Meaning
To loosen standards or become less strict; to lower demands.
Primary Function
Expressing leniency or compromise
Communicative Purpose
To indicate that one is becoming less strict or lowering demands
Pattern
Hosen runterlassen
Core Structure
Hosen runterlassen
Função primária
Expressing leniency or compromise
Propósito comunicativo
To indicate that one is becoming less strict or lowering demands
Situações de gatilho
A manager relaxes a deadline; parents give in after pressure; a politician makes concessions
Contextos
Workplace decisions, parenting, political negotiations
Padrão
Hosen runterlassen
Estrutura central
Hosen runterlassen
Slots de substituição
Keine direkten Substitutionen (idiomatisch)
Colocados típicos
- nicht
- müssen
- locker
- streng
Substituições comuns
- locker lassen
- nachgeben
- Zugeständnisse machen
Erros comuns
Falsche Präposition (runter statt herunter), übermäßige Verwendung im formellen Kontext
Similar / contraste
Hohen Standards halten, Forderungen erhöhen
Interferências
Portuguese speakers may confuse it with 'abrandar', which has different connotations.
Família do chunk
- Hosen runterlassen
- die Messlatte senken
- die Standards lockern
Nuance
Im negativen Kontext kann es Kompromisse oder Schwäche suggerieren
Efeito pragmático
Signalisiert Flexibilität oder Erschöpfung durch Druck
Dica de memória
lower standards
Nota
Der Ausdruck wird vor allem in informellen Kontexten genutzt und sollte in formellen Gesprächen vermieden werden.
Upgrade path
die Anforderungen reduzieren
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