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der Vorrat (Vorräte)
stock, supply (of, an, dat.); stockpile, arsenal (weapons); pool (labor)
etw auf Vorrat haben (idiom)
to have sth in stock, have supplies/reserves of sth
Reuters zitiert einen Verkäufer, der seinen gesamten Vorrat an 300 iPad-2-Kopien innerhalb kürzester Zeit los wurde.
Reuters quotes a salesman whose entire supply of 300 iPad2 devices was gone within a very short time.
Bundespraesident Koehler hat das umstrittene Gesetz zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung unterzeichnet.
1. (German) Federal President Koehler has signed the controversial telecommunications data-retention law.
2. German President Horst Koehler has signed the controversial bill requiring telephone and internet service providers to retain connection data on their customers. [transl. by a German site for non-Germans]
Welche Daten soll der Staat auf Vorrat speichern?
Which data should the state retain? (telecommunications)
Related:
vorrätig (adj) in stock, available, on hand
etw auf Vorrat kaufen to stock up on sth, stockpile sth
heimlicher Vorrat secret hoard
solange der Vorrat reicht while supplies last
die Vorratsdatenspeicherung (telecommunications) data retention
die Vorratskammer pantry, storage cupboard
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