English-German translation for "forbear"

"forbear" German translation

forbear
[fɔː(r)bɛ(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät forbore [-ˈbɔː(r)]; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf forborne [-ˈbɔː(r)n]>

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unterlassen, vermeiden, abstehen von, sich erdulden, ertragen, schonen, nachsichtig behandeln nicht erwähnen gebrauchen, für sich behalten
  • unterlassen, (ver)meiden, abstehen von, sich (einer Sache) (einerSache) enthalten
    forbear rare | seltenselten (avoid, refrain)
    forbear rare | seltenselten (avoid, refrain)
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  • nicht erwähnenor | oder od gebrauchen, für sich behalten
    forbear rare | seltenselten (not mention or use)
    forbear rare | seltenselten (not mention or use)
forbear
[fɔː(r)bɛ(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät forbore [-ˈbɔː(r)]; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf forborne [-ˈbɔː(r)n]>

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ablassen, abstehen geduldig nachsichtig sein
Man könnte sagen, dass wir jetzt doppelt so lange leben wie unsere Vorfahren.
In a manner of speaking, we now enjoy twice as much life as our forbears.
Source: Europarl
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Vorfahr, Ahne, Ahnherr
  • Vorfahrmasculine | Maskulinum m
    forbear forebear
    Ahnemasculine | Maskulinum m
    forbear forebear
    Ahnherrmasculine | Maskulinum m
    forbear forebear
    forbear forebear
Man könnte sagen, dass wir jetzt doppelt so lange leben wie unsere Vorfahren.
In a manner of speaking, we now enjoy twice as much life as our forbears.
Source: Europarl
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