B1-Wortliste - Familie und Beziehungen

a person who is related to someone by blood or marriage

Verwandter, angehöriger

any connection between people by kinship or marriage

Beziehung, Verwandtschaft

a close relationship between two or more people characterized by trust, loyalty, and support

Freundschaft, Vertrautheit

the state of being a mother to a child or children

Mutterschaft

the state of being a father to a child or children

Vaterschaft

a family member who is related to us by blood or marriage

Verwandter, Angehöriger

the formal and legal relationship between two people who are married

Ehe

not having a legal or official romantic partner

unverheiratet, ledig

having formally agreed to marry someone

verlobt, verlobte

not living with one's spouse or partner anymore

getrennt, geschieden

a woman who is about to be married or has recently been married

die Braut, die Verlobte

a man who is getting married

der Bräutigam, der Ehemann

a male or female partner in a marriage

Ehegatte, Ehegattin, Ehepartner(in)

a person who raises a child or children without a partner

alleinerziehender Elternteil, alleinerziehende Mutter/Vater

a person who has no siblings

einzelkind, einzige Tochter/einziger Sohn

a chart, showing the relationship between all the members of a family over a long period of time

Familienbaum, Stammbaum

someone who is the mother of a person's wife or husband

Schwiegermutter

someone who is the father of a person's wife or husband

Schwiegervater

the person who is the sister of one's spouse

Schwägerin

the person who is the brother of one's spouse

Schwager

the wife of one's daughter or son

Schwiegertochter

the husband of one's son or daughter

Schwiegersohn

‌the parents of one's spouse

Schwiegereltern, Eltern des Ehepartners

a group of people belonging to a particular age group or time period partaking in a certain activity

Generation

to leave someone with no intention of returning

verlassen

to look after a child until they reach maturity

aufziehen, erziehen

to be sexually unfaithful to one's partner by engaging in romantic or intimate activities with someone else

betrügen, fremdgehen

to abandon one's wife, husband, or partner with no plan of returning

verlassen, aufgeben

to end the relationship or live apart from a partner

sich trennen, scheiden

sharing a strong and intimate bond

nah, intim

being connected through family ties or marriage

verwandt, verwandt

an immediate and intense romantic attraction that one feels upon seeing someone for the first time