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German
Etymology
Calque of English fair-weather friend, Schönwetter + Freund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃøːnvɛtɐˌfʁɔɪ̯nt/
- Hyphenation: Schön‧wet‧ter‧freund
Noun
Schönwetterfreund m (strong, genitive Schönwetterfreundes or Schönwetterfreunds, plural Schönwetterfreunde, feminine Schönwetterfreundin)
- (uncommon) fair-weather friend
- Antonym: Schlechtwetterfreund
2020, Karl Heinz Siber, Das Globalisierungs-Paradox: Die Demokratie und die Zukunft der Weltwirtschaft, C.H. Beck, translation of The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy by Dani Rodrik, →ISBN:Das internationale Kapital ist ein Schönwetterfreund: für dich da, wenn du es am wenigsten brauchst, und weit weg, wenn es gute Dienste leisten könnte. Das ist nichts Neues.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Schönwetterfreund