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con·cern·ing

(kən-sûr′nĭng)
prep.
In reference to. See Usage Note at participle.
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concerning

(kənˈsɜːnɪŋ)
prep
about; regarding; on the subject of
adj
worrying or troublesome
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con•cern•ing

(kənˈsɜr nɪŋ)

prep.
relating to; regarding; about.
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concerning

preposition regarding, about, re, touching, respecting, relating to, on the subject of, as to, with reference to, in the matter of, apropos of, as regards issues concerning the national interest of the United States
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Translations
بِخُصوصمُخْتَصّ ب
ohledněo
vedrørende
koskienkoskien jotakinliittyenpuheen ollen
-בנוגע ל
što se tiče
varîandi
・・・に関して
...에 관하여
v zvezi z
angående
เกี่ยวกับ
...ile ilgili olarakhakkında ilgili
liên quan đến

concerning

[kənˈsɜːnɪŋ] PREP
1. (= with regard to) → con respecto a, con relación a, en lo que se refiere a (frm)
concerning your last remark, → con respecto or relación a su último comentario, ..., en lo que se refiere a su último comentario, ...
2. (= about) → sobre, acerca de
theories concerning evolution → teorías sobre or acerca de la evolución
something concerning his mother → algo que tenía que ver con su madre → algo relacionado con su madre
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concerning

[kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ]
prep (= to do with) → concernant, à propos de
For further information concerning the job, contact Mr Robert White → Pour plus d'informations concernant cet emploi, contacter M. Robert White.
adj (= worrying) → inquiétant(e)
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concerning

prep → bezüglich, hinsichtlich, betreffs (form) (→ all +gen); concerning your request ... → apropos Ihrer Anfrage ..., was Ihre Anfrage betrifft ...; concerning what? → worüber?
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concerning

[kənˈsɜːnɪŋ] prep → riguardo a, circa
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concern

