poor relation

pɔː rɪˈleɪʃən
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Translation of poor relation into German

Noun

1.

family

person seen as less important in a group
benachteiligtes Mitglied unbedeutendes Mitglied
  • In the family, he felt like a poor relation.In der Familie fühlte er sich wie ein benachteiligtes Mitglied.
2.

comparison

thing considered inferior to another similar thing
Stiefkind narmer Verwandter
  • The library is often the poor relation of the education system.Die Bibliothek ist im Bildungssystem oft das Stiefkind.
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Examples of poor relation in a sentence

  • In the club, he was treated as a poor relation.
  • The smartphone is the poor relation of the tablet.
  • In the tech world, desktops are often seen as the poor relation.

Translations of "poor relation" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasStiefkindnn.

Biotechnology and gene technology must cease to be the poor relation.

Die Bio- und Gentechnologie darf nicht länger als Stiefkind behandelt werden.

Organic agriculture is still the poor relation of our agricultural policy.

Die ökologische Landwirtschaft ist immer noch ein Stiefkind der Agrarpolitik.

The bathroom, however, has remained somewhat the poor relation.

Das Bad ist jedoch immer noch das Stiefkind geblieben.

Social: the poor relation when it comes to reviving the internal market

Sozialpolitik - das Stiefkind bei der Wiederbelebung des Binnenmarktes

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Other translations for poor relation:

  • arme Verwandte
  • Armenverwandter im Vergleich

poor relation: Examples and translations in context

As it is not a productive cost department and it lacks transparency, the maintenance is quickly becoming the poor relation of production.

Weil sie keine produktive Kostenstelle ist und es ihr an Transparenz mangelt, wird die Instandhaltung schnell zum Stiefkind der Fertigung.

Biotechnology and gene technology must cease to be the poor relation.

Die Bio- und Gentechnologie darf nicht länger als Stiefkind behandelt werden.

We will pay particular attention to ensuring that the social dimension does not become the poor relation of the European construction.

Wir werden ein besonderes Augenmerk darauf legen, dass die soziale Dimension nicht das Stiefkind des europäischen Aufbauwerks wird.

Mr President, energy efficiency is arguably the poor relation in the overall supply situation.

Herr Präsident, die Energieeffizienz ist wohl das Stiefkind in der Versorgungssituation insgesamt.

Mr President, energy efficiency is arguably the poor relation in the overall supply situation.

Herr Präsident, die Energieeffizienz ist wohl das Stiefkind in der Versorgungssituation insgesamt.

This aspect of the fisheries sector is the poor relation that has been ignored for far too long.

Diesem Stiefkind des Fischereisektors wurde viel zu lange kaum Beachtung geschenkt.

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