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German
Etymology
From Angesicht.
Pronunciation
Preposition
angesichts
- at the sight of
- in view of, in the face of
2012 June 18, Die Welt, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 10:Die Verbraucher in Deutschland halten sich beim Konsum von Fisch angesichts hoher Preise eher zurück.- Consumers in Germany somewhat hold back from the consumption of fish in the face of high prices.
Further reading
- “angesichts” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “angesichts” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon