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Relationships Flashcards

1
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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

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to bring into being; to cause to exist (hervorrufen, erzeugen, verursachen, hervorbringen)

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loyal

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faithful (loyal, ergeben)

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passion

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an extremely strong emotion, like love or anger (Leidenschaft, Lust, Zorn, Vorliebe)

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proliferation

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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

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doing as much for another as he or she has done for you (Gegenseitigkeit)

30
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vanish

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to disappear suddenly (verschwinden)

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antipathy

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a strong, long-lasting negative feeling (Antipathie, Abneigung)

32
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arrogantly

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in a way that shows a high opinion of oneself and a low opinion of others (arrogant)

33
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berate

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to say insulting and disrespectful things (beschimpfen)

34
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contemptuous

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having no respect (herablassend, verachtend)

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despise

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hate very much (verachten, hassen)

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humiliation

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an event that causes someone to feel that he has lost the respect of others (Demütigung)

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obnoxious

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bothersome; doing small things that others dont like (widerlich, unerträglich, unausstehlich)

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stigmatize

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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

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freedom to make one’s own decisions (Selbstständigkeit, Eigenständigkeit, Unabhängigkeit)

40
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cascading

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falling or moving onward through several stages from one point to another, like a series of waterfalls (fallend, stufenförmig)

41
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cloak

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to hide; make something difficult to see (bedecken, maskieren, verdecken, verhüllen)

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demographic

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related to the characteristics of a society or other group of people (demografisch, bevölkerungsstatistisch)

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dire

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extremely bad (fatal, schrecklich, schlimm)

44
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embrace

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to eagerly take hold of something; to hug (umarmen, erfassen, annehmen)

45
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hover

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to stay near a person or place, like a bird or a helicopter constantly staying (schweben, jemandem nicht von der Seite weichen)

46
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novice

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someone without much earlier experience at that task (Anfänger, Neuling, Einsteiger)

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shame

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dishonor because of being associated with a mistake or bad behavior (Schande, Scham)

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vitriolic

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showing an extreme, hateful anger (hasserfüllt)

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owerwhelming

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so large or intense that someone has difficulty understanding or controlling it (überwältigend, erdrückend)

50
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plummet

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to fall a long way in a short time (abstürzen, stürzen, Sturz, Sturzflug)

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