English-German translations for cushion

  • abdämpfen
  • abfedernZum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt bedeutet dies, dass wir die Auswirkungen des Wirtschaftsabschwungs in der Europäischen Union auf die Beschäftigungslage abfedern und mildern müssen. At the current juncture, this means we must cushion and mitigate the effects on employment of the economic downturn in the European Union. Zweitens Hoheit über die Gasspeicher, damit es nicht dazu kommt, dass er gut abfedern kann, aber dann Lieferschwierigkeiten bekommt. The second is control over the gas storage facilities, so that while being readily able to cushion the supply a company does not then have difficulties when it comes to delivery.
  • bande
  • Bandedie
  • federn
  • Kissendas
  • Kissenbezugder
  • PolsterdasDie getroffenen Maßnahmen haben sich tatsächlich als echtes Polster erwiesen. In fact, there was a real cushion effect on the measures taken. Gibt es eine Reduzierung, haben wir ein gewisses Polster, so dass wir nichts aus irgendeiner speziellen Rubrik abziehen müssen. If there is a reduction, we have a cushion to some extent, so we do not have to deduct from any one specific heading.
  • polstern
  • Pufferder

Definition of cushion

  • A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc
  • Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact
  • a sufficient quantity of an intangible object to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective
  • A riotous dance, formerly common at weddings
  • To furnish with cushions
  • To seat or place on, or as on a cushion
  • To absorb or deaden the impact of
  • To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion

Examples

  • to cushion a sofa
  • to cushion a blow

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