relation Význam & definícia

Význam relation v slovenčine

• 0 the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other:

  • Relations between him and his new wife are rather strained.

  • formal Britain enjoys friendly relations with Canada.

• 1 the connection or similarity between two things:

  • The relation between the original book and this new film is very faint.

  • She bears no relation to (= she is not similar to) her brother.

  • She used the map to discover where she was in relation to her surroundings.

• 2 a member of your family:

  • The funeral was attended by friends and relations.

  • She's a relation by marriage because she married my cousin.

• 3 connection or similarity:

  • [ U ] There was little relation between the book and the movie.

  • [ pl ] diplomatic relations

  • [ pl ] business/economic relations

• 4 a person who is a member of the same family as another person:

  • On our trip, we visited friends and relations on both sides of the family.