Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
abfinden
English translation:
come to terms with / accept / learn to live with
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German term
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Native in: Chinese 
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abfinden
German to English
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Context: Mit seiner Forderung, die Menschen in Deutschland
müssten sich mit unterschiedlichen Lebensverhältnissen abfinden.
Question: What does abfinden mean here? "Satisfy"?
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müssten sich mit unterschiedlichen Lebensverhältnissen abfinden.
Question: What does abfinden mean here? "Satisfy"?
Thank you in advance!
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come to terms with / accept / learn to live with
2. unr. refl. V. sich abfinden: resign oneself; sich abfinden mit come to terms with; learn to live with <noise, heat>; sich damit abfinden, dass ... come to terms with the fact that ...
Duden-Oxford - Großwörterbuch Englisch. 2. Aufl. Mannheim 1999. [CD-ROM].
Duden-Oxford - Großwörterbuch Englisch. 2. Aufl. Mannheim 1999. [CD-ROM].
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