German-English translations for ausdenken

concoctto concoct a potionto concoct a new dishto concoct a cunning plan
come up withIn any case, if this situation were to come about, it is clear that the Commission would need to come up with compensatory measures for the sectors affected. Jedenfalls, wenn sich diese Situation einstellen sollte, ist es klar, dass sich die Kommission Kompensationsmaßnahmen für die beeinträchtigten Sektoren ausdenken müsste. I dont know the answer, but I might be able to come up with a good guess.How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?

contrive
devise
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We have to devise new methods to keep young people in rural areas. Wir müssen uns etwas Neues ausdenken, um junge Leute in den ländlichen Gebieten zu halten. Regarding hedge funds, we need to regulate them and to devise a form of taxation that penalises all short-term financial transactions. Bei den Hedgefonds brauchen wir Regulierung und müssen uns eine Form der Besteuerung ausdenken, die alle kurzfristigen Finanztransaktionen bestraft. EU leaders should not devise standard rules which would only exacerbate further the situation of some countries and that of their population. Die EU-Führung sollte sich keine Standardregeln ausdenken, die nur die Situation einiger Länder und die ihrer Bevölkerung weiter verschlimmern würden.
feignThe pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.They feigned her signature on the cheque.He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
invent
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You can invent indicators, a type of maximum sustainable yield, but if your neighbour is fishing more, you fishing less will not improve stocks. Man kann sich Indikatoren, eine Art von höchstmöglichem Dauerertrag ausdenken, doch wenn der Nachbar mehr fischt, wird sich der Bestandszustand durch unseren Fischereiverzicht nicht verbessern. After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly.
make upHe can make up the time next weekI plan to make up for my failed midtermCuba took limited free market-oriented measures to alleviate severe shortages of food, consumer goods, and services to make up for the ending of Soviet subsidies
think upI can think up plenty of excuses not to go, but we really should attend.