 | English | German  |  |
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 | fraternal {adj} [attr.] [e.g. affection, strife] | 12 Bruder- [z. B. Liebe, Zwist] |  |
Nouns |
 | brother <bro.> | 1541 Bruder {m} |  |
 | sibling [male] | 101 Bruder {m} |  |
 | blud [Br.] [sl.] | 29 Bruder {m} |  |
 | bro [coll.] [brother] | 19 Bruder {m} [auch Kumpel, Freund] |  |
 | bruv [Br.] [coll.] | 15 Bruder {m} |  |
 | relig. frater | 9 Bruder {m} [Mönch] |  |
 | relig. Brother ... <Bro.> | 9 Bruder {m} ... <Br.> [Anrede eines Klosterbruders] |  |
 | bruvver [Br.] [sl.] [brother] | Bruder {m} |  |
 | broheim [Am.] [sl.] [also: broheem] [dude] | Bruder {m} [ugs.] [Kumpel] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | flibbertigibbet [flighty, light-headed male person] | (Bruder) Leichtfuß {m} [ugs.] [hum.] |  |
 | big brother [coll.] [older brother] | älterer Bruder {m} |  |
 | elder brother | älterer Bruder {m} |  |
 | older brother | älterer Bruder {m} |  |
 | eldest brother | ältester Bruder {m} |  |
 | happy-go-lucky chap [esp. Br.] [coll.] | Bruder Leichtfuß {m} [veraltend] [hum.] |  |
 | jolly fellow | Bruder Lustig {m} [veraltend] [leichtlebiger Mensch] |  |
 | hist. lit. Friar Rush | Bruder Rausch {m} |  |
 | own brother | eigener Bruder {m} |  |
 | big brother [coll.] [older brother] | großer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [älterer Bruder] |  |
 | older brother | großer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [älterer Bruder] |  |
 | cadet [old-fashioned] | jüngerer Bruder {m} |  |
 | kid brother [coll.] [younger brother] | jüngerer Bruder {m} |  |
 | younger brother | jüngerer Bruder {m} |  |
 | baby-bro [coll.] | jüngster Bruder {m} |  |
 | kid brother [coll.] [younger brother] | kleiner Bruder {m} [ugs.] [jüngerer Bruder] |  |
 | little brother [coll.] [younger brother] | kleiner Bruder {m} [ugs.] [jüngerer Bruder] |  |
 | younger brother | kleiner Bruder {m} [ugs.] [jüngerer Bruder] |  |
 | biological brother | leiblicher Bruder {m} |  |
 | brother german [archaic] | leiblicher Bruder {m} |  |
 | brother-german [archaic] | leiblicher Bruder {m} |  |
 | full brother | leiblicher Bruder {m} |  |
 | dear brother | lieber Bruder {m} |  |
 | birth brother | natürlicher Bruder {m} |  |
 | Stasi brother [pej.] | Stasi-Bruder {m} [auch: Stasibruder] [pej.] |  |
 | fag [Am.] [pej.] [coll.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
 | faggot [Am.] [pej.] [coll.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Homosexueller] |  |
 | poof [Br.] [sl.] [pej.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Homosexueller] |  |
 | shirtlifter [Br.] [sl.] [pej.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Homosexueller] |  |
 | rear gunner [Br.] [sl.] [pej.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Homosexueller] |  |
 | uphill gardener [Br.] [sl.] [pej.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Homosexueller] |  |
 | friend of Dorothy [sl.] [pej.] [male homosexual] | warmer Bruder {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Homosexueller] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | bros before hos [Am.] [sl.] [also: before hoes] [idiom] | Bruder vor Luder [ugs.] [Freund, Kumpel vor Freundin] [Redewendung] |  |
 | bros before hoes [sl.] | Bruder vor Luder [ugs.] [vulg.] |  |
 | What's up, bro? [sl.] | Was geht, Bruder? [salopp] [Jugendsprache] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | relig. brother in Christ | Bruder {m} in Christo |  |
 | relig. brother in Christ | Bruder {m} in Christus |  |
 | Big Brother | der "große Bruder" [nach George Orwell] |  |
 | separated brother | getrennt lebender Bruder {m} |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | You resemble your brother. | Du gleichst deinem Bruder. |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | Smith Major [Br.] [public school sl.] [the older brother of two at the school] | der ältere Bruder {m} Smith [von zwei Smiths an der Schule] |  |
 | Smith Maximus [Br.] [public school sl.] [the oldest of three or more brothers at the school] | der älteste Bruder {m} Smith [von mehreren Smiths an der Schule] |  |
 | Smith Minor [Br.] [public school sl.] [the younger of two brothers at the school] | der jüngere Bruder {m} Smith [von zwei Smiths an der Schule] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | proverb Sleep is the cousin of death. | Der Schlaf ist der Bruder des Todes. |  |
 | quote People look at me and see my brother. [American History X] | Die Menschen sehen mich an und sehen meinen Bruder. |  |
 | He's more repugnant to me than his brother. | Er ist mir noch mehr zuwider als sein Bruder. |  |
 | proverb Beware of the doctor, whose wife sells cemetery plots, whose brother owns a granite quarry, and whose father deals in shovels. | Hüte dich vor dem Arzt, dessen Frau Gräber verkauft, dessen Bruder einen Granitsteinbruch besitzt und dessen Vater mit Schaufeln handelt. |  |
 | After all he is my brother! | Schließlich ist er mein Bruder! |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | mus. F Brother John [Frère Jacques] | Bruder Jakob [auch Meister Jakob] |  |
 | mus. F Brother Peter [Frère Jacques] | Bruder Jakob [auch Meister Jakob] |  |
 | mus. F Are You Sleeping? [Frère Jacques] | Bruder Jakob [auch: Meister Jakob] |  |
 | lit. F Brother Lustig [Grimm Brothers] | Bruder Lustig [Brüder Grimm] |  |
 | film F Brother Sun, Sister Moon [Franco Zeffirelli] | Bruder Sonne, Schwester Mond |  |
 | lit. F The Devil's Sooty Brother [Grimm Brothers] | Des Teufels rußiger Bruder [Brüder Grimm] |  |
 | art F Dodo and her Brother | Dodo und ihr Bruder [Ernst Ludwig Kirchner] |  |
 | film F Something So Right [Lou Antonio] | Mein großer Bruder |  |
 | lit. F The Web [Jonathan Kellerman] | Satans Bruder |  |
 | film lit. F Brother of Sleep | Schlafes Bruder [Roman: Robert Schneider, Film: Joseph Vilsmaier] |  |
 | lit. F Cain His Brother [Anne Perry] | Sein Bruder Kain |  |
 | lit. F The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World [Eoin Colfer] | Tim und der schrecklichste Bruder der Welt |  |
 | lit. F From Death to Morning [Thomas Wolfe] | Tod der stolze Bruder |  |
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