Fürsprache einlegen

to put in a good word

Türkçe: iyi bir söz söylemek

Noun

Fürsprache f.

Verb

einlegen

Topic

Kommunikation

In a sentence

Der Professor legte beim Dekan Fürsprache für die Studentin ein.

How it is used

Means 'to put in a good word' – speaking in favor of someone. Formal register. Use when recommending a colleague for a promotion. Implies using personal influence to help, often behind the scenes.

Other collocations built on einlegen

• Beschwerde einlegento submit a formal complaint, often in writing
• Berufung einlegento file an appeal
• Einspruch einlegento formally file an objection or appeal
• einen Gang einlegento shift into gear
• Protest einlegento lodge a protest
• ein Veto einlegento impose a veto
• ein gutes Wort einlegen für+Akk.to put in a good word for someone