generation gap

English

Noun

generation gap (plural generation gaps)

A disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.

Translations

disconnect between generations

Chinese:
Cantonese: 代溝, 代沟 (doi⁶ kau¹)

Hakka: 代溝, 代沟 (thoi-kiêu)

Mandarin: 代溝 (zh), 代沟 (zh) (dàigōu)

Min Nan: 代溝, 代沟 (tāi-kau)
Dutch: generatiekloof (nl)
Finnish: sukupolvien välinen kuilu, sukupolvikuilu

French: fracture intergénérationnelle
Hungarian: generációs szakadék
Italian: gap generazionale
Russian: разры́в поколений (razrýv pokolenij)
Spanish: brecha generacional m
Swedish: generationsklyfta (sv) c

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