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1. Relationships Flashcards

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Relative

Uncles and aunts are relatives.

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Familielid

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Close relative

There were only close relatives at the wedding.

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Naaste familielid

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Engaged

They married after having been engaged for six months.

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Verloofd

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Engagement

He gave his fiancée a beautiful engagement ring.

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Verloving

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To celebrate

Last Saturday they celebrated their silver wedding.

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Vieren

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Celebration

When is the celebration of their silver wedding?

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Viering

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To divorce

They divorced after having been married for three years.

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Scheiden

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Divorce

Two years after her divorce she remarried.

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Scheiding

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Because of / on account of

She didn’t want to divorce because of/on account of the children.

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Vanwege

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To live together / to cohabit

Before their marriage they lived together/cohabited for two years.

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Samenwonen

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To separate

After living together for three years they separated.

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Uit elkaar gaan

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Separation

Two years after her separation she found a new partner.

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Scheiding

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Inseparable

The two friends were inseparable.

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Onafscheidelijk

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Single

Since her divorce she has been a single mother.

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Alleenstaand

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To desert / to abandon

He deserted/abandoned his wife and two children.

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In de steek laten

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To bring up / to raise

The single mother brought up/raised three children on her own.

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Grootbrengen

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Foster parents

She was brought up by her foster parents.

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Pleegouders

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Ancestor

In 1850 his ancestors emigrated to America.

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Voorouder

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To descend (from)

He descends from German ancestors.

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Afstammen (van)

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Descendant

She is the last descendant of a Russian prince.

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Afstammeling

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Bachelor

Isn’t he marriaged? No, he’s still a bachelor.

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Vrijgezel

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Adult

When you are twenty-one, you are an adult.

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Volwassene

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Grown-up

They have three grown-up sons.

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Volwassen

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To regard / to consider

I regard/consider him as my best friend.

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Beschouwen

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Among

He wanted to be among his friends.

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Onder

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Relationship

After three years their relationship ended.

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