center of life
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center of life
The place where a person has the focus of their social, family, and professional relationships. This term is often legally relevant and may differ from the official place of residence.
Obwohl sie beruflich viel reist, ist und bleibt Berlin ihr Lebensmittelpunkt.
Although she travels a lot for work, Berlin is and remains her center of life.
This word is a compound of 'Leben' (life), the linking element '-s-', and 'Mittelpunkt' (center). So it literally means the 'Mittelpunkt des Lebens' (center of life).
Für viele Eltern sind ihre Kinder der Mittelpunkt ihres Lebens.
For many parents, their children are the center of their lives.
The term is very important in administrative language and law. It describes the place where a person actually lives and maintains their social contacts, which can be decisive for taxes or residence law.
Für das Finanzamt ist der tatsächliche Lebensmittelpunkt entscheidend, nicht nur der gemeldete Wohnsitz.
For the tax office, the actual center of life is decisive, not just the registered place of residence.
Common verbs used with 'Lebensmittelpunkt' (center of life) are 'haben' (to have), 'bilden' (to form), or 'verlegen' (to relocate). You can have your center of life in a place or relocate it to a new place.
Nach dem Studium hat sie ihren Lebensmittelpunkt nach Hamburg verlegt.
After university, she relocated her center of life to Hamburg.
world
'die Welt' and 'der Lebensmittelpunkt' can both express that something is very important to a person. Here, 'die Welt' is metaphorical and emotional: a person, family, or task can be 'jemandes Welt' (someone's world). 'der Lebensmittelpunkt' is more concrete and usually means the place where a person's important life takes place, with family, work, and social contacts. So 'Welt' describes more the emotional significance. 'Lebensmittelpunkt' describes more the actual center of life.
Seit Maria in Köln arbeitet und ihre Familie dort lebt, ist die Stadt ihr Lebensmittelpunkt.
Since Maria works in Cologne and her family lives there, the city has become her center of life.
Für den alten Mann ist sein kleiner Garten die ganze Welt.
For the old man, his little garden is his whole world.