German-English translation for "adoptieren"

"adoptieren" English translation

adoptieren
[adɔpˈtiːrən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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  • adopt
    adoptieren Kind
    adoptieren Kind
My wife wants to adopt a child.
Meine Frau will ein Kind adoptieren.
Source: Tatoeba
Since they had no children of their own, they decided to adopt a girl.
Da sie selbst keine Kinder hatten, beschlossen sie, ein Mädchen zu adoptieren.
Source: Tatoeba
They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own.
Sie beschlossen, lieber ein Kind zu adoptieren als ein eigenes zu bekommen.
Source: Tatoeba
The couple decided to adopt an orphan.
Das Paar entschied sich, ein Waisenkind zu adoptieren.
Source: Tatoeba
My wife wanted to adopt a child.
Meine Frau wollte ein Kind adoptieren.
Source: Tatoeba
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