redundant

überflüssig, unnötig

Nicht mehr gebraucht oder überflüssig, weil etwas anderes bereits dieselbe Aufgabe erfüllt.

In einfachem Englisch: No longer needed, or extra because something else already does the same job.

• These extra steps are redundant.
• New technology has made the old equipment redundant.
• We removed redundant files from the system.

So benutzt man es: make something redundant (The new software made several tools redundant.)

Synonyme: unnecessary, superfluous, surplus

Gegenteile: necessary, essential

Häufige Wendungen: become redundant, redundant equipment, make something redundant

betriebsbedingt entlassen

Entlassen, weil der Arbeitgeber die betreffende Arbeit nicht mehr erledigen lassen muss.

In einfachem Englisch: Having lost your job because your employer no longer needs someone to do it.

• Ten workers were made redundant.
• He found another job after being made redundant.
• The company plans to make more staff redundant.

So benutzt man es: be made redundant (She was made redundant when the office closed.)

Synonyme: laid off

Häufige Wendungen: made redundant, make someone redundant, redundant workers

redundant, doppelt gemoppelt

Informationen wiederholend oder Wörter verwendend, die dem bereits Gesagten nichts hinzufügen.

In einfachem Englisch: Repeating information or using words that add nothing to what has already been said.

• The last sentence is redundant.
• She deleted several redundant words from the paragraph.
• Is 'past history' a redundant expression?

Synonyme: repetitive, superfluous

Häufige Wendungen: redundant words, redundant phrase, redundant information