Unit 8


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Language Deutsch
Category English
Level Secondary School
Created / Updated 29.11.2022 / 30.11.2022
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geduldig

patient

able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behaviour, etc. without becoming angry

ruhig bleiben

stay calm

to be and remain relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous or upset

großzügig

generous

someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time, etc., in order to help people or give them pleasure

einen ähnlichen Hintergrund haben

come from similar backgrounds

when someone's family, education, previous work, etc. is like your own

sich schon ziemlich lange kennen

go back a long way

to have been friends for a long time

sich trennen (Beziehung)

break up

if a marriage, group of people or relationship breaks up, the people in it separate and do not live or work together any more

getrennte Wege gehen

go your separate ways

if people go their separate ways, they stop being friends or end a personal relationship

sehr gut miteinander auskommen

get on very well

if people get on very well, they like each other and have a very friendly relationship with each other

den Kontakt verlieren

lose touch

if two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating, for example by no longer phoning or writing to each other

viel gemeinsam haben

have a lot in common

to have a lot of the same interests, attitudes, etc. as someone else

sich sehr nahe stehen

be very close

if two people are close, they like or love each other very much

nicht einer Meinung sein

not see eye to eye

if two people don't see eye to eye, they disagree with each other

seine Verlobung mitteilen

announce your engagement

to tell people about your agreement to marry someone

heiraten

get married

if you get married to someone, you become their husband or wife

eine Feier abhalten

hold a ceremony

to present an important social or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way

der Verstorbenen gedenken

remember those who died

to think with respect about people who have died, often in a ceremony

schwanger sein

be pregnant

if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body

auf die Welt bringen, gebären

give birth

if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body

Partner/in

partner

one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship

Jahrestag, Jubiläum

anniversary

a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year

in Rente gehen

retire

to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age

eine Hypothek abzahlen

pay off your mortgage

to finish paying back all the money you borrowed to purchase a house

einen Abschluss machen

graduate

to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from a college or university

ein Jahr frei nehmen

take a year off

to spend a year where you do not study or work in a permanent job; people often travel or do volunteer work in a year off

eine feste Beziehung haben

be in a serious relationship

to spend time together or live together, and have romantic or sexual feelings for each other, for quite a long time

zusammenleben

live together

if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married

sich trennen

separate

if two people who are married or have been living together separate, they start to live apart

sich scheiden lassen

divorce

if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage