English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

Lebensabend — meaning in English

German → English · translate English → German instead

English meaning

  • retirement noun The act of leaving your job or career for good, usually after reaching a certain age.
  • sunset noun The moment the sun goes down below the horizon in the evening.

Senses

Lebensabend is used for these senses in English:

  • retirement The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]
  • sunset (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

retirement — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving your job or career for good, usually after reaching a certain age.
  2. noun The stage of life after you stop working, or a quiet, secluded life away from public activity.

sunset — full definition

  1. noun The moment the sun goes down below the horizon in the evening.
  2. noun The final stage or ending phase of something, such as a career or era.
  3. verb To gradually end or phase out a program, policy, or product.

Related German words