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Laissez-faire
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German
Alternative forms
de Laisser-faire less frequent
de Laissezfaire Laisserfaire unofficial, but fairly common
Etymology
From de fr laissez-faire, an older/rarer variant of fr laisser-faire.
Pronunciation
de /lɛseˈfɛːr/ [ˌlɛ.seˈfɛ(ː)ɐ̯] [-sə-] [-ˈfeːɐ̯]
Noun
n,-:s.sg Laissez-faire
de economics politics laissez faire
de Es gibt eine klare Grenze zwischen ungezügeltem Kapitalismus und wohlstandsförderndem Laissez-faire. There is a clear boundary between unbridled capitalism and a laissez faire that boosts prosperity.
de politics _ and otherwise also laissez aller, carelessness, negligence
de Jahrelanges staatliches Laissez-faire hat das organisierte Verbrechen stark gemacht. Perennial government laissez aller has strengthened organized crime.
de Der Stürmer bestrafte das Laissez-faire der gegnerischen Verteidigung und traf zum 2:0. The striker punished the opposing defence for their carelessness and scored to make it 2-0.
Declension
n,-:s.sg