr.
sich zurechtfinden sich eingewöhnen sich orientieren sich umstellen
  • After moving, she took a week to orient.Nach dem Umzug brauchte sie eine Woche, um sich einzugewöhnen.
2.

find direction

intr.
determine which direction one is facing
intr.
  • He stopped to orient himself with the map.Er hielt an, um sich mit der Karte zu orientieren.
3.

align directionally

tr.
align or position something relative to a compass
tr.
ausrichten orientieren
  • She oriented the map to face north before starting the hike..Sie orientierte die Karte nach Norden, bevor sie mit der Wanderung begann
4.

marketing

tr.US
adjust focus to appeal to a group
tr.US
ausrichten zuschneiden
  • The campaign was oriented to young voters.Die Kampagne war auf junge Wähler ausgerichtet.

Noun

jewelry

Dated
pearl of high quality and brilliance
Dated
Orientperle Perle f
  • She wore an orient on her necklace.Sie trug eine Orientperle an ihrer Halskette.
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Examples of orient in a sentence

  • New students need a few days to orient in such a large campus.
  • She paused to orient herself in the unfamiliar city.
  • The hikers needed to orient their position using the stars.
  • The engineer oriented the satellite dish towards the signal.
  • He oriented the sign to point towards the entrance.
  • The brand orients its ads toward new parents.
Orient
ˈoʊriənt
Noun
1.

East Asia

Dated
countries of East Asia
Dated
  • He traveled to the Orient for his research.Er reiste für seine Forschung nach Ostasien.
2.

place

RareUS
united States town bearing a specific local name
RareUS
Orient m
  • Orient, Iowa, is a small community.Orient, Iowa, ist eine kleine Gemeinde.
3.

fruit

TECH.US
pear cultivar from the United States
TECH.US
Orient-Birne
  • The Orient pear is sweet and juicy.Die Orient-Birne ist süß und saftig.

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

Verb
orientierenv.

Give the robot a moment to orient itself in the room.

Lassen Sie dem Roboter Zeit, sich im Raum zu orientieren.

ausrichtenv.

Because the parties in power orient their policies to the older majority.

Weil die gewählten Parteien ihre Politik nach der älteren Mehrheit ausrichten.

Noun
derOrientnm.

Beautiful isolated villages combined with a touch of wildness and orient.

Wunderschöne abgelegene Dörfer kombiniert mit einem Hauch von Wildheit und Orient.

dieOrientierungnf.

Then there's this need to orient oneself at a smaller scale.

Da gibt es das Bedürfnis nach einer Orientierung im kleineren Rahmen.

Adjective
orientiertadj.

You orient yourself toward the past, not customer potential.

Es wird sich an der Vergangenheit orientiert, nicht am Potential der Kunden.

orientalischeadj.

In combination with grey ambergris, the notes give significance, presence and a hint of orient to the fragrance.

Zusammen mit grauer Ambra verleihen die Noten dem Duft Tiefe, Präsenz und eine orientalische Note.

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orient: Examples and translations in context

Modern technologies often orient themselves by the perfect solutions of nature.

Moderne Technologien orientieren sich oftmals an den perfekten Lösungen der Natur.

As a consequence, people orient themselves increasingly towards their group.

In der Folge orientieren sich die Menschen verstärkt an ihrer Gruppe.

The author should orient itself when writing to the following defaults.

Der Autor sollte sich beim Verfassen an folgende Vorgaben orientieren.

We must orient ourselves by the right and take care of it.

Wir müssen uns am Recht orientieren und Sorge für es tragen.

You want to orient and integrate yourself in your new life.

Sie möchten sich in Ihrem neuen Leben orientieren und integrieren.

Some providers even orient themselves towards the country's curricula.

Manche Anbieter orientieren sich sogar an den Lehrplänen der Länder.

It was also difficult to orient ourselves in these valleys.

Es war zudem in diesen Tälern schwer sich zu orientieren.

Blind people can orient themselves in a space through acoustic feedback.

Blinde können sich durch akustisches Feedback in einem Raum orientieren.

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