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1 Abstammung
f1. descent, origin; (Geburt) birth; von italienischer etc. Abstammung of Italian etc. descent ( oder extraction)2. LING. derivation, origin* * *die Abstammungdescent; ancestry; lineage; parentage; extraction* * *Ạb|stam|mungf -, -endescent; (= Abkunft auch) origin, extraction; (LING) origin, derivation* * *die1) (a line of ancestors coming down to one's parents: He is of noble ancestry.) ancestry2) (descent or ancestors: He is of royal blood.) blood3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) descent4) (race or parentage: He is of Greek extraction.) extraction5) (family or ancestry: a man of unknown parentage.) parentage* * *Ab·stam·mung<-, -en>adeliger \Abstammung sein to be of noble birthsie muss französischer \Abstammung sein she must be of French extractionehelicher/nichtehelicher \Abstammung sein JUR to be legitimate/illegitimate* * *die; Abstammung, Abstammungen descent* * *1. descent, origin; (Geburt) birth;2. LING derivation, origin* * *die; Abstammung, Abstammungen descent* * *f.ancestry n.descent n.family history n.genealogy n.lineage n.parentage n. -
2 ahnen
I v/t (vorhersehen) foresee; (vermuten) suspect; (Böses) have a presentiment ( oder foreboding) of; ich hab’s geahnt! I had a funny feeling, I knew it; wie konnte ich ahnen... how was I to know...; ich konnte doch nicht ahnen... I had no way of knowing...; du ahnst nicht, was mir das bedeutet! you have no idea how much that means to me!; (ach,) du ahnst es nicht! umg. blow me (down)!; das lässt ahnen,... it makes one suspect...; als ob er es geahnt hätte as if he had known it (in advance)II v/i: mir ahnt Böses I fear the worst; was seine Zukunft betrifft ahnt mir nichts Gutes I have grave misgivings as to his future* * *die Ahnenancestry (Pl.)* * *ah|nen ['aːnən]1. vt(= voraussehen) to foresee, to know; Gefahr, Tod etc to have a presentiment or premonition or foreboding of; (= vermuten) to suspect; (= erraten) to guessdas kann ich doch nicht áhnen! — I couldn't be expected to know that!
nichts Böses áhnen — to have no sense of foreboding, to be unsuspecting
nichts Böses áhnend — unsuspectingly
da sitzt man friedlich an seinem Schreibtisch, nichts Böses áhnend... (hum) — there I was sitting peacefully at my desk minding my own business... (hum)
ohne zu áhnen, dass... — without dreaming or suspecting (for one minute) that...
ohne es zu áhnen — without suspecting, without having the slightest idea
davon habe ich nichts geahnt — I didn't have the slightest inkling of it, I didn't suspect it for one moment
(ach), du ahnst es nicht! (inf) — would you believe it! (inf)
du ahnst es nicht, wen ich gestern getroffen habe! — you'll never guess or believe who I met yesterday!
die Umrisse waren nur zu áhnen — the contours could only be guessed at
2. vi (geh)mir ahnt nichts Gutes — I have a premonition that all is not well
* * *ah·nen[ˈa:nən]I. vt1. (vermuten)▪ etw \ahnen to suspect sth▪ \ahnen, dass/was/weshalb... to suspect, that/what/why...na, ahnst du jetzt, wohin wir fahren? well, have you guessed where we're going yet?▪ etw \ahnen to have a premonition of sth3. (erahnen)▪ etw \ahnen to guess [at] sthdas kann/konnte ich doch nicht \ahnen! how can/could I know that?ohne es zu \ahnen without suspecting, unsuspectinglyohne zu \ahnen, dass/was without suspecting, that/whatetwas/nichts [von etw] \ahnen to know something/nothing [about sth], to have an/no idea [about sth] fam▪ jdm etw \ahnen to have misgivings [or forebodings]mir ahnt Schreckliches I have misgivingsmir ahnt da nichts Gutes I fear the worst* * *1.transitives Verb1) have a presentiment or premonition of2) (vermuten) suspect; (erraten) guesswer soll denn ahnen, dass... — who would know that...
du ahnst es nicht! — (ugs.) oh heck or Lord! (coll.)
3) (vage erkennen) just make out2.die Wagen waren in der Dunkelheit mehr zu ahnen als zu sehen — one could sense the cars in the darkness, rather than see them
intransitives Verb (geh.)es ahnte mir, dass... — I suspected that...
* * *A. v/t (vorhersehen) foresee; (vermuten) suspect; (Böses) have a presentiment ( oder foreboding) of;ich hab’s geahnt! I had a funny feeling, I knew it;wie konnte ich ahnen … how was I to know…;ich konnte doch nicht ahnen … I had no way of knowing …;du ahnst nicht, was mir das bedeutet! you have no idea how much that means to me!;das lässt ahnen, … it makes one suspect …;als ob er es geahnt hätte as if he had known it (in advance)B. v/i:mir ahnt Böses I fear the worst;was seine Zukunft betrifft, ahnt mir nichts Gutes I have grave misgivings as to his future* * *1.transitives Verb1) have a presentiment or premonition of2) (vermuten) suspect; (erraten) guesswer soll denn ahnen, dass... — who would know that...
du ahnst es nicht! — (ugs.) oh heck or Lord! (coll.)
