Families and relationships: Family structures Flashcards

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1
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Kernfamilie

A

nuclear family

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2
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unterschiedlich

A

diverse

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3
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Vielfalt

A

diversity

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4
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Haushalt von Alleinerziehenden

A

single-parent household

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5
Q

sich wieder verheiraten

A

to remarry

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6
Q

jmdn. heiraten

A

to marry sb. / to get married to sb.

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7
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Homosexueller, Schwuler,; homosexuell, schwul

A

gay = homosexual

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8
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Lesbe, Lesbierin; lesbisch

A

lesbian

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9
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in eheähnlicher Gemeinschaft leben

A

to cohabit

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10
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Paar

A

couple

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11
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Scheidung

A

divorce

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12
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sich von jmdm. scheiden lassen

A

to divorce sb.

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13
Q

Eheproblem

A

marital problem

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14
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Ehe

A

marriage

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15
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sich trennen

A

to separate (n. = separation)

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16
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die Scheidung einreichen

A

to file for divorce

17
Q

die Vormundschaft für ein Kind bekommen

A

to get custody of a child

18
Q

verwitwet

A

widowed

19
Q

Witwe / Witwer

A

widow, widower

20
Q

Einzelkind

A

only child

21
Q

Stiefbruder / Stiefschwester

A

stepbrother / stepsister

22
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Halbbruder / Halbschwester

A

half-brother / half-sister

23
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Eifersucht

A

jealousy

24
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Rivalität unter Geschwistern

A

sibling rivalry

25
Q

die Familiengründung aufschieben

A

to delay starting a family

26
Q

(Wahl-)Möglichkeit

A

option

27
Q

Pflege

A

fostering

28
Q

ein Kind in Pflege nehmen

A

to foster a child

29
Q

Pflegekind / Pflegeeltern

A

foster child / foster parents

30
Q

Adoption

A

adoption

31
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ein Kind zur Adoption freigeben

A

to put a child up for adoptation

32
Q

ein Kind adoptieren

A

to adopt a child

33
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moderne Grossfamilie

A

neo-extended family

34
Q

Grossfamilie

A

extended family

35
Q

Retortenbaby

A

test tube baby

36
Q

Ersatz

A

surrogate