social

so·cial  (sshl)

adj.

1.

a. Living together in communities.

b. Of or relating to communal living.

c. Of or relating to human society and its modes of organization: social classes; social problems; a social issue.

2. Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates: Ants are social insects.

3. Involving allies or members of a confederacy.

4. Of or relating to the upper classes.

5.

a. Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable.

b. Spent in or marked by friendly relations or companionship.

c. Intended for convivial activities.

6. Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare: social programs.

n.

An informal social gathering, as of the members of a church congregation.

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[Middle English sociale, domestic, from Old French social, from Latin socilis, of companionship, from socius, companion; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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social·ly adv.

Synonyms: social, companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable
These adjectives mean inclined to, marked by, or passed in friendly companionship with others: a friendly social gathering; a companionable pet; a cheery, convivial disposition; a gregarious person who avoids solitude; a sociable conversation.

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social [ˈsəʊʃəl]

adj

1. (Sociology) living or preferring to live in a community rather than alone

2. (Sociology) denoting or relating to human society or any of its subdivisions

3. (Sociology) of, relating to, or characteristic of the experience, behaviour, and interaction of persons forming groups

4. relating to or having the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc. a social club

5. (Social Welfare) relating to or engaged in social services a social worker

6. (Sociology) relating to or considered appropriate to a certain class of society, esp one thought superior

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (esp of certain species of insects) living together in organized colonies social bees Compare solitary [6]

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plant species) growing in clumps, usually over a wide area

n

an informal gathering, esp of an organized group, to promote companionship, communal activity, etc.

[from Latin sociālis companionable, from socius a comrade]

socially  adv

socialness  n

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social

• community - It can refer to group of animals or plants living together and was first used to refer to a "body of commons" or a social or political entity.
• party - Latin partitum, "part, side," became party, with the senses "political group" and, in the 18th century, "social gathering."
• mores, anomie - Mores is the Latin plural of mor/mos and means "acquired customs and manners"; social and moral conventions are mores, and the lack of these is anomie.
• sociable, social, society - Sociable, social, society, etc. originate in Latin socius, "companion, fellow," or "colleague."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	social - a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity mixer, sociable party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
Adj.	1.	social - relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" societal
	2.	social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior" friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" gregarious - (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species" sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"
	3.	social - relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"
	4.	social - composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director" sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious"
	5.	social - tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects" animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement gregarious - (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"
	6.	social - marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee" friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

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social

adjective

1. communal, community, collective, group, public, general, common, societal the tightly woven social fabric of small towns

2. sociable, friendly, companionable, neighbourly We ought to organize more social events.

3. organized, gregarious, interactional social insects like bees and ants

noun

get-together (informal), party, gathering, function, do (informal), reception, bash (informal), social gathering church socials

Translations

social [ˈsəʊʃəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= relating to society) [customs, problems, reforms] → social
the social order → el orden social
see also conscience A

2. (= in society) [engagements, life etc] → social
her social acquaintances → sus conocidos
social call = social visit
social circle → círculo m de amistades
he has little social contact with his business colleagues → apenas trata con sus colegas fuera del trabajo
I'm a social drinker only → sólo bebo cuando estoy con gente
she does not regard me as her social equal → no me trata como a alguien de su misma clase
to have a good social life → hacer buena vida social
clothes for social occasions → ropa para la vida social
this isn't a social visit → ésta no es una visita de cortesía

3. (= interactive) [person, animal, behaviour] → social
man is a social animal → el hombre es social por naturaleza
I don't feel very social just now → no me apetece estar con gente ahora mismo
he has poor social skills → no tiene aptitud para el trato social, no tiene mucho don de gentes

B. N → reunión f (social)

C. CPD social anthropologist N → antropólogo/a m/f social
social anthropology N → antropólogía f social
the Social Charter N [of EU] → la Carta Social
social class N → clase f social
social climber N → arribista mf
social climbing N → arribismo m (social)
social club N → club m social
social column N (Press) → ecos mpl de sociedad, notas fpl sociales(LAm)
the social contract N (Brit) (Ind) → el convenio social
social democracy N → socialdemocracia f, democracia f social
Social Democrat N → socialdemócrata mf
the Social Democratic Party → el Partido Socialdemócrata
social disease N (euph) → enfermedad f venérea; (relating to society) → enfermedad f social
social insurance N (US) → seguro m social
social outcast N → marginado/a m/f social
social science N → ciencias fpl sociales
social scientist N → sociólogo/a m/f
social secretary N → secretario/a m/f para asuntos sociales
social security N → seguridad f social
to be on social security → vivir de la seguridad social
the social services NPL → los servicios sociales
social studies NPL → estudios mpl sociales
social welfare N → asistencia f social
social work N → asistencia f social
social worker N → asistente/a m/f social, trabajador(a) m/f social(Mex), visitador(a) m/f social(Chile)

