female life partner
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female life partner
The female partner with whom a person lives in a committed, marriage-like relationship without being married.
Er kam in Begleitung seiner Lebensgefährtin zur Feier.
He came to the celebration accompanied by his female life partner.
The word is made up of 'Leben' (life) and 'Gefährtin' (female companion). A 'Gefährtin' is a female companion. So a 'Lebensgefährtin' is literally a 'companion through life'.
Sie ist nicht nur seine Partnerin, sondern eine echte Lebensgefährtin.
She is not only his partner, but a true female life partner.
This term is often used to clearly describe a committed but unmarried partnership. It sounds more official and more binding than 'Freundin' (girlfriend).
Auf dem offiziellen Formular trug er sie als seine Lebensgefährtin ein.
On the official form, he entered her as his female life partner.
The word is almost always used with a possessive pronoun such as 'meine' (my), 'seine' (his), or 'ihre' (her/their), in order to make the connection and relationship to a person clear.
Der Minister dankte seiner Lebensgefährtin für die jahrelange Unterstützung.
The minister thanked his female life partner for her many years of support.
girlfriend / female friend
'die Freundin' and 'die Lebensgefährtin' can both refer to a female partner. But 'die Freundin' is ambiguous: it can mean a romantic partner, but also simply a good female friend. 'die Lebensgefährtin' is more specific and means a committed female partner with whom someone lives as if married, but without being married. Learners may confuse the words because 'Freundin' is often used in everyday language for a partner. If the relationship should sound clear and official, 'Lebensgefährtin' fits better.
Seine Lebensgefährtin kommt morgen mit zum Termin beim Amt.
His female life partner is coming with him to the appointment at the government office tomorrow.
Nach der Arbeit trifft Paul seine Freundin im Park.
After work, Paul meets his girlfriend in the park.