sister

noun

1) Schwester, die

2) (fellow member of trade union) Kollegin, die

3) (Brit.): (senior nurse) Oberschwester, die

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['sistə] 1. noun

1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) die Schwester

2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) die Schwester

3) (a female member of a religious group.) die Schwester

4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) die Schwester

2. adjective

(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) Schwester-...

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sis·ter

[ˈsɪstəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (female sibling) Schwester f

2. (fellow feminist) Schwester f; (trade unionist) Kollegin f

3. (nun) [Ordens]schwester f

S\sister Catherine Schwester Catherine; (form of address)

▪ S\sister! Schwester! f

4. BRIT, AUS (nurse) [Kranken]schwester f

S\sister Jones Schwester Jones f

day \sister Tagesschwester f

5. AM (dated fam: form of address to woman) Schwester f sl

II. n modifier (party, ship) Schwester-

\sister company Schwestergesellschaft f, Schwesterfirma f

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['sɪstə(r)]

n

1) Schwester f; (in trade union) Kollegin f; (= ship) Schwesterschiff nt

or the sister of sb — jds Schwester sein

2) (= nun) (Ordens)schwester f; (before name) Schwester f

3) (Brit: senior nurse) Oberschwester f

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sister [ˈsıstə(r)]

A s

1. Schwester f:

the Fatal (oder Three) Sisters die drei Schicksalsschwestern

2. REL

a) (Ordens-)Schwester f

b) pl Schwestern(schaft) pl(f):

Sisters of Mercy Barmherzige Schwestern

3. MED besonders Br Oberschwester f

4. fig Schwester f (etwas Gleichartiges):

prose, the younger sister of verse

5. WIRTSCH Schwester f (Schwestergesellschaft)

6. US sl (als Anrede) Mädchen!, Kleine!

B adj Schwester… (auch fig):

sister cells (company, party, ship, etc);

sister town Partnerstadt f

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noun

1) Schwester, die

2) (fellow member of trade union) Kollegin, die

3) (Brit.): (senior nurse) Oberschwester, die

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n.

Schwester f.