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Beziehung

relationship

noun be-TSEE-ung Less Common
People & Society Relationships

Also means

connection

Usage Note

Beziehung covers both romantic relationships and abstract connections between things. The plural Beziehungen often means useful contacts, as in the saying Beziehungen schaden nur dem, der keine hat ('connections only hurt those who have none').

Examples

"Sie haben eine gute Beziehung."

Natural Translation

They have a good relationship.

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