brother

noun

1) Bruder, der

my/your etc. brothers and sisters — meine/deine usw. Geschwister

have you any brothers or sisters? — haben Sie Geschwister?

2) (fellow member of trade union) Kollege, der

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noun

1) (the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents: I have two brothers.) der Bruder

2) (a fellow member of any group (also adjective): brother officers.) der Kollege

3) ((plural also brethren ['breƟrən]) a member of a religious group: The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily.) der Bruder

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- brother-in-law

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broth·er

[ˈbrʌðəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (son of same parents) Bruder m

\brothers and sisters Geschwister pl

2. (comrade)

▪ \brothers! pl Kameraden!, Brüder!

\brothers in arms Waffenbrüder pl

3. REL (monk) Bruder m

B\brother Michael Bruder m Michael

4. esp AM (fam: male friend) Kumpel m

5.

▶ I am not my \brother's keeper ich bin nicht der Hüter meines Bruders geh

II. interj (fam) Mann! fam, Mannomann! fam

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['brʌðə(r)]

n pl -s or (obs, Eccl) brethren

1) (ALSO ECCL) Bruder m

they are brother and sister — sie sind Geschwister, sie sind Bruder und Schwester

my/his brothers and sisters — meine/seine Geschwister

the Clarke brothers — die Brüder Clarke; (Comm) die Gebrüder Clarke

oh brother! ( esp US inf ) — Junge, Junge! (inf)

2) (in trade unions) Kollege m

3) (= fellow man DDR POL) Bruder m

his brother officers —

our brothers ( ) — geh, Eccl )

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brother [ˈbrʌðə(r)]

A s

1. Bruder m:

brothers and sisters Geschwister;

Smith Brothers WIRTSCH Gebrüder Smith

2. REL pl brethren Bruder m:

a) Nächste(r) m

b) Glaubensgenosse m, Mitglied n einer religiösen Gemeinschaft

c) KATH (Laien)Bruder m

3. Amtsbruder m, Kollege m, Genosse m, Gefährte m, Kamerad m:

brother in affliction (oder distress) Leidensgefährte, -genosse;

brother in arms Waffenbruder m, Kampfgenosse

B adj Bruder…:

brother officer Offizierskamerad m;

brother scientist wissenschaftlicher Kollege;

brother student Kommilitone m, Studienkollege m

C int

1. umg Freundchen!

2. umg Mann!, Mensch!:

brother, was I sick! Mann, war mir schlecht!

br. abk

1. branch

2. bronze

3. brother

4. brown

bro. abk brother

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noun

1) Bruder, der

my/your etc. brothers and sisters — meine/deine usw. Geschwister

have you any brothers or sisters? — haben Sie Geschwister?

2) (fellow member of trade union) Kollege, der

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n.

Bruder -¨ m.