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social [ˈsəʊʃ^əl]

adj

(= relating to society) [inequality, problem, change] → social(e)

(= relating to class) [class, background, circle] → social(e)
a social class → une classe sociale

(involving meeting others)
We've met at both business and social functions → Nous nous sommes croisés à la fois au travail et en dehors du travail.
social evening → soirée f

(enjoying interaction with others) [person, animal, being] → sociable

n → fête f
social administration n → gestion f sociale
social benefits npl → prestations fpl sociales
social climber n (still climbing) → arriviste mf; (arrived) → parvenu(e) m/f
social climbing social-climbing n → arrivisme m
social club n → club m
Social Democrat n → social-démocrate mf
social drinker n
to be a social drinker boire seulement en société n → obligation f sociale
social exclusion n → exclusion f (sociale)
social gathering n → réunion f entre amis
social housing n (British) → logements mpl sociaux
social inclusion n → intégration f (sociale)
social insurance n (US) → sécurité f sociale

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social

adj

(= relating to community, = Admin, Pol) → sozial; structure, development, conditions, evil → gesellschaftlich, sozial; social order/system → Gesellschafts- or Sozialordnung f → /-system nt; social reform/legislation/policy → Sozialreform f → /-gesetzgebung f → /-politik f; to suffer from social deprivation → sozial benachteiligt sein; social justice → soziale Gerechtigkeit; social programme → Sozialprogramm nt; social research → Sozialforschung f; social spending → die Sozialausgaben pl; to have a social conscience → ein soziales Gewissen haben; to be a social outcast/misfit → ein sozialer Außenseiter/eine soziale Außenseiterin sein; the norms of social behaviour → die gesellschaftlichen Normen pl; social skills → soziale Fähigkeiten pl

engagements, pleasures, ambitions, life, equal, superior, event, activities → gesellschaftlich; visit → privat; relationship → sozial; behaviour → in Gesellschaft; distinctions, advancement, rank, status → sozial, gesellschaftlich; social snobbery → Standesdünkel m; to be somebody’s social inferior/superior → gesellschaftlich unter/über jdm stehen; a room for social functions → ein Gesellschaftsraum m; (larger) → ein Saal m → für Gesellschaften; there isn’t much social life around here → hier in der Gegend wird gesellschaftlich nicht viel geboten; how’s your social life these days? (inf) → und was treibst du so privat? (inf); a job which leaves no time for one’s/a social life → ein Beruf, bei dem man keine Freizeit or kein Privatleben hat; to have an active or a good social life → ein ausgefülltes Privatleben haben; to broaden or widen one’s social circle → seinen Bekanntenkreis erweitern; to be a social drinker/smoker → nur in Gesellschaft trinken/rauchen; a social acquaintance → ein Bekannter, eine Bekannte; this isn’t a social call or visit → dies ist kein privater Besuch; to have social contact with somebody → privaten Kontakt mit jdm pflegen

(= gregarious) evening, person → gesellig; (= living in groups) animals, bees, ants etc → gesellig lebend, sozial; social gathering (form) → geselliges Beisammensein; man is a social animal → der Mensch ist ein Gesellschaftswesen

n → geselliger Abend

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social:

social administration

n → Sozialverwaltung f

social anthropologist

n → Sozialanthropologe m → /-anthropologin f

social anthropology

n → Sozialanthropologie f

Social Chapter

n (Pol) → Sozialcharta f

Social Charter

n (Pol) → Sozialcharta f

social class

n → gesellschaftliche Klasse, Gesellschaftsklasse f

social climber

n → Emporkömmling m (pej), → sozialer Aufsteiger, soziale Aufsteigerin

social club

n → Verein m, → Klub m → für geselliges Beisammensein

social column

n → Gesellschaftsspalte f

social contract

n the social (Hist) → der Gesellschaftsvertrag

social democracy

n → Sozialdemokratie f

social democrat

n → Sozialdemokrat(in) m(f)

social democratic

adj → sozialdemokratisch the Social Democratic Party (Brit) → die sozialdemokratische Partei

social disease

n

(euph: = VD) → Geschlechtskrankheit f

(caused by social conditions) → Volksseuche f

social engineering

n (Sociol) → Steuerung f → des Sozialverhaltens

social exclusion

n → sozialer Ausschluss

social fund

n → Sozialfonds m

social history

n → Sozialgeschichte f

social housing

n (Brit) → Sozialwohnungen pl

social insurance

n → Sozialversicherung f

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social:

social networking

n → Social Networking nt, Pflege von sozialen Kontakten über das Internet

social partner

n (Pol) → Sozialpartner m

social realism

n (Art, Liter)

