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Translate leeway from English to German

Summary

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leeway:
- Abweichung; Marge
Wiktionary:
- leeway → Abtrift, Abdrift

English

Detailed Translations for leeway from English to German

leeway:

leeway [the ~] nom

the leeway (play; margin)
die Abweichung; die Marge
- Abweichung [die ~] nom
- Marge [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for leeway:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Abweichung	leeway; margin; play	deflection; deflexion; deviation; difference; differentiation; digression; disability; divagation; divergence; diversion; handicap; impediment; matching discrepancy; variance; warp
Marge	leeway; margin; play	copy margin; differentiation; hardcopy margin
-	allowance; margin; tolerance

Synonyms for "leeway":

drift
allowance; margin; tolerance; discrepancy; disagreement; divergence; variance

Related Definitions for "leeway":

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits¹
(of a ship or plane) sideways drift¹

Wiktionary Translations for leeway:

leeway

noun

Fliegersprache, Seemannssprache: unfreiwillige Kursabweichung, durch Wind oder Strömung aus einer Richtung hervorgerufene Wasserbewegung; das treiben eines Schwimmkörpers oder Schiffes
- Abtrift; Abdrift → leeway; drift

Related Translations for leeway

make leeway

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University