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German
Etymology
Gesicht + -s- + Kreis
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Ge‧sichts‧kreis
Noun
Gesichtskreis m (strong, genitive Gesichtskreises, plural Gesichtskreise)
- field of vision, visual field
1909, Lily Braun, chapter 2, in Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist], Lehrjahre, München: Albert Langen:Ich hielt das nie lange aus und war stets die erste, die Mittel und Wege fand, aus ihrem Gesichtskreis zu verschwinden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (dated) horizon
- (figuratively) knowledge, horizon
- Sie hatte einen engen Gesichtskreis. ― She had little knowledge.
- Sie trat eine lange Reise an, um ihren Gesichtskreis zu erweitern. ― She embarked on a long journey to broaden her horizons.
Declension
Declension of Gesichtskreis
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