English-German translation for "bottleneck"

"bottleneck" German translation

bottleneck
noun | Substantiv s

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  • Flaschenhalsmasculine | Maskulinum m
    bottleneck
    bottleneck
  • Engpassmasculine | Maskulinum m (der Straße)
    bottleneck narrow placealso | auch a. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    bottleneck narrow placealso | auch a. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
Dies wird dazu beitragen, vertikale Engpässe zu verhindern.
This will help prevent vertical bottlenecks.
Source: Europarl
Bei diesen gibt es natürlich beträchtliche Engpässe.
There are significant bottlenecks associated with them, of course.
Source: Europarl
Wir müssen also die Entstehung neuer oder sogar größerer Verkehrsengpässe verhindern.
We must therefore avoid new or even bigger bottlenecks being created.
Source: Europarl
Niemand nahm es auf sich, zur Behebung dieser Engpässe Tunnel und Brücken zu bauen.
Nobody took it upon themselves to build tunnels and bridges in order to remove those bottlenecks.
Source: Europarl
Dadurch hat sich die Situation verschlechtert, denn es sind weitere Engpässe entstanden.
This has worsened the state of affairs because it has caused further bottlenecks.
Source: Europarl
CA: Wo sind denn die Engpässe dabei, diese Projekte umzusetzen?
CA: What's the bottleneck to preventing this stuff getting from scale?
Source: TED
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