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grandmother [listen] Großmutter {f} [soc.] [listen]

grandmothers Großmütter {pl}

to throw sb. under the bus [fig.] jdn. im Stich lassen; fallen lassen; opfern; zum Sündenbock machen {vt} [listen]

Most politicians would throw their grandmothers under the bus to get elected. Die meisten Politiker würden ihre Großmutter verkaufen, um gewählt zu werden.

He's the type of person who will throw anyone under the bus. Der geht über Leichen.

great-grandmother; great-grandma [listen] Urgroßmutter {f}; Uroma {f}

great-grandmothers; great-grandmas Urgroßmütter {pl}; Uromas {pl}

great-great-grandmother; great-great-grandma Ururgroßmutter {f}; Ururoma {f}

great-great-grandmothers; great-great-grandmas Ururgroßmütter {pl}; Ururomas {pl}

to be a reminder of sth.; to serve as a reminder of sth. (of a thing that causes you to remember sth.) an etw. erinnern; Erinnerungen an etw. wecken {vi} (Sache)

being a reminder; serving as a reminder an erinnernd; Erinnerungen weckend

been a reminder; served as a reminder an erinnert; Erinnerungen geweckt

to be a vivid reminder of sth. jdn. lebhaft an etw. erinnern

to be a constant/painful reminder of your past jdn. ständig/schmerzlich an die Vergangenheit erinnern

The ruined Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was preserved as a purposeful reminder of the madness of World War II. Die nicht instandgesetzte Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche soll ganz bewusst an den Irrsinn des zweiten Weltkrieges erinnern.

The recipe is a blissful reminder of my grandmothers Sunday dinners. Das Rezept weckt schöne Erinnerungen an die Sonntagsessen bei meiner Großmutter.
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