zielführend

goal-directed, leading to the destination

adjective TSEEL-fue-rend Rare

Also means

productive, useful (figurative)

Usage Note

zielführend literally means 'leading to the goal' and is used both literally and, far more often, figuratively to mean productive or purposeful: Das ist nicht zielführend (that won't get us anywhere). Note it is an adjective, so lowercase.

Examples

"Der Navigationsdienst berechnet automatisch den zielführenden Weg."

Natural Translation

The navigation service automatically calculates the route leading to the destination.

Literal Translation

The navigation service calculates automatically the destination-leading route.

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