relation
The manner in which two things may be associatedThe manner in which two things may be associated.
» We've broken off relations with them.
Wir haben mit ihnen gebrochen. — Tamy
Wir haben die Beziehung mit ihnen beendet. — Tamy
Мы разорвали с ними отношения. — Lenin_1917
Мы порвали с ними отношения. — Lenin_1917
Ми з ними розірвали стосунки. — deniko
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10 senses(countable, uncountable)The manner in which two things may be associated.
The relation between diet and health is complex.
There's no linear relation between mortality and size.
Beziehung
отноше́ниеotnošénije, зави́симостьzavísimostʹ, связьsvjazʹ
відно́шенняvidnóšennja, зале́жністьzaléžnistʹ, зв'язо́кzvʺjazók
(countable, uncountable)A member of one's extended family; a relative.
Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
Verwandter, Verwandte, Verwandtschaft
ро́дственникródstvennik, ро́дственницаródstvennica
рідня́ridnjá
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
the foreign relations of the United States
(countable, uncountable)The act of relating a story.
Your relation of the events is different from mine.
повествова́ниеpovestvovánije, изложе́ниеizložénije, сообще́ниеsoobščénije
ро́зповідьrózpovidʹ, пере́казperékaz
an act of narration
(countable, uncountable)A set of ordered tuples.
A set of ordered tuples.
(countable, uncountable)A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
половы́е отноше́нияpolovýje otnošénija
стате́ві стосу́нкиstatévi stosúnky
(countable, uncountable)A set of tuples, implemented as a table in a relational database.
This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.
(countable, uncountable)A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
(countable, uncountable)A subobject of a product of objects.
(countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)The act of intercourse.
have relations with
have sexual relations with
Examples
288 sentencesWe've broken off relations with them.
Ми з ними розірвали стосунки. — deniko
ruМы разорвали с ними отношения. — Lenin_1917
deWir haben mit ihnen gebrochen. — Tamy
We have broken off relations with them.
Ми з ними розірвали стосунки. — deniko
ruМы разорвали с ними отношения. — Lenin_1917
deWir haben mit ihnen gebrochen. — Tamy
He is no relation to me.
deEr ist nicht mit mir verwandt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How are relations between the two of them going?
You're interested in a career in foreign relations, aren't you?
deSie sind an einer Laufbahn im Auswärtigen Amt interessiert, nicht wahr? — stefz
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English relacion, relacioun, from Anglo-Norman relacioun and Old French relaciFrom Middle English relacion, relacioun, from Anglo-Norman relacioun and Old French relacion (whence French relation), from Latin relātiō, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relātus (“related”), from verb referō (“to refer, to relate”), from prefix re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear, to carry”). By surface analysis, relate + -ion. Doublet of relazione.
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Forms
plural: relationsSynonyms
26 synonyms- an act of narration:tellingrecounting
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time:relation back
- a person related by blood or marriage:relative
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur:sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoituscoitionsexual congresssexual relation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.