English-German translation for "descendant"

"descendant" German translation

descendant

noun | Substantiv s

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Nachkomme, Abkömmling
  • Nachkommemasculine | Maskulinum m
    descendant
    Abkömmlingmasculine | Maskulinum m
    descendant
    descendant

descendant

adjective | Adjektiv adj

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lineal descendant
direkter Nachkomme
lineal descendant
Ohne eine solche Verschiebung hinterlassen wir unseren Nachkommen eine unbezahlte Rechnung.
Without such a shift, we will merely be leaving an unholy legacy for our descendants to clear up.
Source: Europarl
Wir haben hier verschiedene Abkömmlinge dieser Denkweise.
Now we have here various descendants of that way of thinking.
Source: Europarl
Es werden stattdessen ihre Nachkommen sein, die für die Lebensmittelproduktion verwendet werden.
It will be their descendants that are used for food.
Source: Europarl
Was sie für ihre Nachfahren bedeuten könnte, ist noch weniger bekannt.
There is no telling what it could mean for their descendants.
Source: News-Commentary
Das ist genau, was wir, ihre Nachkommen, tun müssen: erinnern und lernen.
This is exactly what we, their descendants, have to do: remember and learn.
Source: Europarl
Das ist eine unglaubliche schmerzhafte Lage für die vertriebenen Bewohner und ihre Nachkommen.
It is an incredibly painful situation for the displaced inhabitants and their descendants.
Source: Europarl
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