GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Knecht

farmhand; male servant

Aus dem Tagebuch eines Knechts erfuhren wir, wie lang die Arbeitstage waren und wie wenig Einfluss er auf seine Lebensbedingungen hatte.

From a farmhand's diary, we learned how long the working days were and how little influence he had over his living conditions.

servant; slave to another's will

Er wollte sich nicht länger zum Knecht fremder Erwartungen machen, nur um den Anschein eines besonders erfolgreichen Lebens aufrechtzuerhalten.

He no longer wanted to make himself a slave to other people's expectations merely to maintain the appearance of a particularly successful life.

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