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 | ling. obsolete {adj} <obs.> [No longer in use, and no longer likely to be understood. Obsolete is a stronger term than archaic, and a much stronger term than dated.] | 2259 veraltet | |
| sb./sth. could [would be able] | 1292 jd./etw. könnte | |
| bold {adj} [dated] [so confident as to be impudent or presumptuous] | 1083 dreist [Person, Verhalten, Blick etc.] | |
| hopefully {adv} [sentence adverb: it is to be hoped that ...] | 821 hoffentlich | |
| decent {adj} [coll.] [sufficiently clothed to be seen] | 383 salonfähig [ausreichend bekleidet] | |
| [we/they/you] could [would be able] | 166 [wir/sie/Sie] könnten | |
| becoming {adj} {pres-p} [coming to be, coming into existence] | 115 werdend | |
| serious {adj} [to be taken seriously] | 100 ernstzunehmend | |
| [you] could [would be able] | 99 [du] könntest | |
| prompt {adj} [punctual, on time, e.g. "Be prompt for your appointment."] | 95 pünktlich [z. B. "Sei pünktlich!"] | |
| slippery {adj} [person: not to be relied on] | 78 gerissen [ugs.] [hier pej.: nicht vertrauenswürdig] | |
| med. palpable {adj} [tumor etc. that can be felt] | 49 ertastbar [Tumor u. ä.] | |
| [you] could [would be able] | 36 [ihr] könntet | |
| tbc [to be confirmed] | 33 unbestätigt | |
| law dative {adj} [that may be given] | 24 vergebbar | |
| Unverified extricable {adj} [(soon to be) set free from complications and difficulties] | 20 entwirrbar [(bald) befreit von Komplikationen und Schwierigkeiten] | |
| sb. deserves [e.g.: ... to be promoted / to get paid / to be punished] | 20 jd. gehört ... [z. B. ... befördert / bezahlt / bestraft zu werden] [ugs. auch verkürzt: jd. gehört befördert / bezahlt / bestraft] | |
| vaguely {adv} [e.g. to be vaguely reminiscent of sth.] | 17 entfernt [vage, schwach] [z. B. entfernt an etw. erinnern] | |
| law committable {adj} [rare: able to be committed] | 12 begehbar [Fehler, Verbrechen] | |
| ocular {adj} [able to be seen] | 12 augenfällig [sichtbar, deutlich] | |
| demanding {adj} [requiring difficult conditions to be met] | 11 voraussetzungsvoll | |
| unspeakable {adj} [not able to be expressed in words] | 9 unbeschreiblich [unaussprechlich] | |
| undoable {adj} [can be undone] | 8 lösbar | |
| bibl. [... for many be called, but few chosen.] | ... Viele sind berufen, aber wenige sind auserwählt. [hum.] [Redewendung] [nach dem Gleichnis von den Arbeitern im Weinberg] | |
| ling. [able to be used in the forefield (first position) of a German sentence] {adj} | vorfeldfähig | |
| quote [Everything man-made will perish / be destroyed.] | Tand, Tand ist das Gebilde von Menschenhand. [auch scherzhaft zitiert] [aus: Die Brück' am Tay (Theodor Fontane)] | |
| 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.] | |
| 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. | |
| [I] couldn't [would not be able] | [ich] könnte nicht | |
| [late (deceased)] {adj} [attr.] [may in German be used colloquially hum. for things that do not exist any longer, besides the standard meaning for persons which is becoming old-fashioned] | seligen Angedenkens [nachgestellt] [ugs. hum.] [einstig, früher] [nicht Personen betreffend] | |
| [May there always be enough water beneath your keel.] | Immer eine Handbreit Wasser unterm Kiel! [fig.] | |
| quote market. [Ö1 deserves to be listened to. - slogan of an Austrian radio programme] | Ö1 gehört gehört. [Slogan des Radioprogramms Ö1 des Österreichischen Rundfunks] | |
| [something must urgently be done] | (Es ist) Feuer unterm Dach! [ugs.] [Redensart] [österr. auch: (Es ist) Feuer am Dach!] | |
| [we/they/you] couldn't [would not be able] | [wir/sie/Sie] könnten nicht | |
| [you] couldn't [would not be able] | [du] könntest nicht | |
| [you] couldn't [would not be able] | [ihr] könntet nicht | |
| cosmet. 12M [bathroom products / toiletries; time in months by which a product should be used after opening] | 12 M [Haltbarkeitsdatum; Wirksamkeit geöffneter kosmetischer Produkte; in diesem Beispiel: 12 Monate] | |
| cockamamie {adj} [Am.] [coll.] [too crazy to be believed] | zu verrückt (um glaubhaft zu sein) | |
| conspicuous {adj} [which cannot be overlooked] | nicht zu übersehen [nur prädikativ] | |
| conspicuous {adj} [which cannot be overlooked] | nicht zu übersehend [attr.] | |
| depthless {adj} [too deep to be measured] | unermesslich tief | |
| fakeable {adj} [that which can be faked or falsified] | verfälschbar | |
| flourishable {adj} [can be waved around] | schwenkbar [geeignet herumzuschwenken] | |
| telecom. interceptable {adj} {adv} [able to be intercepted] | abhörbar | |
| knowable {adj} [what can be known] | wissbar [geh.] | |
| Unverified nonsensical {adj} [failed to be convincing] | abverreckt [schweiz.] | |
| passable {adj} [clear of obstacles and able to be travelled on] | wegsam [selten] [begeh-, befahrbar] | |
| sports Unverified pottable {adj} [ball in snooker, pool etc.] [able to be potted] | versenkbar [Poolkugel usw.] [kann versenkt werden] | |
| phys. refrangible {adj} [of light, able to be refracted] | fähig, gebrochen zu werden [Licht] | |
| sb. couldn't [would not be able] | jd. könnte nicht | |
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