Traductions de „lame duck“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » allemand

lame ˈduck SUBST

1. lame duck fam (ineffective person):

lame duck

Niete f fam

lame duck

Loser(in) m (f) jarg

2. lame duck Am POL:

lame duck

nicht wiedergewählte(r) aber noch amtierende(r) Politiker(in)

3. lame duck GB ÉCON:

lame duck

unrentable Firma

ˈlame-duck ADJ épith

lame-duck government, management:

lame-duck

ineffektiv

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

This session was commonly called the lame duck session.

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She said that she was resigning her leadership position immediately because her caucus could not afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session.

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If he didn't do so, they said, they would make a resolution to expel him the first order of business at the lame duck session.

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A kingmaker is a lame duck who retains the ability to influence (sometimes decisively) who, among other players, will win the game.

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Eight of the 15 lame duck sessions have lasted between 25 and 37 calendar days; only three have exceeded this range.

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He was not a lame duck but took a deep interest in the behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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It might have been even higher if not for brutally cold and wet early-season weather and what amounted to season-long lame duck status.

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The length of the recess preceding a lame duck session has also varied.

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This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

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Thereby she was in the interesting position of being a lame duck the moment she was elected.

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