 | English  | German | |
 | highbrow {adj} [tastes, music, author] | 1064 anspruchsvoll | |
| seminal {adj} [book, author] | 319 einflussreich | |
| supposed {adj} [date of birth, site of temple, author also] | 117 mutmaßlich | |
| Verbs |
| to autograph [author] | 37 signieren [Autor] | |
| to crucify sb./sth. [author, play, etc.] [coll.] | 23 jdn./etw. verreißen [ugs.] | |
| Nouns |
| votary [devoted follower of e.g. an author] | 85 Verehrer {m} | |
| imagery [of an author, artist, culture] | 40 Bilderwelt {f} | |
| following [of an author etc.] | 10 Gemeinde {f} [fig.] [Fangemeinde, Bewundererschaft] | |
| film lit. schlockmeister [esp. Am.] [sl.] [author, film director, etc. who produces inferior works.] | 7 Schundproduzent {m} [ugs.] [Autor, Regisseur usw.] | |
| lit. reading [by the author] | 5 Buchlesung {f} [vom Autor] | |
| classic [author or work] | Klassikaner {m} [bes. österr.] [veraltend] [oft hum.] | |
| libr. lit. Unverified holograph [document handwritten by its author] | Holographon {n} [veraltet] [handschriftlich verfasstes Schriftstück] | |
| journ. lit. pen [author] | Schreiber {m} | |
| lit. satirist [satirical author] | Satirenschreiber {m} | |
| lit. satirizer [satirical author] | Satirenschreiber {m} | |
| 2 Words |
| to become repetitive [person, e.g. author] | beginnen, sich zu wiederholen [immer wieder dasselbe sagen, schreiben] | |
| publ. best seller [author] | Erfolgsautor {m} | |
| law copyright control [notice on a copyrighted work that the copyright lies with the author personally and not with a publisher or similar] | [Hinweis auf einem urheberrechtlich geschützten Werk, dass das Urheberrecht beim Autor persönlich und nicht bei einem Verlag o.ä. liegt.] | |
| lit. publ. definitive edition [supervised by the author] | Ausgabe {f} letzter Hand | |
| ling. name First Grammarian [later name of the anonymous Old Icelandic author of the First Grammatical Treatise] | Erster Grammatiker {m} [späterer Name des anonymen altisländischen Autors des Ersten Grammatischen Traktats] | |
| gag man [author] | Pointenschreiber {m} | |
| journ. pet writer [author of works on pets and their care] | Haustier-Autor {m} | |
| pet writer [favorite author] | Lieblingsautor {m} | |
| 3 Words |
| bibl. John the Seer [author of the Apocalypse of John] | der Seher {m} Johannes | |
| 5+ Words |
| quote A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. [author unknown; attributed to Albert Einstein] | Ein Freund ist ein Mensch, der die Melodie deines Herzens kennt und sie dir vorspielt, wenn du sie vergessen hast. [Urheber unbekannt; Albert Einstein zugeschrieben] | |
| quote Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. [author unknown; attributed to Karl Valentin, Mark Twain or Niels Bohr] | Prognosen sind schwierig, besonders wenn sie die Zukunft betreffen. [Urheber unbekannt; Karl Valentin, Mark Twain oder Niels Bohr zugeschrieben] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| hist. lit. F The Royal Kalendar, and Court and City Register, for England, Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies [unknown author] | Der Royal Kalendar und das Gerichts- und Stadtregister für England, Schottland, Irland und die Kolonien | |
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