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Brexit
The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. The word also refers to the political process that led to this withdrawal.
Seit dem Brexit gehört das Vereinigte Königreich nicht mehr zur Europäischen Union.
Since Brexit, the United Kingdom has no longer been part of the European Union.
| gender | masculine der |
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| genitive | des Brexits |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | der Brexit | – |
| accusative | den Brexit | – |
| dative | dem Brexit | – |
| genitive | des Brexits | – |
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'Brexit' often appears as the first component in hyphenated compounds, such as 'Brexit-Verhandlungen' (Brexit negotiations) or 'Brexit-Abkommen' (Brexit agreement). The second component indicates which aspect of Brexit is meant.
Während der Brexit-Verhandlungen mussten viele Fragen zum Handel geklärt werden.
Many trade-related questions had to be clarified during the Brexit negotiations.
When talking about votes, the patterns 'für den Brexit stimmen' (to vote for Brexit) and 'gegen den Brexit stimmen' (to vote against Brexit) are used. The accusative follows both 'für' and 'gegen' here.
Meine britische Nachbarin hat für den Brexit gestimmt.
My British neighbor voted for Brexit.
Ihr Bruder hat gegen den Brexit gestimmt.
Her brother voted against Brexit.
In political discussions, the expressions 'harter Brexit' (hard Brexit) and 'weicher Brexit' (soft Brexit) are used. These adjectives mainly refer to how close the economic relationship with the EU is supposed to remain after the withdrawal.
In der Debatte über einen harten Brexit warnten viele Unternehmen vor zusätzlichen Handelsbarrieren.
In the debate about a hard Brexit, many companies warned of additional trade barriers.
