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Bruder

brother [also Rel.] ; bloke

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Brüder	exp.	brothers ; brethren	[Rel.]

der große Bruder	exp.	Big Brother	[Fig.]
der Splitter in deines Bruders Auge	exp.	the mote that is in thy brother's eye
Bruder Lustig	exp.	jolly {or} merry fellow
Bruder Franziskus	exp.	Brother Francis
ein warmer Bruder	exp.	a poof ; a pansy
Bruder Liederlich	exp.	wastrel

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Bruder
Bru•der m , -s, -"

a    brother
Brüder $      pl     (Rel)   brothers    pl  , brethren    pl
der große Bruder        (fig)   Big Brother
die Brüder Müller      the Müller brothers
die Brüder Grimm      the Brothers Grimm
unter Brüdern      inf   between friends
Brüder im Geiste      geh   spiritual brothers
und willst du nicht mein Bruder sein, so schlag ich dir den Schädel ein        (prov)    if you're not prepared to agree with me, then you'd better watch out!

b    (=Mönch)   friar, brother
(=Diakon)   deacon
Bruder Franziskus        (als Anrede)    Brother Francis
die Brüder $      pl   the brothers    pl  , the brethren    pl

c    inf   (=Mann)   guy inf  , bloke   (Brit)   inf
ein warmer Bruder      dated inf   a poof   (Brit)   inf   inf  , a pansy
ein zwielichtiger Bruder      a shady character or customer inf
das sind alles ganz windige Brüder      pej   they're a shady lot   (Brit)  or crew   (Brit)   inf   inf  or bunch
euch Brüder kenn ich      pej   I know YOU lot   (Brit)  or bunch inf

Translation German - English Collins Dictionary

der Bruder

brother n.
Aber ich war der Bruder des Lords und sie hatte keine Wahl.	But I was the lord's brother and she had no choice.
Auch nicht die Tatsache, dass du der Bruder meiner Tochter bist.	Neither the fact that you are my daughter's brother.
Other examples in context
Du warst immer der Bruder, auf den ich zählen konnte.	You were always the one brother I could count on.
Na ja, so hatte es sich der Bruder nicht vorgestellt.	Well, that wasn't quite what a brother had in mind.
Und der Bruder, ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll.	And the brother, I do not know where to start.
Aber er ist nicht der Bruder, wie ich es sein wollte.	But he's not the brother I wanted to be like.

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