"be reliant on sb sth" in German to be reliant on sb./sth. auf jdn./etw. angewiesen sein auf jdn./etw. anstehen Detailed translations for "be reliant on sb sth" to be reliant on sb./sth. to be reliant on sb./sth.(also: to rely on sb./sth., to be dependent on sb./sth., to depend on sb./sth.) auf jdn./etw. angewiesen sein to be reliant on sb./sth.(also: to rely on sb./sth., to be dependent on sb./sth., to depend on sb./sth.) auf jdn./etw. anstehen{intransitive verb}