sexual relation
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- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃuəl rɪˈleɪʃən/
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relación sexual
- Men's social power is reflected in sexual relations by the expectation that they initiate sex and conjugal unions.
- engage in sexual relations
- premarital sexual relations
- marital sexual relations
The two friends ended up having consensual sexual relations with a woman.
- The two friends ended up having consensual sexual relations with a woman.
- We don't know, but Philip Scofield's brother has just been convicted for multiple instances of sexual relations with minors.
- They've been pregnancy scares, they've been rape threats, they've been inappropriate sexual relations, quote unquote.
- Aristotle doesn't view sexual relations or gender relations as inherently egalitarian.
- We're redefining sexual relations in such a way that, again, you know, all the problems are are seen as a result of male malfeasance.
- And many people are engaging in in sexual relations.
- I did not have sexual relations with that Ottoman.
- Like, I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
- You're kind of, you know, in charge of this of the sexual relations as such, like you initiate, you kind of let's do this.
- Give me the quote that Bill Clinton famously said I did not have sexual relations with that The other one about.
Examples
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I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
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Despite the harsh penalties for adultery, many married women also had sexual relations with traders in order to obtain goods.
Academic text (1990) -
So two years ago, I did not have sexual relations with that man.
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- Did you engage in any sexual relations with these girls?
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It's not the quantity of your sexual relations that count.
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When, out of love, she agrees to have sexual relations with him, he loses faith in her too.
Academic text (1990) -
The two friends ended up having consensual sexual relations with a woman.
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Improvement was less pronounced in the areas related to work, finances, and sexual relations.
Academic text (1997) -
According to Christian moral precepts, the main objective of sexual relations was procreation.
Academic text (1999) -
Many people seek meaningful sexual relations in their lives, hoping to connect deeply with others.
Synonyms
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1.6
Physical contact with another person for pleasure or to make a baby
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3.2
A relationship between two people who have sex with each other
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7.8
Sex that involves a man's penis entering a woman's vagina
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3.0
Physical acts between people, like touching or having sex, that give pleasure
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3.2
An act in which one person's penis enters another person's vagina
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3.7
Sexual activity between people, often intercourse
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7.5
To have sex with someone
Private actions between people that involve touching for pleasure
Antonyms
How Sexual
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'sexual' (pertaining to sex) modifies 'relation' (relationship or intercourse), so the phrase denotes a relationship or activity involving sex. This adjective+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Sexual relation simply joins sexual (about sex) and relation (a connection between people). People long used the softer word 'relations' to talk about sex, so sexual relation came to mean 'sexual activity or a sexual relationship'.