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Lebenslage
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German
Etymology
de :af Leben -s- Lage
de Leben -s- Lage
Pronunciation
de /ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə/
de De-Lebenslage.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈleːbm̩̩sˌlaːɡə/
de De-Lebenslage2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Le bens la ge
Noun
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life situation/circumstances
310 Da lag er, sein Monogramm auf der Brusttasche seines Nachthemds, die Hände hinter dem Kopf gefaltet, in seinem reinlichen, weißen Bett,dem Totenbett der Amerikanerin und wahrscheinlich noch mancher anderen Person, und blickte mit einfachen, vom Schnupfen getrübten blauen Augen zur Zimmerdecke empor, die Sonderbarkeit seiner Lebenslage betrachtend. There he lay, his monogram on his nightgown's chest pocket, his hands folded behind his head, in his cleanly, white bed—the deathbed of that American woman and likely of several other people—and stared at the ceiling with his blue eyes, clouded from the fever, looking on how curious his situation was.
Declension
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