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bottlenecks

/ˈbɒtlˌnɛks/ /ˈbɑːtlˌnɛks/

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noun

Engpässe, Flaschenhals

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

Examples :

"Carefully pouring, she avoided spilling the milk around the bottlenecks of the baby bottle. "

Vorsichtig gießend, vermied sie es, die Milch um die Engpässe der Babyflasche zu verschütten.

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noun

Engpässe, Staus

In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.

Examples :

""Road work and accidents often create bottlenecks on the highway, causing long delays." "

Bauarbeiten und Unfälle verursachen oft Engpässe auf der Autobahn, was zu langen Verzögerungen führt.

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noun

Engpässe

(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

Examples :

"It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck."

Es ist einfach, Einträge zu erstellen; die Bearbeitung der Papiere ist der Engpass.

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verb

Engpässe verursachen, behindern

To slow by causing a bottleneck.

Examples :

"The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning."

Die Zusammenführung verursachte jeden Morgen Engpässe im Verkehr.

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verb

Engpässe bilden, verengen

To form a bottleneck.

Examples :

"The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning."

Der Verkehr bildete jeden Morgen einen Engpass an der Zusammenführung.

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