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association
An association or federation of people or organizations with a shared goal. The word is often used as a loanword in the names of international or sports associations.
Die 'National Basketball Association' (NBA) ist die bekannteste Basketball-Liga der Welt.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the best-known basketball league in the world.
association
In psychology, a mental connection between concepts, ideas, or stimuli.
Der Geruch von Zimt löst bei mir sofort die Association mit Weihnachten aus.
The smell of cinnamon immediately triggers an association with Christmas for me.
'Association' (association) is a loanword from French and is pronounced in a similar way. In German, it is rarely used in everyday speech; it is more common in specialized language or in proper names.
Die Aussprache des Wortes verrät seine französische Herkunft.
The pronunciation of the word reveals its French origin.
You can recognize the meaning from the context: if it is the official name of an association or federation (often in sports or international contexts), the first meaning is intended. If it is about psychology, thoughts, or memories, the second meaning is intended.
Die „American Medical Association“ ist ein wichtiger Berufsverband.
The American Medical Association is an important professional association.
In the meaning of 'Verband' (association/federation), the word is almost exclusively part of official names, especially for international organizations. It is not a general word for a club or society.
Er ist Mitglied in einer internationalen „Association for Computing Machinery“.
He is a member of the international Association for Computing Machinery.
The meaning 'gedankliche Verknüpfung' (mental connection) is specialized language from psychology. In everyday speech, one would be more likely to speak of an 'Erinnerung' (memory), 'Verbindung' (connection), or 'Gedanke' (thought).
In der Therapie sprach sie über die Association zwischen dem Lied und ihrer Kindheit.
In therapy, she talked about the association between the song and her childhood.
In a psychological context, 'Association' (association) is often used with verbs like 'auslösen' (to trigger), 'wecken' (to awaken/bring up), or 'herstellen' (to establish). You can also say 'eine Association mit etwas haben' (to have an association with something).
Das Bild löste eine Kette von Assoziationen in ihm aus.
The image triggered a chain of associations in him.
association / bandage
Verband and Association can both refer to an organization with a shared goal. Verband is the usual German word for such an organization, while Association is especially used in international or sports names. Verband is usually the better choice in a general description in German; Association can appear in an official name.
Die Association veranstaltet ihr internationales Sportturnier jedes Jahr.
The association holds its international sports tournament every year.
Der Verband organisiert die Interessen der regionalen Sportvereine.
The association represents the interests of regional sports clubs.
