in Kauf nehmen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪn ˈkaʊ̯f ˌneːmən]
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  • Hyphenation: in Kauf neh‧men

Verb

in Kauf nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt in Kauf, past tense nahm in Kauf, past participle in Kauf genommen, past subjunctive nähme in Kauf, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to put up with, accept (a negative secondary effect)
    Synonyms: hinnehmen, akzeptieren
    Man wird uns als Verräter brandmarken, aber das müssen wir in Kauf nehmen, denn hier geht es um etwas viel Wichtigeres.
    We will be branded traitors, but we must put up with that, because this is about something much more important.

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