 | English  | German | |
 | proverb [German hum. proverb, meaning "One has to be brave." or "One mustn't be oversensitive to pain.", literally: "An Indian knows no pain."] | Ein Indianer kennt keinen Schmerz. [hum.] | |
| empty {adj} [of meaning] | nichtssagend | |
| figurative {adj} [meaning] | übertragen [Bedeutung] | |
| fish ichthyo- {prefix} [meaning "fish"] | Ichthyo- [Bedeutung "Fisch"] | |
| meaningless {adj} [bereft of meaning] | sinnentleert [geh.] | |
| mediterranean {adj} [original meaning] | von Land umgeben | |
| pellucid {adj} [liquid, meaning] | klar [durchsichtig, glasklar, gut verständlich] | |
| pregnant {adj} [fraught with meaning, momentous] | bedeutungsträchtig | |
| pregnant {adj} [full of meaning, highly significant] | bedeutungsschwanger | |
| Verbs |
| to convey [meaning etc.] | 179 enthalten | |
| to deduce [meaning, wording] | 14 erschließen [ermitteln] | |
| to stretch sth. [meaning, word] | etw. (äußerst) weit fassen [Begriff etc.] | |
| to whitewash sth. [to paint an object white; NOT the figurative meaning: to gloss over sth."] | etw. weißtünchen | |
| Nouns |
| sense [meaning] | 356 Bedeutung {f} [Sinn] | |
| layer [e.g. of meaning] | 65 Ebene {f} [fig.] | |
| import [meaning, importance] | 21 Bedeutung {f} | |
| import [meaning] | 19 Sinn {m} | |
| spirit [meaning, sense] | 17 Sinn {m} [im Sinn von etw.] | |
| [pej. term of unclear origin and meaning] | Pissnelke {f} [vulg.] [Schimpfwort ohne besondere Bedeutung] | |
| barebacking [sex] [sl.] [original meaning] | [Geschlechtsverkehr ohne Kondom] | |
| nuance [a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound] | Nuance {f} [kleiner Unterschied, Abschattung] | |
| phonet. overstress [of a consideration, meaning, etc.] | Überbetonung {f} | |
| shade [of colour, music, meaning] | Zwischenton {m} | |
| mil. trooper [coll.] [generally in the meaning of grunt, doughboy, GI or squaddie] | Soldat {m} [allgemein im Sinne von Landser oder Muschkote] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to belong to [significance, meaning] | zukommen [beizumessen sein] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| ling. faux ami [word with a same or similar form but a different meaning] | falscher Freund {m} | |
| zool. GoldenPalace.com monkey [Callicebus aureipalatii, "aureipalatii" meaning "of the Golden Palace"] | GoldenPalace.com-Springaffe {m} | |
| zool. Madidi titi [Callicebus aureipalatii, "aureipalatii" meaning "of the Golden Palace"] | GoldenPalace.com-Springaffe {m} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| as all get-out {adv} [coll.] [here for negative meaning only] | zum Davonlaufen [ugs.] [unerträglich, sehr schlecht] | |
| I don't know that ... [coll.] ["that" meaning "if"] | Ich weiß nicht, ob ... | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| Are you on the telephone? [dated usage, meaning "Do you have a telephone?"] | Hast du ein Telephon? [alt] | |
| law Words importing the singular meaning where the context so admits include the plural meaning and vice versa. | Wörter im Singular schließen, soweit es der Kontext erlaubt, den Plural mit ein und umgekehrt. | |
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