 | English  | German |  |
 | china {adj} [attr.] [e.g. clay, collection, doll, painter, vase] | 144 Porzellan- [z. B. Erde, Sammlung, Puppe, Maler, Vase] |  |
 | educ. teaching {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, collection, content, material] | Lehr- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Sammlung, Inhalt, Material] |  |
Verbs |
 | to disinter sth. [something that is well hidden, e.g. a collection of writings] | etw. wieder ausgraben [fig.] [z. B. ein Buch, Sachen von früher] |  |
Nouns |
 | smorgasbord [fig.] [diverse collection of things] | 572 Sammelsurium {n} |  |
 | roundup [collection of suspects or criminals] | 232 Aushebung {f} [Festnahme von Verdächtigen oder Verbrechern] |  |
 | publ. miscellany [collection] | 154 Sammlung {f} |  |
 | repository [collection] | 72 Sammlung {f} [Aufbewahrungsort] |  |
 | petition [collection of signatures] | 67 Unterschriftensammlung {f} |  |
 | lit. corpus [collection of writings] | 32 Werk {n} |  |
 | box [collection box or for saving] | 25 Büchse {f} [Sparbüchse, Sammelbüchse] |  |
 | assemblage [collection] | 17 Sammlung {f} |  |
 | deaccession [selling of objects from a museum collection] | 17 Verscherbeln {n} [ugs.] [von Museumsgut] |  |
 | hist. lit. legendary [collection of legends] | 5 Legendar {n} |  |
 | logjam [jumbled collection of logs blocking a river] | 5 Holzansammlung {f} |  |
 | ecol. [bag / sack for the collection of recyclable packaging material, e.g. yoghurt pots, tetrapacks, PET bottles in Switzerland] | Sammelsack {m} [schweiz.] [Gelber Sack] |  |
 | geogr. hist. pol. [collection of persons with citizenship linked to a particular community in Switzerland] | Bürgergemeinde {f} [schweiz.] |  |
 | admin. RadioTV [fee collection center of public-law broadcasting institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany] | Gebühreneinzugszentrale {f} der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland <GEZ> |  |
 | [heavy collection of fumes] | Gedünst {n} [veraltet] [geh.] |  |
 | ecol. [yellow bag / sack for the collection of recyclable packaging material, e.g. yoghurt pots, detergent bottles (Germany, Austria)] | Gelber Sack {m} [gelber Wertstoffsack zur Rückgabe von Verpackungsabfällen] |  |
 | ecol. [yellow bag / sack for the collection of recyclable packaging material, e.g. yoghurt pots, detergent bottles] | gelber Sack {m} [gelber Wertstoffsack] |  |
 | ecol. [yellow refuse bin for the collection of recyclable packaging material, e.g. yoghurt pots, detergent bottles] | Gelbe Tonne {f} [gelbe Wertstofftonne] |  |
 | ana [collection of a famous person's sayings] | Ana {f} [veraltend] |  |
 | acad. archaeo. antiquarianism [collection and study of antiquities] | Altertumskunde {f} |  |
 | lit. Diwan [collection of Persian, Arabic or Urdu poetry] | Dīwān {m} [persische, arabische oder urduische Lyriksammlung] |  |
 | MedTech. resistome [collection of all the antibiotic resistance genes] | Resistom {n} [Gesamtheit aller Antibiotika-Resistenzgene] |  |
 | ecol. Seabin [floating debris collection device] | Seabin {m} [schwimmender Mülleimer] |  |
 | smorgasbord [fig.] [diverse collection of things] | bunte Mischung {f} |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to gather sth. up [in a collection] | etw. zusammensuchen [in einer Sammlung] |  |
 | to pick sth. out [from a collection of potential targets] | etw.Akk. ausgucken [ugs.] [aussuchen] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | bin collection [Br.] [waste collection] | Müllabfuhr {f} [Abholung] |  |
 | med. blood extraction [blood collection] | Blutentnahme {f} |  |
 | cloth. Unverified capsule range [capsule collection] | Sonderkollektion {f} |  |
 | econ. fin. fee collection [also: collection of fees] | Gebühreneinzug {m} |  |
 | comp. language pack [software collection] | Sprachpaket {n} [Software-Sammlung] |  |
 | log jam [jumbled collection of logs blocking a river] | Holzansammlung {f} |  |
 | numerous collection [art collection etc.] | große Sammlung {f} [Kunstsammlung etc.] |  |
 | numerous collection [art collection etc.] | umfangreiche Sammlung {f} [Kunstsammlung etc.] |  |
 | poison wagon [hazardous household waste collection] | Giftmobil {n} |  |
 | relig. prayer book [collection of prayers] | Gebetssammlung {f} [in Buchform] |  |
 | audio room modes [collection of resonances] | Raummoden {pl} |  |
 | ecol. shoe bank [collection container] | Sammelbehälter {m} für Altschuhe |  |
 | philat. stamp mount [for stamp-collection] | Klemmtasche {f} [für Briefmarkensammlung] |  |
 | treasure trove [collection, source] | Schatzhöhle {f} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to complete the set [e.g. stamp collection] | den Satz komplettieren [geh.] [z. B. Briefmarkensammlung] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | mus. body of song [collection of songs] | Liedgut {n} |  |
 | astron. hist. lit. Book of Nut [collection of ancient Egyptian astronomical texts] | Nutbuch {n} [Sammlung von altägyptisch-astronomischen Texten] |  |
 | comm. ecol. waste-collection system [also: waste collection system] | Abfallsammelsystem {n} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | biol. comp. basic local alignment search tool {adj} [attr.] <BLAST> [bioinformatics tool, software collection] | BLAST- [Software-Sammlung] |  |
 | hist. I gave gold for iron. [slogan of the collection of private jewelry to finance the Prussian uprising against Napoleon I in 1813] | Gold gab ich für Eisen. [Motto der Schmucksammlung zur Finanzierung der Befreiungskriege gegen Napoleon I. in Preußen 1813] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | lit. F Amok [Amok: Novellas of a Passion (collection of novellas)] | Amok [Amok: Novellen einer Leidenschaft (Novellensammlung)] [Stefan Zweig] |  |
 | lit. F Downfall of the Heart [in his collection of 3 novellas: A Failing Heart] | Untergang eines Herzens [Stefan Zweig] |  |
 | lit. F Look Back, Mrs. Lot! (or Anything can happen - in Israel) [Ephraim Kishon, collection of satires] | Drehn Sie sich um, Frau Lot! - Satiren aus Israel |  |
 | lit. F The Lottery [Shirley Jackson] [collection of short stories] | Die Teufelsbraut [Kurzgeschichtensammlung] |  |
 | lit. F The Other Days [collection of novellas] | Die anderen Tage [Vicki Baum, Novellensammlung] |  |
 | lit. F The Seasick Whale [Ephraim Kishon, collection of satires] | Der seekranke Walfisch oder Ein Israeli auf Reisen [Sammlung von Satiren] |  |
 | lit. F The Serapion Brethren [collection of novellas, fairytales, and essays] | Die Serapionsbrüder [Sammlung von Erzählungen, Märchen und Aufsätzen von E. T. A. Hoffmann] |  |
 | lit. F There Goes Kafka [collection of essays] | Da geht Kafka [Essay-Sammlung; Johannes Urzidil] |  |
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