estate

Vermögen, Nachlass

Das gesamte Geld und Eigentum einer Person, besonders das, was sie nach ihrem Tod hinterlässt.

In einfachem Englisch: All the money and property someone owns, especially what they leave after they die.

• She left her estate to her children.
• The lawyer manages his estate.
• They paid tax on the estate.

Synonyme: property, assets

Häufige Wendungen: someone’s estate, inherit an estate, estate tax

Anwesen, Landgut

Ein großes Grundstück eines einzelnen Eigentümers, oft mit einem großen Haus darauf.

In einfachem Englisch: A large piece of land belonging to one owner, often with a large house on it.

• They own a large country estate.
• We walked through the estate’s gardens.
• The family sold two estates last year.

Synonyme: property

Häufige Wendungen: country estate, large estate, private estate

gebraucht

Bereits im Besitz einer anderen Person gewesen, besonders bei wertvollem Schmuck.

In einfachem Englisch: Previously owned by someone else, especially used to describe valuable jewelry.

• She bought an estate ring.
• The shop sells estate jewelry.
• These estate diamonds came from a private collection.

Synonyme: secondhand, preowned

Gegenteile: new

Häufige Wendungen: estate jewelry, estate diamond, estate ring