Initiative ergreifen
take initiative
act independently
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What's the difference between Initiative ergreifen / initiativ
Highlights acting on one's own without being prompted or supervised.
Im Praktikum zeigte sie viel Eigeninitiative und löste Probleme selbstständig.
На стажировке она проявила большую инициативу и решала проблемы самостоятельно.
Works as an adjective/character trait meaning initiative-taking, but it is used less often and sounds less natural in everyday speech.
Wir suchen eine initiativ denkende Person für unser Team.
Мы ищем инициативно мыслящего человека для нашей команды.
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В чем разница в английском между carry, wear, tote и lug
Carry — нести или иметь при себе, wear — носить на теле, tote — таскать с собой, lug — тащить тяжёлое с усилием.

В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
Разница между whole, entire, complete и intact: целое, весь объем, завершенность и сохранность без повреждений.

В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
Разница между choose, pick, select и opt for: обычный выбор, разговорный выбор, выбор из списка и осознанное предпочтение.
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Initiative ergreifen translation: take initiative. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce Initiative ergreifen
[ɪnitsi̯aˈtiːvə ɛɐˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Initiative ergreifen translation
take initiative
Initiative ergreifen transcription
[ɪnitsi̯aˈtiːvə ɛɐˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
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Initiative ergreifen meaning: what does it mean?
selbstständig Ideen einbringen und aktiv werden
Initiative ergreifen pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
Initiative ergreifen is pronounced as [ɪnitsi̯aˈtiːvə ɛɐˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
Is Initiative ergreifen part of Skills and Career vocabulary?
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