(kənˈsəːn) verb
1. to have to do with. This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like. betref, raak يَخَص، يَهُم отнасям се до dizer respeito týkat se betreffen angå; vedrøre; berøre αφορώ concernir (kellessegi) puutuma مربوط بودن به koskettaa concerner לִדאוֹג सरोकार ticati se, biti važan za, odnositi se na (vkit) érint, illet pentingan bagi varða, snerta riguardare 〜にかかわる 관계하다 turėti ryšį su kuo, sieti su attiekties uz; skart kena-mengena betreffen angå, vedrøre, berøre dotyczyć رابطه يا علاقه درلودل dizer respeito a privi касаться týkať sa zadevati ticati se angå เกี่ยวข้องกับ ilgilendirmek, ilgili olmak 對...有關 стосуватися, відноситися تعلق ہونا liên quan 对...有关
2. (with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy. Don't concern yourself about her. besorgd wees, betrokke wees, moegmaak يَقْلَق безпокоя preocupar starat se o, znepokojovat se beunruhigen bekymre νοιάζομαι, ανησυχώ preocuparse muretsema نگران کردن vaivata s'inquiéter de לַעֲסוֹק, לִדאוֹג चिन्तित होना या करना brinuti se za, brinuti o nyugtalankodik (vki, vmi miatt) merisaukan hafa áhyggjur af preoccuparsi 心配させる 걱정하다 rūpintis, nerimauti bažīties; raizēties menyusahkan zich zorgen maken om bekymre/engste (seg) przejmować się پریشان کول preocupar-se a se îngrijora (de) беспокоиться znepokojovať sa skrbeti brinuti se bekymra, oroa ทําให้กังวล kaygılandırmak, endişelendirmek 使擔心 турбуватися, тривожитися فکر کرنا lo lắng 使担心
3. (with with or in) to interest (oneself) in. He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details. betrokke met, belangstel يُشْغِلُ نَفْسَه، يَهْتَم بِ занимавам се preocupar starat se o, zajímat se o sich beschäftigen beskæftige ασχολούμαι με, ενδιαφέρομαι για interesarse en huvituma علاقه نشان دادن olla kiinnostunut s'intéresser à לְהִתעַניֵן, לַעָסוֹק सरोकार baviti se törődik mempedulikan hafa áhuga á interessarsi 関心をもつ 관여하다 domėtis interesēties; nodarboties memberi perhatian zich bezighouden met bry seg med, være opptatt av zajmować się مساْله، مو ضوع: ګټه، علاقه ترورتيا: تلو ليتوب: تجارتى موسسه preocupar-se a fi interesat (de) интересоваться zaoberať sa ukvarjati se interesovati se za bry sig om, befatta sig med สนใจ ilgilenmek 使關心 цікавитися, займатися دلچسپی رکھنا quan tâm đến 使关心
noun
1. something that concerns or belongs to one. His problems are not my concern. bekommerdheid, besorgdheid, kommer شَأْن грижа preocupação věc die Angelegenheit sag; anliggende έγνοια asunto asi, mure موضوع مرتبط با؛ موضوع مورد علاقه asia responsabilité קשר चिन्ता briga, zabrinutost, nemir gond tanggung jawab mál, málefni preoccupazione 関心事 관심사 reikalas, rūpestis darīšana urusan aangelegenheid sak, anliggende sprawa, rzecz رابطه يا علاقه درلودل preocupação grijă, treabă отношение vec zadeva, skrb briga angelägenhet, sak สิ่งที่เกี่ยวข้อง mesele, sorun, iş 某人所關切或與某人有關的事 справа; інтерес تعلق ہونا mối quan tâm 某人所关切或与某人有关的事
2. anxiety. The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern. kommer, bekommernis, begaan قَلَق безпокойство ansiedade znepokojení die Sorge bekymring ανησυχία preocupación, inquietud mure(tsus) نگرانی؛ دلواپسی huoli inquiétude דאגה चिन्ता briga aggodalom kekhawatiran áhyggja preoccupazione 心配 걱정 nerimas bažas; raizes bimbang bezorgdheid bekymring, engstelse troska پرشان کول،پشیمان ansiedade nelinişte беспокойство znepokojenie zaskrbljenost briga oro ความกังวล endişe, kaygı 擔心 турбота, хвилювання اضطراب ، بے چینی sự lo lắng 担心
3. a business. a shoe-manufacturing concern. firma, saak; onderneming, besigheid مُؤَسَّسَه تِجارِيَّه работа firma podnik, koncern das Unternehmen virksomhed; foretagende; koncern επιχείρηση negocio ettevõte, kontsern شرکت؛ موسسه بازرگانی yritys entreprise עסק व्यापार posao vállalkozás perusahaan fyrirtæki ditta, impresa 会社 사업 koncernas, įmonė koncerns; uzņēmums perniagaan bedrijf forretning, foretak, virksomhet przedsiębiorstwo تجارتی موسسه firma concern, firmă предприятие podnik podjetje koncern företag, koncern ธุรกิจ şirket, kuruluş, firma 企業 концерн, підприємство تجارتی واسطہ doanh nghiệp 企业
conˈcerning preposition
about. He wrote to me concerning a business arrangement. rakende, aangaande, betreffende, met betrekking tot, omtrent, nopens بِخُصوص относно a respeito de ohledně, o betreffs angående; vedrørende σχετικά με referente a, con respecto a asjus در مورد koskien à propos de בנוגע ל- के बारे में u vezi sa illetőleg tentang varðandi riguardo a 〜に関して 관한 apie, dėl attiecībā uz; kas attiecas uz berkaitan betreffende med hensyn til, vedrørende, angående, om odnośnie مورد a respeito de în legă­tură cu относительно o v zvezi z u vezi sa beträffande เกี่ยวกับ hakkında, ...ile ilgili olarak 關於 відносно, щодо متعلق về 关于
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concerning

→ مُخْتَصّ ب ohledně vedrørende hinsichtlich σχετικά με con respecto a koskien jotakin à propos de što se tiče riguardante ・・・に関して ...에 관하여 in verband met angående odnośnie a respeito de относительно angående เกี่ยวกับ ilgili liên quan đến 有关
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