→ sozialer Realismus

= socialist realism

social science

n → Sozialwissenschaft f

social scientist

n → Sozialwissenschaftler(in) m(f)

social secretary

n → persönlicher Sekretär, persönliche Sekretärin; (of club) → Veranstaltungsbeauftragte(r) mf

social security

n (Brit) → Sozialhilfe f; (US) → Sozialversicherungsleistungen pl; (= scheme) → Sozialversicherung f; to be on social (Brit) → Sozialhilfeempfänger(in) sein; (US) → Sozialversicherungsleistungen erhalten; social benefits → Sozialleistungen pl; social payments (Brit) → ˜ Sozialhilfe f; (US) → Sozialversicherungsbezüge pl; social taxes → Sozialabgaben pl; the social budget → der Sozialhaushalt; social minister (Brit) → Minister(in) m(f) → für Soziales; Social Security Administration (US) → Sozialversicherungsbehörde f; (= social security office) → Sozialamt nt

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social:

social services

pl → Sozialdienste pl, → soziale Einrichtungen pl

social studies

n sing or pl → ˜ Gemeinschaftskunde f

social welfare

n → soziales Wohl social programme → Sozialfürsorgeprogramm nt social system → (soziales) Wohlfahrtssystem

social work

n → Sozialarbeit f social training → Sozialhelferausbildung f

social worker

n → Sozialarbeiter(in) m(f)

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social [ˈsəʊʃ/əl]

1. adj (all senses) → sociale
man is a social animal → l'uomo è un animale sociale or socievole

2. n → festicciola

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social

adj social [ˈsəuʃəl]

1 concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community social problems. maatskaplik إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالحَياةِ الإجْتِماعِيَّه обществен sociální samfundsmæssig; samfunds- sozial κοινωνικός social ühiskondlik, sotsiaalne اجتماعي yhteiskunnallinen social חֶברוּתִי सामाजिक društven, socijalan szociális sosial félagslegur sociale 社会的な 사회의 socialinis, visuomeninis sociāls; sabiedrisks sosial sociaal samfunns-, sosial społeczny social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับสังคม sosyal 社會的 суспільний; громадський معاشرے یا اس کے افراد سے متعلق có tính chất xã hội 社会的

2 concerning the system by which such a community is organized social class. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالنِّظام الإجْتِماعي социален sociální samfunds-; social- Gesellschafts-... κοινωνικός social ühiskonna-, sotsiaal- جامعه sosiaalinen social חֶברַתִי सामाजिक društveni társadalmi sosial þjóðfélagslegur sociale 社会の 사회적인 socialinis sabiedrības-; sabiedrisks sosial maatschappelijk samfunns-, sosial społeczny social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับระบบสังคมนิยม toplumsal 一定社會階層的 соціальний معاشرتی thuộc quan hệ gữa người và người, thuộc xã hội 一定社会阶层的

3 living in communities Ants are social insects. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، يعيش حياةُ جماعِيَّه дружески společenský social; selskabs- gesellig κοινωνικός social ühiskondlik گروه زي yhteiskunta- social חֶברַתִי एक साथ रहना društven társas sosial félags- sociale 群居性の 사회 생활을 하는 gyvenantys bendruomenėmis/bendrijomis sabiedrisks sosial sociaal sosial, selskaps- stadny, gromadny social social общественный; стадный spoločenský družben društven social ที่อยู่กันเป็นกลุ่ม sürü hâlinde yaşayan 群居 стадний اجتماعت پسند sống thành đàn, quần thể 群居

4 concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالتَرْفيه الإجْتِماعي приятелски společenský selskabelig Gesellschafts-... κοινωνικός social seltskondlik گروهي yhteiskunta- social חֶברַתִי केवल मनोरंजन के लिए društven társas(ági) sosial félaga-, félagslegur sociale 社交の 친목의 사교의 visuomeninis, siekiantis bendrauti saviesīgs; draudzīgs sosial gezellig selskapelig, sosial towarzyski social social светский; дружеский spoločenský družaben socijalan social, sällskaps- เกี่ยวกับการอยู่ร่วมกันเป็นกลุ่ม sosyal 交際的，社交的 світський سماجی tình bạn bè và sự giải trí 交际的，社交的

