monogamous
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monogamous
Married to only one person at a time or living in a sexually exclusive partnership; referring to such a marriage or partnership.
Sie führen eine monogame Beziehung und haben vereinbart, keine sexuellen Kontakte mit anderen zu haben.
They are in a monogamous relationship and have agreed not to have sexual contact with anyone else.
monogamous
In the animal kingdom: living with only one mate during a breeding season or for a longer period of time.
Schwäne leben meist monogam und bleiben oft viele Jahre als Paar zusammen.
Swans are usually monogamous and often stay together as a pair for many years.
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Common collocations include 'eine monogame Beziehung führen' (to be in a monogamous relationship), 'in einer monogamen Ehe leben' (to live in a monogamous marriage), and 'monogam leben' (to live monogamously). With 'monogam leben', a relationship does not have to be explicitly mentioned.
Beide möchten eine monogame Beziehung führen.
Both of them want to be in a monogamous relationship.
Er möchte auch nach seiner Scheidung weiterhin monogam leben.
He wants to continue living monogamously even after his divorce.
The phrase 'seriell monogam' (serially monogamous) describes several exclusive partnerships one after another. So 'monogam' does not automatically mean that someone stays with the same person for their entire life.
Sie lebt seriell monogam: Nach dem Ende einer Beziehung beginnt sie irgendwann eine neue, bleibt aber innerhalb jeder Beziehung sexuell exklusiv.
She is serially monogamous: after a relationship ends, she eventually starts a new one, but remains sexually exclusive within each relationship.
In biological descriptions, the addition 'saisonal' (seasonal) shows that the monogamous pair bond is limited to a breeding season. So pay attention to time references when reading about monogamous animal species.
Diese Vogelart lebt saisonal monogam; in der nächsten Brutzeit können sich neue Paare bilden.
This bird species is seasonally monogamous; new pairs may form during the next breeding season.
