BEOLINGUS
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sisters of fate Schicksalsschwestern {pl}

three-quarter siblings; three-quarter brothers and sisters Dreiviertelgeschwister {pl} [soc.]

Seven Sisters (seven biggest oil companies) die sieben größten Ölgesellschaften {pl} (BP, Exxon, Gulf, Mobil, Shell, Socal, Texaco) [econ.]

Pleiades; Seven Sisters Plejaden {pl}; Atlantiden {pl}; Atlantiaden {pl}; Siebengestirn {n} [astron.]

full siblings; full brothers and sisters Vollgeschwister {pl} [soc.]

without any brothers or sisters; without any siblings geschwisterlos {adj}

compassion; mercy [listen] [listen] Barmherzigkeit {f}; Wohltätigkeit {f}; Mildtätigkeit {f} [geh.]; Milde {f} [veraltet]

the Brothers Hospitallers die Barmherzigen Brüder (Krankenpflegeorden)

the Sisters of Mercy; the Sisters of Charity die Barmherzigen Schwestern (Krankenpflegeorden)

Dominican nun; Dominican sister; Dominican Dominikanernonne {f}; Dominikanerschwester {f}; Dominikanerin {f} [relig.]

Dominican nuns; Dominican sisters; Dominicans Dominikanernonnen {pl}; Dominikanerschwestern {pl}; Dominikanerinnen {pl}

Franciscan nun; Franciscan sister; Franciscan Franziskanernonne {f}; Franziskanerschwester {f}; Franziskanerin {f} [relig.]

Franciscan nuns; Franciscan sisters; Franciscans Franziskanernonnen {pl}; Franziskanerschwestern {pl}; Franziskanerinnen {pl}

sibling [listen] Geschwisterkind {n} [soc.]

siblings; brothers and sisters [listen] [listen] Geschwister {pl} [soc.] [listen]

male sibling männliches Geschwisterkind {n}; Bruder {m} [listen]

female sibling weibliches Geschwisterkind {n}; Schwester {f} [listen]

Carmelite nun; Carmelite sister; Carmelite Karmeliternonne {f}; Karmeliterschwester {f}; Karmeliterin {f} [relig.]

Carmelite nuns; Carmelite sisters; Carmelites Karmeliternonnen {pl}; Karmeliterschwestern {pl}; Karmeliterinnen {pl}

lay sister Laienschwester {f} [relig.]

lay sisters Laienschwestern {pl}

milk-sister Milchschwester {f} [soc.]

milk-sisters Milchschwestern {pl}

nun; sister [listen] [listen] Nonne {f}; Ordensschwester {f}; Ordensfrau {f}; Klosterfrau {f} [relig.]

nuns; sisters Nonnen {pl}; Ordensschwestern {pl}; Ordensfrauen {pl}; Klosterfrauen {pl}

Sister /Sr./ (term of address) Schwester /Sr./ (als Anrede)

sister-in-law [listen] Schwägerin {f} [soc.]

sisters-in-law Schwägerinnen {pl}

sister [listen] Schwester {f} [soc.] [listen]

sisters Schwestern {pl}

sis (term of address) Schwesterchen {n}; Schwesterherz {n} (Anrede)

big sister ältere Schwester; große Schwester

sb.'s kid sister; little sister jds. kleine/jüngere Schwester

adoptive sister; adopted sister Adoptivschwester {f}

stepsister [listen] Stiefschwester {f}

stepsisters Stiefschwestern {pl}

Sis, can you help me with this? Schwesterherz, kannst du mir da helfen?

charge nurse; nursing sister [Br.] Stationsschwester {f} [med.]

charge nurses; nursing sisters Stationsschwestern {pl}

Cistercian nun; Cistercian sister; Cistercian Zisterziensernonne {f}; Zisterzienserschwester {f}; Zisterzienserin {f} [relig.]

Cistercian nuns; Cistercian sisters; Cistercians Zisterziensernonnen {pl}; Zisterzienserschwestern {pl}; Zisterzienserinnen {pl}

twin sister Zwillingsschwester {f}

twin sisters Zwillingsschwestern {pl}

cast-off [Br.]; hand-me-down [Am.]; reach-me-down [coll.] [dated] (item that has been used by someone else before) abgelegtes Stück {n}; gebrauchtes Stück {n} (von jd. anderem)

to have to wear the cast-offs / hand-me-downs from your brothers and sisters die alten Sachen seiner Geschwister tragen müssen