 | English  | German | |
 | lest {conj} [formal] [example: I was frightened lest he should fall.] | 474 dass | |
| regardless {adv} [placed at the end: He did it regardless.] | 249 trotzdem [Er tat es trotzdem / doch / dennoch.] | |
| they {pron} [non-gender-specific] [after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of "he" or "she" or "he or she"] | 145 [geschlechtsneutral, statt „er“ oder „sie“ oder „er oder sie“] | |
| proverb [He who writes, remains.] | Wer schreibt, der bleibt. | |
| [There's nothing warming the crown jewels, yet he thinks he's ready for Vegas.] | (Noch) keine Haare am Sack, aber im Puff vordrängeln. [vulg.] | |
| he'd [he had] | er hatte | |
| he'd [he would] | er würde | |
| he'll [he will / shall] | er wird | |
| he's [he has] | er hat | |
| he's [he is] | er ist | |
| quietly {adv} [e.g. He was buried quietly.] | in aller Stille [ohne Aufsehen] [z. B. Er wurde in aller Stille beigesetzt.] | |
| wherever {conj} [e.g. wherever he went] | wohin ... auch [z. B. wohin er auch ging] | |
| Verbs |
| to lack [e.g. what he lacks] | 7 gebrechen [geh.] [veraltet] [persönlich gebildet; z. B. was ihm gebricht] | |
| [to marry sb. knowing he / she does not have long to live] | auf Abbruch heiraten [ugs.] [hum.] | |
| to lack sth. [e.g. he lacks money] | an etw.Dat. gebrechen [geh.] [veraltend] [unpersönlich gebildet; z. B. ihm gebricht es an Geld] | |
| to lack sth. [e.g. money is lacking, he lacks money] | an etw.Dat. hapern [unpersönlich gebildet (z. B. es hapert am Geld, bei ihm hapert es am Geld)] | |
| Nouns |
| [person too cowardly to say what he thinks] | 28 Duckmäuser {m} | |
| lit. [novel concerned with the author's critical analysis of the age in which s/he lives] | 6 Zeitroman {m} | |
| hist. [territory of the fiefdom of a lord, in which he exercised his full feudal rights] | 5 Herrschaft {f} [Territorium] | |
| hist. [territory of the fiefdom of a lord, in which he exercised his full feudal rights] | Herrlichkeit {f} [Territorium] | |
| myth. Pygmalion [sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved] | Pygmalion {m} [Bildhauer, der sich in eine von ihm geschnitzte Statue verliebte] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| at which {rel} {pron} [..., at which he laughed / said, etc.] | worauf | |
| looking up {adj} {pres-p} [pred.] [literal, e.g. he was looking up] | aufschauend [aufblickend] | |
| with ... understood [e.g.: He is seething, with 'rage' understood.] | gemeint ist ... [z. B.: Er kocht, gemeint ist "vor Wut".] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to do better [only in progressive form: he/she/etc./the firm is doing better] | bessergehen [nur unpersönlich: es geht mir/dir/usw./der Firma besser] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| body blow [fig.] [a strong, almost disabling action, e.g. "he dealt a body blow to the idea's adoption"] | schwerer Schlag {m} [fig.] | |
| late starter [sb. discovering late in life what he or she is particularly skilled in] | Spätberufener {m} | |
| late vocation [sb. discovering late in life what he is particularly skilled in] | Spätberufener {m} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| by being patient [he] | indem er sich geduldete | |
| He hung himself. [coll.] [He hanged himself.] | Er hängte sich auf. | |
| He's done time. [coll.] [He has been in prison.] | Er war im Knast. [ugs.] | |
| pol. proverb Qui transtulit sustinet. [He who brought over the vine continues to take care of it. (Connecticut State Motto)] [Am.] | [Der, der uns herüberbrachte, wird uns stützen. (Motto des US-Staates Connecticut)] | |
| requiescat in pace [abbreviation "R.I.P." more common] [Latin for "may he/she rest in peace"] | Ruhe in Frieden | |
| sb. told sb. to do sth. [He told me to wait.] | jd. hieß jdn. etw. tun [geh.] [z. B. Er hieß mich warten.] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to sense sth. might happen [have a (negative) foreboding; e.g.: He sensed something bad might happen.] | etw. schwanen [oft hum.] [nur unpersönlich; z. B. Ihm schwante (etwas) Schlechtes. / Es schwante ihm nichts Gutes.] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| He might have died. [It was possible, but he didn't] | Er hätte sterben können. | |
| He might have died. [It's a possibility that he did] | Er könnte gestorben sein. | |
| He missed the boat. [idiom] [He missed the opportunity.] | Für ihn ist der Zug abgefahren. [Redewendung] [Er hat die Gelegenheit verpasst.] | |
| he of all people ... [also: he, of all people, ...] | ausgerechnet er ... [gerade er ...] | |
| idiom He stood her up. [coll.] [He failed to appear for the date] | Er ließ sie aufsitzen. [ugs.] [Er hielt die Verabredung nicht ein] | |
| To each their own. [to each what he deserves or likes] | Jedem das Seine. | |
| proverb to each his own [to each what he deserves] | jedem das Seine | |
| Where's he got to? [Where can he be?] | Wo ist der nur abgeblieben? [ugs.] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| sports stand up paddle boarding <SUP> [Hawaiian: hoe he'e nalu] | Stehpaddeln {n} [Stand Up Paddling] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| quote A wizard is never late... nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to. [The Lord of the Rings] | Ein Zauberer kommt nie zu spät... Ebensowenig zu früh. Er trifft genau dann ein, wenn er es für richtig hält. | |
| proverb Each (man) to his own. [to each what he deserves] | Jedem das Seine. | |
| He can dish it out but he can't take it. [coll.] [idiom] | Er kann gut austeilen, aber nicht einstecken. [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| He can do as he pleases. | Er kann tun und lassen, was er will. | |
| He can twist and wriggle as much as he likes, ... | Er kann sich drehen und wenden, wie er will, ... | |
| He claims he saw it. | Er will es gesehen haben. | |
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