n socialism

the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners. sosialisme إشْتِراكِيَّه социализъм socialismus socialisme der Sozialismus σοσιαλισμός socialismo sotsialism sosialismi socialisme סוֹצִיאַלִיזם समाजवाद socijalizam szocializmus sosialisme sósíalismi, jafnaðarstefna socialismo 社会主義 사회주의 socializmas sociālisms sosialisme socialisme sosialisme socjalizm socialismo socialism социализм socializmus socializem socijalizam socialism ระบบสังคมนิยม sosyalizm 社會主義 соціалізм اشتراکیت chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义

n socialist

a person who believes in and/or practises socialism. sosialis إشْتِراكي، مُنادٍ بالإشْتِراكِيَّه социалист socialista socialist der/die Sozialist(in) σοσιαλιστής socialista sotsialist sosialisti socialiste סוֹציַאלִיסְט समाजवादी socijalist szocialista sosialis sósíalisti socialista 社会主義者 사회주의자 socialistas sociālists sosialis socialist sosialist socjalista socialista socialist социалист socialista socialist socijalista socialist นักสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義者 соціаліст اشتراکی người theo chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义者

adj

of or concerning socialism socialist policies/governments. sosialisties إشْتِراكي социалистически socialistický socialistisk sozialistisch σοσιαλιστικός socialista sotsialistlik sosialistinen socialiste סוֹציַאלִיסטִי समजवाद से संबंधित socijalistički, socijalističan szocialista sosialis sósíalískur socialista 社会主義の 사회주의의 socialistinis sociālistisks sosialis socialistisch sosialistisk socjalistyczny socialista socialist социалистический socialistický socialističen socijalistički socialistisk เกี่ยวกับสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義的 соціалістичний اشتراکیت سے متعلق đặc trưng của chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义的

v socialize, ˈsocialise

to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc). sosialiseer يَخْتَلِط إجْتِماعِيّاً социализирам žít společensky hygge sig gesellig machen συναναστρέφομαι relacionarse, mezclarse con la gente seltskondlikult suhtlema seurustella voir/fréquenter des gens לְהִתעַרוֹת בַּחֶברָה लोगों के साथ घुलना-मिलना socijalizirati barátkozik bergaul blanda geði við socializzare 交際する 사교하다 bendrauti satikties saviesīgos pasākumos; saieties bergaul gezellig doen omgås; blande seg med andre, være selskapelig nawiązywać stosunki towarzyskie ser sociável a frecventa (pe cineva) вести светский образ жизни žiť spoločensky družiti se socijalizovati umgås คบหาสมาคม toplumsal etkinliklere katılmak 社交往來 спілкуватися ملنا جلنا xã hội hóa 社交往来

adv socially

in a social way I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially. sosiaal إجْتِماعِياً обществено ve společnosti selskabeligt; socialt gesellig κοινωνικά socialmente seltskondlikult sosiaalisesti en société מִבּחִינָת חֶברָתִית सामाजिक društveno társaságban secara sosial félagslega, utan vinnu in società 社交的に 사교적으로 draugijoje, sambūryje neoficiāli; saviesīgi dari segi sosial in de omgang i selskapelig sammenheng, sosialt na gruncie towarzyskim socialmente în societate в обществе; в гостях v spoločnosti, spoločensky družabno socijalno privat ในทางสังคม; ในทางการคบค้าสมาคม sosyal ortamda, iş dışında 在社交方面 у товаристві; неофіційно سماجی لہاظ سے có tính chất xã hội 在社交方面

social work

maatskaplike werk شؤون إجْتِماعِيَّه، خِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّه обществена дейност sociální péče socialt arbejde die Sozialarbeit κοινωνικό έργο trabajo social sotsiaalhoolekanne مددكاري اجتماعي sosiaalityö service sociaux עֲבוֹדָה סוֹציָאלִית सामाजिक कार्य socijalni rad szociális munka kerja sosial félagsráðgjöf servizi sociali 社会事業 사회 (복지)사업 socialinė rūpyba sociālā aprūpe kerja sosial sociaal werk sosialarbeid, samfunnsnyttig arbeid; sosionomstudiet; sosialarbeider, sosionom praca, działalność socjalna assistência social asistent social) работа в сфере социальных проблем sociálna starostlivosť socialno delo socijalni rad socialt arbete, socialarbetare งานสังคมสงเคราะห์ sosyal hizmetler 社會福利工作 громадська, соціальна робота سماجی فلاح و بہبود کے کام công tác xã hội 社会福利工作

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social → اجتماعي pospolitý social sozial κοινωνικός social sosiaalinen social socijalan sociale 社会の 사회적인 sociaal sosial społeczny social социальный social อยู่ร่วมกันในสังคม sosyal có tính tập thể 社会的