3) (vage erkennen) just make out2.die Wagen waren in der Dunkelheit mehr zu ahnen als zu sehen — one could sense the cars in the darkness, rather than see them
intransitives Verb (geh.)es ahnte mir, dass... — I suspected that...
* * *v.to forebode v.to presage v. -
3 Geschlecht
n; -(e)s, -er1. sex; das andere Geschlecht the opposite sex; das starke Geschlecht the stronger sex; das schwache / schöne Geschlecht the weaker / fair sex; männlichen / weiblichen Geschlechts ( sein) (be) male / female; beiderlei Geschlechts of both sexes5. LING. gender; welches Geschlecht hat das Wort? what gender is the word?6. nur Sg.; lit. (Geschlechtsteil) sex* * *das Geschlecht(Biologie) sex;(Familie) lineage; dynasty; family;(Generation) generation;(Genus) gender* * *Ge|schlẹcht [gə'ʃlɛçt]nt -(e)s, -er1) sex; (GRAM) genderJugendliche beiderlei Geschlechts — young people of both sexes
das schwache/schöne/starke Geschlecht — the weaker/fair/stronger sex
2) (geh = Geschlechtsteil) sex (liter)das menschliche Geschlecht, das Geschlecht der Menschen — the human race
er ist vornehmen Geschlechts — he is of noble lineage
* * *das1) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) house2) (ancestry.) lineage3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) race4) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) sex* * *Ge·schlecht<-[e]s, -er>[gəˈʃlɛçt]ntdas andere \Geschlecht the other [or opposite] sexbeiderlei \Geschlechts of both sexesdas schwache/schöne/zarte \Geschlecht (hum) the weaker/fairer/gentle sexer stammt aus einem adligen/alten \Geschlecht he comes from a noble/ancient family, he is of noble/ancient lineagedas menschliche \Geschlecht the human racezukünftige/spätere/die kommenden \Geschlechter future generations4. LING gender* * *das; Geschlecht[e]s, Geschlechter1) sexdas starke Geschlecht — (ugs. scherzh.) the stronger sex
das schwache/schöne/zarte Geschlecht — (ugs. scherzh.) the weaker/fair/gentle sex
2) (Sippe) family3) (Sprachw.) gender4) o. Pl. (Geschlechtsteil) sex* * *1. sex;das andere Geschlecht the opposite sex;das starke Geschlecht the stronger sex;das schwache/schöne Geschlecht the weaker/fair sex;beiderlei Geschlechts of both sexes2. (Gattung) species;das menschliche Geschlecht the human race, humankind4. (Generation) generation;die kommenden Geschlechter generations to come5. LING gender;welches Geschlecht hat das Wort? what gender is the word?6. nur sg; liter (Geschlechtsteil) sex* * *das; Geschlecht[e]s, Geschlechter1) sexmännlichen/weiblichen Geschlechts sein — be male/female
das starke Geschlecht — (ugs. scherzh.) the stronger sex
das schwache/schöne/zarte Geschlecht — (ugs. scherzh.) the weaker/fair/gentle sex
2) (Sippe) family3) (Sprachw.) gender4) o. Pl. (Geschlechtsteil) sex* * *n.gender n.sex n. -
4 Herkunft
f; -, Herkünfte origin; einer Person: auch background; eines Wortes: origin, derivation; der Herkunft nach by origin; er ist chinesischer Herkunft he’s of Chinese origin ( oder descent); es ist kanadischer Herkunft it comes from Canada* * *die Herkunftdescent; origin; provenance; stock; extraction; lineage* * *Her|kunft ['heːɐkʊnft]f -, -e[-kʏnftə] origin; (soziale) background, origins pler ist seiner Hérkunft nach Brite — he is of British extraction or descent or origin
er ist aristokratischer Hérkunft (gen) — he comes from an aristocratic family, he is of aristocratic descent
* * *die1) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) background2) (a person's place of birth, family background etc: He tried to hide his origins.) origins3) (distinguished descent or ancestry: a man of pedigree.) pedigree* * *Her·kunft<-, -künfte>[ˈhe:ɐ̯kʊnft, pl ˈhe:rkʏnftə]ihrer \Herkunft nach ist sie Baskin she is of Basque descent [or extraction]von... \Herkunft sein to be of... origin [or stock]er ist von bäuerlicher \Herkunft he comes from a family of farmers2. (Ursprung) originvon... \Herkunft sein (Ursprung) to have a/an... origindieses Wort ist von unklarer \Herkunft this word has an unclear origin* * *die; Herkunft, Herkünfte origin[s pl.]einfacher (Gen.) od. von einfacher Herkunft sein — be of humble origin or stock
* * *der Herkunft nach by origin;es ist kanadischer Herkunft it comes from Canada* * *die; Herkunft, Herkünfte origin[s pl.]einfacher (Gen.) od. von einfacher Herkunft sein — be of humble origin or stock
* * *-¨e (Familie) f.descent n. -¨e (Quelle) f.sources n. -¨e (Sprache) f.etymology n. -¨e (Stamm) f.parentage n. -¨e f.origin n.provenance n.social extraction n. -
5 Ahnenpass
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6 Abstammung
f1. ancestory2. ancestry3. descent4. extraction5. genealogy6. lineage7. origin8. parentage9. stock -
7 Ahnenpass
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8 Herkunft
f1. background [to be of German background]2. birth3. derivation4. descent5. extraction [ancestry]6. fountain7. origin8. parentage9. provenance10. sources11. stock
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