 | English  | German | |
 | [we/they/you] may [are permitted] | 1135 [wir/sie/Sie] dürfen | |
| [we/they/you] may [are permitted / can possibly] | 1069 [wir/sie/Sie] können | |
| understandably {adv} [for reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with] | 405 verständlicherweise | |
| [you] may [are permitted / can possibly] | 281 [du] kannst | |
| [you] may [are permitted] | 150 [du] darfst | |
| [you] may [are permitted / can possibly] | 89 [ihr] könnt | |
| [you] may [are permitted] [said to two or more people] | 79 [ihr] dürft | |
| understandably {adv} [for reasons that are easy to understand] | 19 nachvollziehbarerweise | |
| understandably {adv} [for reasons that are easy to understand] | 14 begreiflicherweise | |
| [Bavarian for "We are who we are."] | Mia san mia! / Mir san mir! [bayer.] | |
| proverb [German pun, may be literally translated as: When flies fly behind flies, flies are flying after flies (to follow them).] | Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach. | |
| quote [German quote from 1806 to the effect that peace and order are the citizen's first duty] | Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht. [Redewendung] | |
| [The days are getting longer again, spring is nearing.] | Es geht nauswärts. [fränk.] [pfälz.] [regional] | |
| [There are ... ] | Es giebt ... [Rechtschreibung vor 1901] [Es gibt] | |
| [we/they/you] aren't [are not] | [wir/sie/Sie] sind nicht | |
| [Where are you from?] [usually pronounced "Where're you from?"] | Wo kommste wech? [regional nordd.] [phonet. Dialektschreibung] | |
| hers {pron} [e.g. the children are hers, his eyes met hers] | die ihren {pl} [z. B. die Kinder von der Frau] | |
| theirs {pron} [e.g. the children are theirs] | die ihren {pl} [z. B. die Kinder von den Eltern] | |
| Whatcha ... ? [coll.] [What do / are you ... ?] | Was ... [machst / tust / liest usw.] du? [umgangssprachliche Frageform] | |
| Verbs |
| to clench sth. [the fingers / hands are clenching sth.] | sich um etw.Akk. krampfen [Finger, Hände] | |
| Nouns |
| order [the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other] | 1876 Reihenfolge {f} | |
| gossip [involving details which are not confirmed as true] | 423 Tratsch {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| bot. T | 274 | |
| comm. dairy [shop where milk and milk products are sold] | 43 Milchladen {m} | |
| junk {sg} [coll.] [old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value] | 24 Klamotten {pl} [Kram, Plunder] | |
| educ. ling. [language in which lessons are conducted] | 23 Unterrichtssprache {f} | |
| seam [place where two things are joined] | 23 Nahtstelle {f} | |
| law [list of dog breeds that are considered to be dangerous] | 18 Rasseliste {f} | |
| gastr. barroom [Am.] [room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; bar] | 17 Schankstube {f} [Schankraum, Schenke] | |
| [person on whom hopes are pinned] | 15 Hoffnungsträger {m} | |
| hist. pol. [ceremony in which teenagers are given adult social status, esp. in the former GDR] | 12 Jugendweihe {f} | |
| mus. coin [corner on a stringed instrument where corner blocks are glued] | 7 Ecke {f} [Position für Eckklötze eines Streichinstruments] | |
| stocks [newspaper designated by a stock exchange, in which issuers of stocks are obliged to publish official notifications] | 6 Pflichtblatt {n} [Börse] | |
| law [room where court exhibits are kept] | 5 Asservatenraum {m} | |
| [cafe where coffee and pastries are consumed standing up] | Stehcafé {n} | |
| agr. [cf. Almabtrieb; joint herds from multiple farmers are sorted in the Viehscheid, and each cow is returned to its owner] | Viehscheid {m} [Allgäu, Deutschland] | |
| educ. [form of pedagogy in which complex subjects are not simplified to students' levels] | Abbilddidaktik {f} | |
| [little gifts, ladies are given at a ball] | Damenspende {f} | |
| [one who looks the other way rather than intervening when others are in trouble] | Wegseher {m} | |
| [plans which are not in accordance with the Principles of Regional Planning] | raumordnungswidrige Planung {f} | |
| med. naut. [port authority that ensures health regulations are met onboard vessels] | Hafengesundheitsbehörde {f} | |
| [reconstruction of a destroyed building when the original drawings are available] | Leitbau {m} | |
| law [room where court exhibits are kept] | Asservatenkammer {f} | |
| games [Schafkopf / sheepshead variant in which only the jacks are trumps] | Wenz {m} [Spielvariante beim Schafkopf] | |
| [spring processions to the sound of cow bells and cracking whips when the cattle are driven up to the alpine pastures] | Grasausläuten {n} [österr. Brauchtum zur Zeit des Viehauftriebs / Weidebeginns] | |
| [Sunday before Advent on which the dead are commemorated] | Ewigkeitssonntag {m} | |
| [things that are appropriate, suitable, adequate, commensurate, apt, fair, etc.] | Angemessenheiten {pl} [selten] | |
| cloth. cutoffs {pl} [also: cut-offs] [one pair] [short pants/trousers that are made from long pants by cutting off the legs at the knees or higher] | (knielang) abgeschnittene Hose {f} | |
| junk [coll.] [old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value] | Krusch {m} [ugs.] [regional] | |
| junk [coll.] [old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value] | Kruscht {m} [ugs.] [regional] | |
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