Umgang — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acquaintance noun A person you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.
- colloquial adjective Belonging to ordinary conversation rather than to formal or written language.
- handling noun The way something is managed, dealt with, or physically handled.
- intercourse noun Sexual activity between people.
- treatment noun Medical care given for an illness or injury.
- vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
Senses
Umgang is used for these senses in English:
- acquaintance (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
- colloquial (linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
- handling A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
- intercourse Communication, conversation.
- treatment The process or manner of treating someone or something.
- vernacular Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
acquaintance — full definition
- noun A person you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.
- noun A slight or general knowledge of something.