- The number of households of only one person is on the rise.
Haushalt
to overturn
- to overturn a government/a decision/an image
umstürzen; zu Fall bringen
mediocre
- not very high quality
mittelmäßig; zweitklassig
social life
- He has little or no social life and has severe problems in making friends.
gesellschaftliches Leben; Privatleben
to fulfil; to fulfill (AE)
- to fulfil one’s dreams/potential
- → fulfilled (adj): a fulfilled life; fulfilment (n); fulfilling (adj)
erfüllen
ageing population
- population that is getting older and older
alternde Bevölkerung
to cohabit
- a cohabiting couple
(in eheähnlicher Gemeinschaft) zusammenleben
to work long hours
- The job is well-paid, but you have to work long hours, and sometimes during the weekend.
lange arbeiten
sociologist
- someone who studies human behaviour in society, e.g. social institutions and organisations and how they interact with the individual
- → sociology (n); sociological (adj)
Soziologe, Soziologin
to dissolve
- Stir until the powder has dissolved.
sich auflösen
gap year
- During his gap year he travelled and worked in Australia, but he went back to England for university.
freies Jahr zwischen Schulabschluss und Studienbeginn
launch a career
- The unexpected success of her short films helped her launch a career as a serious film director.