German-English translation for "Selbstzweck"

"Selbstzweck" English translation

Selbstzweck
Maskulinum | masculine m <Selbstzweck(e)s; keinPlural | plural pl>

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We see the market not as an end in itself, but as a means to an end.
Für uns ist der Markt nicht Selbstzweck, sondern Mittel zum Zweck.
Source: Europarl
It is not, however, an end in itself, nor some neutral, self-sufficient benefit.
Doch sie ist kein Selbstzweck, keine neutrale Leistung, die sich selbst genügt.
Source: Europarl
Let us, therefore, be efficient and not militant merely for the sake of being militant.
Deshalb sollten wir effizient vorgehen und nicht Militanz als Selbstzweck demonstrieren.
Source: Europarl
This politically more united Europe, however, is not a goal in itself.
Aber dieses politisch stärker geeinte Europa ist kein Selbstzweck.
Source: Europarl
Liberalisation can sometimes be a means to achieving this, but never an end in itself.
Liberalisierung kann hierzu mitunter ein Mittel, aber nie Selbstzweck sein.
Source: Europarl
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