English-German translation for "expedience"

"expedience" German translation

expedience

[iksˈpiːdiəns], expediency [-si]noun | Substantiv s

Overview of all translations

(For more details, click/tap on the translation)
Tunlichkeit, Ratsamkeit, Schicklichkeit, Angemessenheit Nützlichkeit, Vorteilhaftigkeit, Zweckdienlichkeit kluge, selbstsüchtige Berechnung, Zweckdienlichkeitsprinzip verwerfliche Selbstsucht
  • Tunlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    Ratsamkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    Schicklichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    Angemessenheitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    expedience
  • Nützlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience advantageousness
    Vorteilhaftigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience advantageousness
    Zweckdienlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f, -mäßigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience advantageousness
    expedience advantageousness
  • (kluge, selbstsüchtige) Berechnung, Zweckdienlichkeitsprinzipneuter | Neutrum n
    expedience self-interest
    (verwerfliche) Selbstsucht
    expedience self-interest
    expedience self-interest
Stattdessen entschied sich Santos für den schwierigeren Weg.
Instead, Santos opted for the path of least expedience.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Ehrlichkeit und die Transparenz wurden dem Zweckdenken geopfert.
Honesty and transparency have been sacrificed to expedience.
Source: Europarl
Source

Tell us what you think!

Do you like the Langenscheidt online dictionary?

Many thanks for your review!

Do you have any feedback regarding our online dictionaries?

Is a translation missing, have you noticed a mistake, or do you just want to leave some positive feedback? Please fill out the feedback form. Giving an email address is optional and, under our privacy policy, used only to handle your enquiry.

Please confirm you are human by ticking the checkbox.*

*Mandatory field

Please fill in the fields marked *.

Thank you for your feedback!

Visit us at: