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 | Romance {adj} [countries, languages etc.] | 31 romanisch [Länder, Sprachen usw.] | |
| hist. pol. ["Hail (to) victory!" Nazi salute; highly offensive; illegal in some German-speaking countries] | Sieg Heil! [anstößig u. in einigen deutschsprachigen Ländern strafbar] | |
| abroad {adv} [in a foreign country or countries] | im Ausland | |
| abroad {adv} [to a foreign country or to foreign countries] | ins Ausland | |
| Nouns |
| educ. [an academic high school, Br. grammar school, in German-speaking countries] | 228 Gymnasium {n} | |
| stocks bourse [stock market in non-English-speaking countries, esp. France] | 102 Börse {f} | |
| traffic autobahn [only in reference to German-speaking countries] | 28 Autobahn {f} | |
| econ. [competition between countries in a globalised world to reduce wages, company taxes and social security payments] | 24 Dumpingwettlauf {m} [ugs.] | |
| cellophane [generic term in some countries] [Cellophane®] | 15 Cellophan® {n} [fachspr.] [Zellophan] | |
| econ. educ. [entrepreneurship exam in various European countries] | 11 Unternehmerprüfung {f} | |
| hist. marquis [(in some European countries) a nobleman ranking above a count and below a duke] | 11 Marquis {m} | |
| hist. [political, social and economic agreements made between West Germany and some Eastern bloc countries in the early 1970s] | 8 Ostverträge {pl} | |
| expellee [ethnic and native Germans expelled from other countries after WW II] | 7 Heimatvertriebener {m} | |
| pol. [recruitment agreements between Germany and Turkey and other South European countries during the Wirtschaftswunder (in force from 1955 to 1973)] | 5 Anwerbeabkommen {n} | |
| cadi [in Islamic countries: judge] | 5 Richter {m} | |
| sports [a sports match between the national teams of neighbouring countries] | Nachbarschaftsduell {n} [zwischen Nationalmannschaften] | |
| hist. [confederation of protestant cities and countries against Charles V] | Schmalkaldischer Bund {m} | |
| fin. [cooperative bank, to be found in several European countries] | Raiffeisenbank {f} | |
| publ. market. [corresponds to the "Audit Bureau of Circulation" <ABC> in English-speaking countries] | Informationsgemeinschaft {f} zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern e. V. <IVW> | |
| mus. [folksy popular music genre, esp. in German speaking countries] | volkstümliche Musik {f} [kommerzialisierte, sogenannte Volksmusik] | |
| law pharm. [inspection of production sites in third countries] | Drittlandinspektion {f} [bei Produktionsstätten] | |
| comm. hist. [permitted production of goods for western countries in the former DDR] | Gestattungsproduktion {f} | |
| educ. [school for continuing non-credit education of adults, predominantly in Nordic countries, Germany and Austria] | Volkshochschule {f} | |
| gastr. arrack [an alcoholic spirit made in Eastern countries from the sap of the coco palm or from rice] | Arrack {m} [Rsv.] [Arrak] [Reisbranntwein] | |
| hist. biga [a two-horse chariot of ancient Mediterranean countries] | Biga {f} [römischer Streitwagen] | |
| cellophane [generic term in some countries] [Cellophane®] | Cellophane® {f} [glasklare Folie] | |
| med. feldsher [health care professional in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union] | Feldscher {m} [medizinische Hilfskraft in der Sowjetunion und im heutigen Russland] | |
| hist. sports Spartakiad [also: Spartakiade] [counter-event of the Eastern Bloc countries to the Olympics during cold war] | Spartakiade {f} [Gegenveranstaltung der Ostblockstaaten zur Olympiade während des kalten Kriegs] | |
| curr. hist. thaler [large coins used in Germanic countries during the 15th-19th centuries] | Taler {pl} | |
| curr. hist. thaler [large coins used in Germanic countries during the 15th-19th centuries] | Thaler {pl} [altertümlich] [Taler] | |
| curr. hist. thalers [large coins used in Germanic countries during the 15th-19th centuries] | Taler {pl} | |
| curr. hist. thalers [large coins used in Germanic countries during the 15th-19th centuries] | Thaler {pl} [altertümlich] [Taler] | |
| geogr. the Balkans [countries] | die Balkanstaaten {pl} | |
| geogr. the Med [Br.] [coll.] [countries] | Mittelmeerländer {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| ling. English-speaking {adj} [world, countries] | angelsächsisch [Welt, Raum] | |
| in which [e.g. countries, times] | in denen | |
| ethn. geogr. ling. Nilo-Saharan {adj} [e.g. language family, people, countries] | nilosaharanisch | |
| geogr. tech. oil-poor {adj} [e.g. countries] | ölarm [z. B. Länder] | |
