adultery
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adultery
The breaking of the promise of fidelity within a marriage through a sexual relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse.
Er hat seiner Frau den Ehebruch gestanden.
He confessed the adultery to his wife.
The word is a clear compound of 'die Ehe' (marriage) and 'der Bruch' (breaking). So it literally means the 'breaking of the marriage'.
Der Roman handelt von Liebe, Verrat und Ehebruch.
The novel is about love, betrayal, and adultery.
'Ehebruch' (adultery) is usually used with the verb 'begehen' (to commit). Other typical verbs are 'gestehen' (to confess/admit) or 'verzeihen' (to forgive).
Die Hauptfigur des Films begeht Ehebruch.
The main character of the film commits adultery.
'Ehebruch' (adultery) is a very formal, almost legal or old-fashioned term. In everyday language, the situation is usually described differently.
Im alten Gesetzbuch galt Ehebruch als Straftat.
In the old law code, adultery was considered a criminal offense.
fraud / cheating
Betrug and Ehebruch can both refer to a secret sexual relationship outside a partnership. Ehebruch is the more formal and narrower term for sexual infidelity within a marriage. Betrug places more emphasis on the betrayal and can also refer to other forms of infidelity in a relationship.
Die heimliche sexuelle Beziehung eines verheirateten Mannes wurde in der Familie als Ehebruch bezeichnet.
The family referred to the married man’s secret sexual relationship as adultery.
Sie empfand es als Betrug, dass ihr Partner seine heimliche Beziehung trotz ihrer gemeinsamen Lebensplanung verschwieg.
She considered it cheating that her partner kept his secret relationship hidden despite their plans for a life together.
