German-English translations for in anspruch nehmen

• absorb
  Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.
• engage
  They were engaged last month! Theyre planning to have the wedding next year
  Whenever I engage the clutch, the car stalls out
  The teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another
• hire
  The sign offered pedalos on hire.
  When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.
  We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.
• occupy
  The film occupied three hours of my time
  The film occupied me for three hours
  I occupy myself with gardening for a few hours every day
• take
  And it should not take too long. Dies dürfte nicht allzu viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmen.
  It may, therefore, take some time. Daher kann es etwas Zeit in Anspruch nehmen.
  This will clearly take a little time. Das wird natürlich etwas Zeit in Anspruch nehmen.

Related words

• ([[ganz]]) [[in Anspruch nehmen]]
• Inanspruchnahme
• gänzliche Inanspruchnahme