English-German translations for expendable

  • entbehrlichWir debattieren darüber, ob diese Tiere unter Anhang I oder II aufgeführt werden sollen, oder ob sie schlichtweg entbehrlich sind. We are talking about whether these animals should be listed in Appendix I or II, or whether they are simply expendable. Migration ist ein Nebenprodukt des globalen Kapitalismus, der Menschen nicht als Menschen sieht, sondern als entbehrliche Produktionsfaktoren. Migration is the by-product of global capitalism that sees people not as human beings, but as factors of production that are expendable. Herr Präsident, der weltweite Kapitalismus treibt die Menschen rund um den Globus - einige rechtmäßig, andere illegal -, als wären sie lediglich entbehrliche Produktionsergebnisse. Mr President, global capitalism moves people around the world - some legally, some illegally - as though they were simply expendable facts of production.
  • verzichtbar
  • aufgebbar
  • austauschbar
  • nicht wiederverwertbar

Definition of expendable

Examples

  • Oil and other expendable resources are frequently the subject of military disputes.
  • The anti-aircraft rocket is fired from an expendable launch platform.
  • The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed.
  • In the internecine rivalries of large corporations, whole departments may become expendable in the execution of one executives power play
  • Private Johnson was afraid the Lieutenant considered him an expendable, since he was always picked as point man.

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