Einstellung
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Einstellung.
Noun
Einstellung (uncountable)
- (psychology) Development of a mechanized state of mind.
German
Etymology
einstellen + -ung
Pronunciation
Noun
Einstellung f (genitive Einstellung, plural Einstellungen)
- attitude
- Mit dieser Einstellung wirst du nicht weit kommen. ― You won't get far with this kind of attitude.
- hiring, beginning of an employment
- Sie war seit ihrer Einstellung noch nie auf Urlaub. ― She has never been on leave since her hiring.
- cessation, discontinuation
- (law) dismissal (of action or a case)
- Die Einstellung des Verfahrens sorgte für Aufregung. ― The dismissal of the case caused a commotion.
- (technology) adjustment, setting, calibration (of a machine)
- Es mussten noch einige Einstellungen an der Maschine vorgenommen werden. ― Some adjustments still had to be made to the machine.
- (medicine) adjustment (of medication)
- Die Einstellung auf das neue Medikament dauerte einige Wochen. ― The adjustment to the new medication took several weeks.
- (film) shot, take
- Diese Einstellung war schwierig zu filmen. ― This was a difficult shot to film.
Declension
Declension of Einstellung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Einstellung | die | Einstellungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Einstellung | der | Einstellungen |
| dative | einer | der | Einstellung | den | Einstellungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Einstellung | die | Einstellungen |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Einstellung” in Duden online
- “Einstellung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache