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Physical acts between people that aim at sexual arousal and satisfaction, especially sexual intercourse.
Offene Kommunikation über Wünsche und Grenzen ist wichtig für guten Sex.
Open communication about desires and boundaries is important for good sex.
The word 'der Sex' (sex) is a direct loanword from English. It is used and understood in German in the same way.
Der Film enthält Szenen mit Gewalt und Sex.
The film contains scenes with violence and sex.
The most common and neutral phrase for talking about the act is the fixed collocation 'Sex haben' (to have sex). It is often expanded with the preposition 'mit' (with).
Sie haben zum ersten Mal Sex miteinander gehabt.
They had sex with each other for the first time.
In the typical collocation 'Sex haben' (to have sex), the noun 'Sex' is treated like a mass noun and stands without an article. You do not say 'einen Sex haben'.
Er wollte mit ihr Sex haben.
He wanted to have sex with her.
eroticism
Sex directly refers to sexual acts. Erotik, on the other hand, refers to the sensual attraction or atmosphere that evokes such feelings, often in an aesthetic way. If a film shows specific sexual acts, Sex is suitable; if it works mainly with looks and suggestions, Erotik is suitable.
Der Film zeigt den Sex zwischen den beiden Figuren sehr direkt.
The film shows the sex between the two characters very directly.
Der Film erzeugt die Erotik zwischen den beiden Figuren nur durch Blicke und Berührungen.
The film creates the erotic tension between the two characters solely through looks and touches.
