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gegeneinander ausspielen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • triangulate verb To find the exact location of something by measuring angles from two or more known points.

Senses

gegeneinander ausspielen is used for these senses in English:

  • pit against (transitive, idiomatic) To set in opposition to someone or something else.
  • triangulate (politics) To pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both sides against the middle".

triangulate — full definition

  1. verb To find the exact location of something by measuring angles from two or more known points.
  2. verb (figurative) To play two people or groups against each other to gain an advantage.

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