| pol. politically conservative {adj} [in German-speaking countries] | schwarz [ugs.] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to move to sth. [change residence; e.g. to a dwelling, to another place, certain countries] | in etw.Akk. ziehen [umziehen; z. B. in eine Wohnung, in einen anderen Ort; ein Land, dessen Name mit Artikel verwendet wird] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| geogr. Baltic rim {sg} [as a group of countries] | Ostseeanrainer {pl} | |
| geogr. Baltic rim {sg} [as a group of countries] | Ostseeanrainerstaaten {pl} | |
| geogr. Baltic rim {sg} [as a group of countries] | Ostseeländer {pl} | |
| agr. EU bovine holdings [esp. used in EU countries] | Rinderhaltungsbetriebe {pl} | |
| traffic transp. chicken bus [coll.] [bus esp. in Central American countries] | Chicken-Bus {m} [ugs.] [Autobus, bes. in zentralamerik. Ländern] | |
| relig. church rate [church tax levied in some European countries] | Kirchenbeitrag {m} [österr.] [Kirchensteuer] | |
| med. pol. drug policies {pl} [e.g. of different countries] | Drogenpolitik {f} [z. B. verschiedener Länder] | |
| jobs European Engineer <EUR ING> [title for highly qualified engineers used in many European countries] | Europa-Ingenieur {m} <EUR ING> [Qualitätsstandard für europäische Ingenieure] | |
| law fair use [act of use (not an established legal term in German-speaking countries)] | faire Verwendung {f} | |
| traffic federal autobahn [in reference to German-speaking countries] | Bundesautobahn {f} <BAB> | |
| federal motorway [Br., in reference to German-speaking countries] | Bundesautobahn {f} <BAB> | |
| fin. finance office [esp. in non-English-speaking countries] | Finanzbüro {n} [Ort und Abteilung in einem Unternehmen] | |
| fin. financial office [esp. in non-English-speaking countries] | Finanzbüro {n} [Ort und Abteilung in einem Unternehmen] | |
| law high court [in some countries] | Obergericht {n} [in einigen Ländern] | |
| comm. major exporter [esp. countries] | Großexporteur {m} [bes. Staaten bzw. Länder] | |
| morality police [religious police in some Islamic countries] | Moralpolizei {f} [in einigen islamischen Ländern] | |
| official relations [between groups of people, organizations, or countries] | offizielle Beziehungen {pl} | |
| econ. pol. PIIGS countries {pl} [pej.] [heavily indebted European countries Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain] | PIIGS-Länder {pl} [pej.] [hochverschuldete Eurostaaten Portugal, Italien, Irland, Griechenland, Spanien] | |
| pound sign <#> [non-Sterling countries] | Rautezeichen {n} <#> | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. Day of Liberation [end of World War II on 8 May, or 9 May (the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries only)] | Tag {m} der Befreiung [8. Mai 1945] | |
| cloth. mil. field service cap [officially in the UK and Commonwealth countries] | Schiffchen {n} | |
| pol. internal affairs ministry [certain countries] | Innenministerium {n} | |
| admin. least developed countries <LDCs, LLDCs> | LDC / LDCs {pl} [Least Developed Countries] [am wenigsten entwickelte Länder] | |
| ministry of employment [certain countries] | Arbeitsministerium {n} | |
| St. Martin's singing [Martinmas custom in various countries] | Martinssingen {n} | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| pol. ministry of internal affairs [certain countries] | Innenministerium {n} | |
| pol. ministry of the interior [certain countries] | Innenministerium {n} | |
| admin. ministry of the interior [certain countries] | Innenressort {n} | |
| admin. pol. ministry of the interior [certain countries] | Ressort {n} für Inneres [Innenressort] | |
| econ. non-participating Member States [EMU out-countries] | Nicht-EWU-Teilnehmerländer {pl} | |
| acad. educ. hist. university education for women [in German-speaking countries] | Frauenstudium {n} | |
| law naut. Unverified wreck and salvage law [in the Commonwealth countries] | Strandrecht {n} | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. pol. Unverified the three noes of Khartoum [political resolutions in which Arab countries vowed not to recognize, negotiate with or make peace with Israel] | die drei Neins {pl} von Khartum [1967] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| RadioTV F C.B. Strike [Name for 'Strike' in countries other than UK] | Strike | |
| film F Zootropolis [renamed title, used in the UK, some other European countries and the Middle East, original title: Zootopia] [Byron Howard, Rich Moore] | Zoomania | |
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