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Durchlauferhitzer
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German
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Etymology
de :af durchlaufen<t:to run through> Erhitzer<t:heater>
de durchlaufen Erhitzer to run through heater
Pronunciation
de De-Durchlauferhitzer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
tankless heater
de figurative often somewhat derogatory pipeline process or institution that mostly serves to induct or prepare for a separate, more principal stage, despite assumptions or presumptions of stand-alone importance
de Ärztemangel: Bauer sucht Arzt Alexandra Werdes w:Die Zeit https://web.archive.org/web/20120215235839/http://www.zeit.de/2012/07/C-Landarzt/seite-2 2012-02-09 »Die Krankenhäuser waren früher nur Durchlauferhitzer – wer nicht Chefarzt wurde, hat als Facharzt seine eigene Praxis aufgemacht«, sagt Köpf. "In the past, hospitals were nothing but a pipeline - if you didn't become head physician, you left to practice on your own as a specialist," Köpf says.
Declension
m
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