ins Feld führen: meaning & examples

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Language: German

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Standard Germanneutral
    • To lead someone or something into a field or to bring troops onto a battlefield.

    Examples

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    • Der Bauer führte die Kühe ins Feld, damit sie frisches Gras fressen konnten.

      The farmer led the cows into the field so they could eat fresh grass.

    • Soldaten wurden gestern ins Feld geführt, um an der Übung teilzunehmen.

      Soldiers were led into the field yesterday to participate in the exercise.

    • Die Kinder wurden ins Feld geführt, um dort ein Picknick zu machen.

      The children were led into the field to have a picnic there.

    • Wir haben das Pferd ins Feld geführt, damit es sich bewegen kann.

      We led the horse into the field so it can move around.

  • 2.

    GermanyAustriaSwitzerlandGerman-speaking Europeneutralformal
    • To present, deploy, or call upon a person, argument, or resource as support in a discussion, contest, or competition.

    Examples

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    • Im Streit hat sie sofort ihre besten Argumente ins Feld geführt.

      In the argument, she immediately brought her best arguments into play.

    • Der Anwalt führte neue Beweise ins Feld, um seinen Mandanten zu verteidigen.

      The lawyer presented new evidence to defend his client.

    • Wir müssen noch mehr Experten ins Feld führen, um die Jury zu überzeugen.

      We need to deploy more experts to convince the jury.

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