Disengagement — Dis|en|gage|ment 〈[ ɛngɛıdʒ ] n. 15〉 militär. Auseinanderrücken von Staatsmächten [engl.; <lat. dis „ent “ + engl. engagement „Verpflichtung, Verbindlichkeit“] * * * Dis|en|gage|ment [dɪsɪn geɪʤmənt , …mɛnt], das; s [engl. disengagement]… … Universal-Lexikon
disengage — dis•en•gage [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ[/t]] v. gaged, gag•ing 1) to release from attachment or connection: to disengage a clutch[/ex] 2) to free (oneself) from an engagement, obligation, etc 3) to become disengaged • Etymology: 1605–15; < MF dis… … From formal English to slang
disengage — dis|en|gage [ ,dısın geıdʒ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if part of a machine disengages, or you disengage it, it is no longer connected to the main part of the machine: An electronic mechanism in the gear lever will automatically… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Disengagement — Dis|en|gage|ment 〈 [ ɛngɛıdʒmənt] n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.〉 militärisches Auseinanderrücken von Staatsmächten [Etym.: engl. <lat. dis »ent « + engl. engagement »Verpflichtung, Verbindlichkeit«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Disengagement — Dis|en|gage|ment [dis|ɪn ge:tʃ̮mɛnt ], das; s <englisch> (militärisches Auseinanderrücken der Machtblöcke) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Disengagement — Dis|en|gage|ment [...in geidʒmənt] das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. disengagement, eigtl. »Loslösung, das Absetzen«> das militärische Auseinanderrücken (bes. der Machtblöcke in Europa nach dem 2. Weltkrieg) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Disengagement — Dis en*gage ment, n. [Pref. dis + engagement: cf. F. d[ e]sengagement.] 1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being disengaged. [1913 Webster] It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disengagement — 1. The act of setting free or extricating; in childbirth, the emergence of the head from the vulva. 2. Ascent of the presenting part from the pelvis after the inlet has been negotiated. [Fr.] * * * dis·en·gage·ment (dis″ən… … Medical dictionary
Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] … Useful english dictionary
R.E. — 1. real estate. 2. Reformed Episcopal. 3. Right Excellent. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut … Useful english dictionary