promovieren

I v/i do a (oder one’s) doctorate (oder PhD); hat er promoviert? has he done a (oder his) doctorate (oder PhD)?, has he got a PhD?

II v/t: jemanden promovieren award s.o. a doctorate (oder doctoral degree oder PhD)

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to promote; to commence; to take one's doctor's degree

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pro|mo|vie|ren [promo'viːrən] ptp promoviert

1. vi

to do a doctorate or a doctor's degree or a PhD ( über +acc in); (= Doktorwürde erhalten) to receive a doctorate etc

2. vt

to confer a doctorate or the degree of doctor on

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(to receive a degree, diploma etc: He graduated in German and French.) graduate

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pro·mo·vie·ren *

[promoˈvi:rən]

I. vt

▪ jdn \promovieren

1. (den Doktortitel verleihen) to award sb a doctorate [or a PhD], to confer a doctorate [or a PhD] on sb

▪ [zu etw dat] promoviert werden to be awarded a doctorate [or PhD] [in sth]

2. (veraltend geh: fördern) to support

II. vi

1. (eine Dissertation schreiben)

▪ über etw/jdn \promovieren to do a doctorate [or doctor's degree] [or PhD] in sth/the works of sb

2. (den Doktorgrad erwerben)

▪ [zu etw dat/in etw dat] \promovieren to obtain [or get] [or form attain] a doctorate [or PhD] [in sth]

zum Dr. rer. hort. \promovieren to obtain [or get] [or form attain] a [or the title of] Dr rer. hort.

▪ bei jdm \promovieren to obtain [or get] [or form attain] a doctorate [or PhD] under sb

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intransitives Verb

1) (die Doktorwürde erlangen) gain or obtain a/one's doctorate

2) (eine Dissertation schreiben) do a doctorate (über + Akk. on)

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promovieren

A. v/i do a (oder one’s) doctorate (oder PhD);

hat er promoviert? has he done a (oder his) doctorate (oder PhD)?, has he got a PhD?

B. v/t:

jemanden promovieren award sb a doctorate (oder doctoral degree oder PhD)

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intransitives Verb

1) (die Doktorwürde erlangen) gain or obtain a/one's doctorate

2) (eine Dissertation schreiben) do a doctorate (über + Akk. on)

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v.

to graduate to doctorate (PhD) expr.