 German |
 English |
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| Machterhalt {m} | retention of power | |
| (ängstliches / eifriges) Bemühen {n}; (eifriges) Bestreben {n}; unbedingter Wille {m} | eagerness; eager anxiety; anxiety | |
| jds. Wille zum Machterhalt [pol.] | sb.'s eagerness / anxiety to cling to power | |
| ihr eifriges Bemühen, uns zufriedenzustellen | their eager anxiety to please us | |
| sein eifriges Bestreben, das Geschäft auszubauen | his eagerness to grow the business | |
| in ihrem Bemühen, sich einzufügen | in her eagerness to fit in; in her anxiety to fit in |