Relationships Flashcards

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ancestral

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relating to family members from earlier generations (Ahnen-, abgestammt)

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cohesion

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ability to stay together as a unit (Zusammenhalt, Bindekraft)

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descendant

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a direkt relative in a later generation (Nachkomme, Nachfahre)

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inheritance

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things passed down to you from you ancestors (Erbe, Vererbung, Hinterlassenschaft)

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kin

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relatives (Verwandschaft, verwandt,

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legitimate

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true and respectable (rechtmäßig, legitim, zulässig)

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paternal

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relating to a father (väterlich, väterlicherseits)

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proximity

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nearness (Nähe, Nachbarschaft)

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sentiment

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feelings; opinion based on feelings (Empfindung, Stimmung, Gefühl)

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sibling

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brother or sister (Geschwister)

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affection

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an emotional closeness or warmth (Zuneigung, Liebe, Gunst, Gewogenheit)

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associate

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to regularly spend time together (verknüpfen, angehören, verbunden)

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bond

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a close connection (Bindung)

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clique

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a small group of friends who are unfriendly to people outside (Clique, Freundeskreis)

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confide

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to tell very personal things (anvertrauen, vertrauen, ein Geheimnis erzählen)

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exclusive

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keeping out a few people (exklusiv, ausschließlich)

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fluctuate

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to change often, from one condition to another (schwanken, fluktuieren)

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in common

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as a shared characteristic (gemeinsam haben)

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solidarity

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standing together despite pressure to move apart (Solidarität, Zusammenhalt)

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willing

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agreeable and ready to do something (bereit, gewillt, willig)

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complex

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not simple (komplex)

22
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despondent

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extremely sad and without hope for the future (bedrückt, niedergeschlagen, mutlos)

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devotion

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a willingness to keep supporting someone you admire (Hingabe, Zuneigung)

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dilemma

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a difficult choice between two things (Dilemma, Zwickmühle)

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engender
to bring into being; to cause to exist (hervorrufen, erzeugen, verursachen, hervorbringen)
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loyal
faithful (loyal, ergeben)
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passion
an extremely strong emotion, like love or anger (Leidenschaft, Lust, Zorn, Vorliebe)
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proliferation
an increase in the number of something and in the number of places it can be found (Ausbreitung, Wucherung, Vermehrung)
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reciprocity
doing as much for another as he or she has done for you (Gegenseitigkeit)
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vanish
to disappear suddenly (verschwinden)
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antipathy
a strong, long-lasting negative feeling (Antipathie, Abneigung)
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arrogantly
in a way that shows a high opinion of oneself and a low opinion of others (arrogant)
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berate
to say insulting and disrespectful things (beschimpfen)
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contemptuous
having no respect (herablassend, verachtend)
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despise
hate very much (verachten, hassen)
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humiliation
an event that causes someone to feel that he has lost the respect of others (Demütigung)
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obnoxious
bothersome; doing small things that others dont like (widerlich, unerträglich, unausstehlich)
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stigmatize
to mark with a visible feature that makes other people think, perhaps incorrectly, that someone or something is wrong (stigmatisieren, brandmarken)
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autonomy
freedom to make one's own decisions (Selbstständigkeit, Eigenständigkeit, Unabhängigkeit)
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cascading
falling or moving onward through several stages from one point to another, like a series of waterfalls (fallend, stufenförmig)
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cloak
to hide; make something difficult to see (bedecken, maskieren, verdecken, verhüllen)
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demographic
related to the characteristics of a society or other group of people (demografisch, bevölkerungsstatistisch)
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dire
extremely bad (fatal, schrecklich, schlimm)
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embrace
to eagerly take hold of something; to hug (umarmen, erfassen, annehmen)
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hover
to stay near a person or place, like a bird or a helicopter constantly staying (schweben, jemandem nicht von der Seite weichen)
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novice
someone without much earlier experience at that task (Anfänger, Neuling, Einsteiger)
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shame
dishonor because of being associated with a mistake or bad behavior (Schande, Scham)
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vitriolic
showing an extreme, hateful anger (hasserfüllt)
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owerwhelming
so large or intense that someone has difficulty understanding or controlling it (überwältigend, erdrückend)
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plummet
to fall a long way in a short time (abstürzen, stürzen, Sturz, Sturzflug)