Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

der ruhestand

Translation (Übersetzung) retirement
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈʁuːəˌʃtant]
B1
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
work aging social security life stages
Refers to the period after ending one's working life, often with pension benefits. Can be used in both personal and official contexts.

ruhestand - German Nouns - ruhestand Meaning - ruhestand Translation - ruhestand Nouns Examples

ruhestand is a German Nouns

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ruhestand Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Mein Vater geht nächsten Monat in den Ruhestand.
My father is retiring next month.
Announcing someone's retirement
Sie genießt ihren Ruhestand in Spanien.
She enjoys her retirement in Spain.
Describing retirement activities
Das gesetzliche Ruhestandsalter liegt bei 67 Jahren.
The statutory retirement age is 67 years.
Official/legal context

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ruhestand Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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compound word (Zusammensetzung)
Ruhe
Meaning: rest/peace/quiet
Example: Ruhe (rest) + Stand (state) = Ruhestand (retirement)
Noun
related verb (verwandtes Verb)
ruhen
Meaning: to rest
Tense: infinitive
Example: Nach der Arbeit ruht er sich aus. (After work he rests.)
Verb
related adjective (verwandtes Adjektiv)
ruhig
Meaning: quiet/calm
Example: Ein ruhiger Tag im Ruhestand. (A quiet day in retirement.)
Adjective

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ruhestand Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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ruhestand Collocations (Kollokationen)

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in den Ruhestand gehen
to retire
High frequency
früher Ruhestand
early retirement
High frequency
Ruhestand genießen
to enjoy retirement
High frequency
Ruhestandsplanung
retirement planning
Medium frequency
Ruhestandsbezüge
retirement benefits
Medium frequency
Ruhestandsalter
retirement age
High frequency
Ruhestandswohnung
retirement apartment
Low frequency

ruhestand Idioms (Redewendungen)

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sich zur Ruhe setzen
to retire (literally: to settle into rest)
A more poetic way to say someone is retiring
den Ruhestand antreten
to enter retirement
Formal expression for beginning retirement
im Ruhestand sein
to be retired
Describes someone's current retirement status

ruhestand Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Pension
Meaning: pension/retirement
High similarity
Rentenalter
Meaning: retirement age
Medium similarity
Altersruhestand
Meaning: old-age retirement
High similarity
Ruhephase
Meaning: rest phase
Low similarity

ruhestand Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Arbeitsleben
Meaning: working life
Berufstätigkeit
Meaning: employment/occupational activity
Erwerbsleben
Meaning: working life

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ruhestand Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Rente Pension Alter Freizeit Arbeit Beruf Lebensabend

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