"tradition" in German

tradition

"tradition" German translation

Tradition {f}

Detailed translations for "tradition"

tradition

1. general

tradition(also: fashion, convention, custom, practice)
die Sitte{feminine}
We also have to arm ourselves if that's a tradition around here.
Wir müssen uns auch bewaffnen, wenn das hier so Sitte ist.

2. sociology

tradition
die Tradition{feminine}
The New Times, like The Village Voice, had a tradition of progressive, anti-establishment
Die New Times hatte wie The Village Voice eine Tradition einer modernen und unorthodoxen
The first being, obviously, a tradition of unparalleled respectability.
Zum einen die Tradition uneingeschränkter Seriosität.

3. sociology, handing-down of customs or beliefs

tradition
die Überlieferung{feminine}
Oral tradition says that the last dog soldier in this part of the country fought his last battle
Die mündliche Überlieferung sagt, dass der letzte Dog Soldier in diesem Teil des Landes seine

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