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schwanger

schwanger

See also: schwänger

German

Adjective

schwanger (not comparable)

  1. pregnant (of humans)
  2. (chiefly colloquial, sometimes frowned upon) pregnant, gravid (of animals)
  3. (poetic) full of, laden with

Usage notes

  • The father is named with the preposition von: Sie ist schwanger von ihrem Mann Peter.
  • The child is named with the preposition mit: Sie ist schwanger mit ihrem dritten Kind.

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