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[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.]proverb
empty {adj} [of meaning]: nichtssagend
figurative {adj} [meaning]: übertragen [Bedeutung]
ichthyo- {prefix} [meaning "fish"]: Ichthyo- [Bedeutung "Fisch"]fish
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
to convey [meaning etc.]: enthalten
to deduce [meaning, wording]: 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
sense [meaning]: Bedeutung {f} [Sinn]
layer [e.g. of meaning]: Ebene {f} [fig.]
import [meaning, importance]: Bedeutung {f}
import [meaning]: Sinn {m}
spirit [meaning, sense]: 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]
overstress [of a consideration, meaning, etc.]: Überbetonung {f}phonet.
shade [of colour, music, meaning]: Zwischenton {m}
trooper [coll.] [generally in the meaning of grunt, doughboy, GI or squaddie]: Soldat {m} [allgemein im Sinne von Landser oder Muschkote]mil.
to belong to [significance, meaning]: zukommen [beizumessen sein]
faux ami [word with a same or similar form but a different meaning]: falscher Freund {m}ling.
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}zool.
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 ...
Are you on the telephone? [dated usage, meaning "Do you have a telephone?"]: Hast du ein Telephon? [alt]
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.law

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