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abfinden

English translation: come to terms with / accept / learn to live with

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German term or phrase:abfinden
English translation:come to terms with / accept / learn to live with
Entered by: Sabine Tietge

03:26 Sep 13, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: abfinden
Context: Mit seiner Forderung, die Menschen in Deutschland
müssten sich mit unterschiedlichen Lebensverhältnissen abfinden.

Question: What does abfinden mean here? "Satisfy"?

Thank you in advance!
Jianming Sun
Local time: 16:44
come to terms with / accept / learn to live with
Explanation:
2. unr. refl. V. sich abfinden: resign oneself; sich abfinden mit come to terms with; learn to live with <noise, heat>; sich damit abfinden, dass ... come to terms with the fact that ...

Duden-Oxford - Großwörterbuch Englisch. 2. Aufl. Mannheim 1999. [CD-ROM].
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Sabine Tietge
Local time: 14:14
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4 +7come to terms with / accept / learn to live with
Sabine Tietge


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
come to terms with / accept / learn to live with


Explanation:
2. unr. refl. V. sich abfinden: resign oneself; sich abfinden mit come to terms with; learn to live with <noise, heat>; sich damit abfinden, dass ... come to terms with the fact that ...

Duden-Oxford - Großwörterbuch Englisch. 2. Aufl. Mannheim 1999. [CD-ROM].

Sabine Tietge
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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