1. Relationships Flashcards
(26 cards)
Relative
Uncles and aunts are relatives.
Familielid
Close relative
There were only close relatives at the wedding.
Naaste familielid
Engaged
They married after having been engaged for six months.
Verloofd
Engagement
He gave his fiancée a beautiful engagement ring.
Verloving
To celebrate
Last Saturday they celebrated their silver wedding.
Vieren
Celebration
When is the celebration of their silver wedding?
Viering
To divorce
They divorced after having been married for three years.
Scheiden
Divorce
Two years after her divorce she remarried.
Scheiding
Because of / on account of
She didn’t want to divorce because of/on account of the children.
Vanwege
To live together / to cohabit
Before their marriage they lived together/cohabited for two years.
Samenwonen
To separate
After living together for three years they separated.
Uit elkaar gaan
Separation
Two years after her separation she found a new partner.
Scheiding
Inseparable
The two friends were inseparable.
Onafscheidelijk
Single
Since her divorce she has been a single mother.
Alleenstaand
To desert / to abandon
He deserted/abandoned his wife and two children.
In de steek laten
To bring up / to raise
The single mother brought up/raised three children on her own.
Grootbrengen
Foster parents
She was brought up by her foster parents.
Pleegouders
Ancestor
In 1850 his ancestors emigrated to America.
Voorouder
To descend (from)
He descends from German ancestors.
Afstammen (van)
Descendant
She is the last descendant of a Russian prince.
Afstammeling
Bachelor
Isn’t he marriaged? No, he’s still a bachelor.
Vrijgezel
Adult
When you are twenty-one, you are an adult.
Volwassene
Grown-up
They have three grown-up sons.
Volwassen
To regard / to consider
I regard/consider him as my best friend.
Beschouwen
