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/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

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conjunction

Oder

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

Examples :

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Er könnte Krebs bekommen oder von einem Bus überfahren werden, oder Gott weiß was.

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conjunction

Oder

An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.

Examples :

"You can go to the park today, or you can stay home and study. "

Du kannst heute in den Park gehen oder zu Hause bleiben und lernen.

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conjunction

Oder

Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.

Examples :

"We can go to the park, or we can stay home and watch a movie. "

Wir können in den Park gehen oder zu Hause bleiben und einen Film sehen.

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conjunction

Andernfalls, sonst

Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

Examples :

"We need to finish the project today, or we will be late for the deadline. "

Wir müssen das Projekt heute fertigstellen, andernfalls verspäten wir uns bei der Abgabe.

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conjunction

Oder

Connects two equivalent names.

Examples :

"The country Myanmar, or Burma"

Das Land Myanmar oder Burma

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noun

Oder

The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation.

Examples :

"The "or" operator in the spreadsheet formula means that the task is complete if either the project is finished or the report is submitted. "

Der „Oder“-Operator in der Tabellenkalkulationsformel bedeutet, dass die Aufgabe erledigt ist, wenn entweder das Projekt abgeschlossen oder der Bericht eingereicht wurde.

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noun

Olympischer Rekord

Initialism of Olympic Record.

Examples :

"The team's new time for the 100-meter dash broke the OR. "

Die neue Zeit des Teams für den 100-Meter-Lauf brach den Olympischen Rekord.

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noun

Geruchsrezeptor

Initialism of odorant receptor.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the different types of ORs in the human nose. "

Der Wissenschaftler untersuchte die verschiedenen Arten von Geruchsrezeptoren in der menschlichen Nase.

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Abkürzung für olfaktorischer Rezeptor

Initialism of olfactory receptor.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the ORs in the human nose to understand how we smell different scents. "

Der Wissenschaftler untersuchte die ORs in der menschlichen Nase, um zu verstehen, wie wir verschiedene Düfte riechen.

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Initialwort für Originalforschung

(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research.

Examples :

"The student's paper was rejected because it contained too much OR. "

Die Arbeit des Studenten wurde abgelehnt, weil sie zu viel Originalforschung enthielt.

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noun

Operationssaal

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

Examples :

"The doctor performed the surgery in the operating room. "

Der Arzt führte die Operation im Operationssaal durch.

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Operations Research, Unternehmensforschung

(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.

Examples :

"The company used operations research to determine the most efficient way to distribute its products. "

Das Unternehmen nutzte die Unternehmensforschung, um den effizientesten Weg zur Verteilung seiner Produkte zu ermitteln.

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noun

Gold

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The coat of arms displayed a gold or, signifying the family's long history. "

Das Wappen zeigte ein Gold, das auf die lange Geschichte der Familie hindeutete.

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adjective

Goldfarben

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The family crest displayed an or lion on a field of blue. "

Das Familienwappen zeigte einen goldfarbenen Löwen auf blauem Grund.

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adverb

Frühzeitig

Examples :

"She started her project or early, hoping to finish it before the deadline. "

Sie begann ihr Projekt frühzeitig, in der Hoffnung, es vor dem Stichtag fertigzustellen.

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adverb

Zuvor, früher

Earlier, previously.

Examples :

"I had already finished my homework, or, earlier in the day. "

Ich hatte meine Hausaufgaben bereits erledigt, oder, früher am Tag.

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preposition

Vor

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Examples :

"Before you ever leave the house, make sure you have your keys. "

Bevor du jemals das Haus verlässt, vergewissere dich, dass du deine Schlüssel hast.

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