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I. source [sɔ:s, Am sɔ:rs] N

1. source:

source (origin)
Quelle f <-, -n>
source (reason) of
Grund m <-es, Grün·de> für +acc
oranges are a good source of Vitamin C
Orangen sind reich an Vitamin C
to be a source of disappointment/embarrassment to sb
jdn ständig enttäuschen/in Verlegenheit bringen
source of capital FIN
Kapitalquelle f
source of data COMPUT
Datenquelle f <-, -n>
energy/light source
Energie-/Lichtquelle f
source of finance
Finanz[ierungs]quelle f
source of funds
Mittelherkunft f <-> kein pl
source of income
Ertragsquelle f
a source of inspiration
eine Quelle der Inspiration form
to be a source of pride for sb
jdn stolz machen
to trace sth back to its source
etw an seinen Ursprung zurückverfolgen
to track down [or trace] the source of sth
den Ursprung einer S. gen zurückverfolgen
to track down [or trace] the source of sth
die Ursache einer S. gen ausfindig machen
at source
an der Quelle
tax deducted at source Brit, Aus FIN
Quellensteuer f <-, -n>
to tax at source
Quellensteuer erheben

2. source (of information):

source
[Informations]quelle f
sources pl LIT (for article, essay)
Quellen[angaben] pl
sources pl LIT (for article, essay)
Literaturangaben pl
primary/secondary sources
Primär-/Sekundärliteratur f
to list [or acknowledge] one's sources
Quellenangaben machen
to list [or acknowledge] one's sources
die [verwendete] Literatur angeben

3. source usu pl (person):

source
Quelle f <-, -n>
according to Government sources
wie in [o. aus] Regierungskreisen verlautete
from a reliable source
aus zuverlässiger Quelle
well-informed sources
gut unterrichtete Kreise [o. informierte Quellen]
to disclose [or reveal][or identify] one's sources
seine Quellen preisgeben

4. source (spring):

source
Quelle f <-, -n>

5. source COMPUT (name of terminal):

source
Quelle f <-, -n>

II. source [sɔ:s, Am sɔ:rs] VB trans usu passive

1. source (have origin stated):

to be sourced
belegt sein
the quoted results weren't sourced
zu den zitierten Ergebnissen fehlten die Quellenangaben
the reports couldn't been sourced to him
man konnte nicht nachweisen, dass die Berichte von ihm stammten

2. source ECON (be obtained):

to be sourced from ...
aus ... stammen
our produce is sourced from local farms
unsere Produkte stammen von Bauernhöfen aus der Region
the produce used in our restaurant is very carefully sourced
die in unserem Restaurant verwendeten Produkte werden sorgfältig nach ihrer Herkunft ausgewählt
to source sth from somewhere
etw irgendwoher beziehen
coffee beans he sources from all over the world
Kaffebohnen, die er aus der ganzen Welt bezieht
material she sources carefully
Material, das sie sorgfältig aussucht

source N TAX

source
Quelle f

ˈsource code N COMPUT

source code
Quellcode m
source code
Ausgangscode m
source code
Source Code m spec

ˈsource disk N COMPUT

source disk
Quelldiskette f

ˈsource docu·ment N

source document
Quelle f <-, -n>
source document COMPUT
Originaldokument nt <-(e)s, -e>

ˈsource file N COMPUT

source file
Ursprungsdatei f <-, -en>

ˈsource lan·guage N

source language
Ausgangssprache f <-, -n>
source language COMPUT
Ursprungssprache f

ˈsource ma·terial N no pl

source material
Quellenmaterial nt <-s> kein pl

reliable source [rɪˈlaɪəbl]

reliable source
verlässliche Quelle

energy source, source of energy N

energy source
Energieträger
energy source
Nährstoff

food source N

food source
Futterquelle

major source N

major source
Hauptquelle

natural source N

natural source
natürliche Quelle

nutrient source [ˌnjuːtriəntˈsɔːs] N

nutrient source
Ernährungsquelle

phosphorus source N

phosphorus source
Phosphorquelle

cost source N CTRL

cost source
Kostenquelle f

financing source N INV-FIN

financing source
Finanzierungsquelle f
Present
Isource
yousource
he/she/itsources
wesource
yousource
theysource
Past
Isourced
yousourced
he/she/itsourced
wesourced
yousourced
theysourced
Present Perfect
Ihavesourced
youhavesourced
he/she/ithassourced
wehavesourced
youhavesourced
theyhavesourced
Past Perfect
Ihadsourced
youhadsourced
he/she/ithadsourced
wehadsourced
youhadsourced
theyhadsourced
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