associate

assoziieren, verbinden

Zwei Personen oder Dinge im Kopf miteinander in Verbindung bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To think of two people or things as connected with each other.

• I associate summer with the beach.
• She associated that smell with her grandmother's kitchen.
• What do you associate with this picture?

So benutzt man es: associate someone/something with someone/something (I associate that song with my childhood.); be associated with something (The brand is associated with quality.)

Synonyme: connect, link

Gegenteile: dissociate

Häufige Wendungen: associate something with, associate someone with

verkehren, Umgang pflegen

Mit jemandem Zeit verbringen und persönlichen Kontakt pflegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend time with someone socially.

• He associates with some of my friends.
• Her parents worried about the people she associated with.
• I avoid associating with anyone who treats others badly.

So benutzt man es: associate with someone (She prefers to associate with people who share her interests.)

Synonyme: mix, socialize, keep company

Häufige Wendungen: associate with someone, associate with friends

sich zusammenschließen, sich verbinden

Sich einer Person oder Gruppe anschließen oder sich öffentlich mit einer Tätigkeit oder einem Anliegen verbinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To join another person or group, or publicly connect yourself with an activity or cause.

• They associated to form a new business.
• She associated herself with the environmental movement.
• He refused to associate his name with the project.

So benutzt man es: associate oneself with someone/something (She associated herself with the campaign for better housing.); associate someone's name with something (He associated his name with several local charities.)

Synonyme: join, ally, align

Gegenteile: dissociate

Häufige Wendungen: associate oneself with, associate with someone, associate someone's name

verbinden, vereinigen

Dinge miteinander verbinden oder zu einer Gruppe zusammenfassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To join things together or combine them into a group.

• These molecules associate with one another.
• The treatment associated the particles into larger groups.
• Heat helps the smaller units associate.

So benutzt man es: associate A with B (The process associates metal particles with other substances.)

Synonyme: combine, join, unite

Gegenteile: separate

Häufige Wendungen: associate with something, associate particles

stellvertretend, beigeordnet

Mit einer höherrangigen Person zusammenarbeitend, aber mit niedrigerem Rang oder weniger Befugnissen.

In einfachem Englisch: Working alongside a more senior person, with a lower rank or less authority.

• She is an associate editor.
• He became an associate professor last year.
• The associate director reports to the director.

Häufige Wendungen: associate professor, associate editor, associate director, associate producer

assoziiert, außerordentlich

Mit einigen, aber nicht allen Rechten eines Vollmitglieds.

In einfachem Englisch: Having some, but not all, of the rights of a full member.

• He is an associate member of the club.
• Associate membership costs less than full membership.
• Associate members cannot vote in this election.

Gegenteile: full

Häufige Wendungen: associate member, associate membership, associate status

Geschäftspartner, Kollege

Eine Person, mit der man zusammenarbeitet oder Geschäfte macht.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone you work with or do business with.

• I met a business associate for lunch.
• His associates helped him start the company.
• She introduced me to an associate who handles sales.

So benutzt man es: an associate of someone (She is a business associate of my father.)

Synonyme: colleague, business partner, coworker

Häufige Wendungen: business associate, close associate, former associate, trusted associate

Associate, assoziiertes Mitglied

Mitglied oder Fachkraft mit niedrigerem Rang oder weniger Rechten als ein vollberechtigtes oder ranghöheres Mitglied.

In einfachem Englisch: A member or professional who has a lower rank or fewer rights than a full or senior one.

• She joined the firm as an associate.
• The associates work under the senior partners.
• He was promoted from associate to partner.

So benutzt man es: an associate at something (He works as an associate at a law firm.)

Häufige Wendungen: junior associate, senior associate, firm associate