GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

beanspruchen

claim

Obwohl sie den Erfolg für sich allein beansprucht, wäre das Projekt ohne die Vorarbeit ihrer Kolleginnen gescheitert.

Although she claims all the credit for the success, the project would have failed without her colleagues' preparatory work.

put strain on; tax

Die steile Treppe beansprucht seine Knie stärker, als er sich nach der Operation eingestehen möchte.

The steep staircase puts more strain on his knees than he wants to admit after the operation.

require; take up

Die Bearbeitung Ihres Antrags wird voraussichtlich mehr Zeit beanspruchen, weil noch Unterlagen aus dem Ausland fehlen.

Processing your application will probably take more time because documents from abroad are still missing.

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