| English | German | |
| over {prep} [during] | 35 während [+Gen.] [ugs. auch +Dat.] | |
| conformist {adj} [esp. during Nazi time] | 16 anpasslerisch [ugs.] [pej.] [häufig auf die Nazizeit bezogen] | |
| over {prep} [during] | 14 in [+Dat.] | |
| dark {adj} [during dawn or dusk] | 10 dämmrig | |
| mus. tech. ADD [SPARS code: analog tape recorder used during initial recording, digital tape recorder used during mixing / editing and for mastering] | analoge Aufnahme, digitale Abmischung, digitales Mastering <ADD> [SPARS-Code] | |
| dent. chairside {adj} [next to or in the vicinity of the dental chair during treatment] | [neben oder nahe des Behandlungsstuhls beim Zahnarzt] | |
| mus. tech. DAD [SPARS code: digital tape recorder used during initial recording, analog tape recorder used during mixing / editing, digital mastering] | digitale Aufnahme, analoge Abmischung, digitales Mastering <DAD> [SPARS-Code] | |
| dark {adj} [during dawn or dusk] | dumper [österr. regional: dämmrig] | |
| dark {adj} [during night] | nachtdunkel [geh.] | |
| Helau! [local German greeting during carnival season] | Helau! [regionaler Narrenruf] | |
| perennial {adj} [present during all seasons] | das ganze Jahr hindurch | |
| bot. postgenital {adj} [during flower ontogenesis] | postgenital [im Verlauf der Ontogenese] | |
| unpublished {adj} [not published during the author's lifetime; published posthumously] | nachgelassen [Werke, etc.] | |
| hist. unrationed {adj} [goods during wartime] | markenfrei [nicht rationiert, ohne Bezugsschein erhältlich] | |
Verbs |
| to suspend sb. [temporarily remove from a post during investigation] | 98 jdn. beurlauben [bis auf weiteres von seinen Dienstpflichten entbinden] | |
| agr. [to work during the summer on a seasonal Alpine pasture] | sennen [bayer.] [österr.] [schweiz.] [als Senn / Sennin arbeiten] | |
| brew to lager sth. [to store beer during a period of aging] | etw.Akk. lagern [bes. in Lagerkellern, Bierkellern] | |
| to rattle [during Holy Week, on Good Friday] | klöppern [auch: schlöttern] [fränk.] [ratschen an den Kartagen] | |
Nouns |
| hist. goon [Br.] [coll.] [guard in a German prisoner-of-war camp during the WWII] | 329 Wache {f} [Wachposten / Aufseher in einem deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlager im 2. WK] | |
| squirter [coll.] [mostly vulg.] [woman who is gushing fluid during orgasm] | 47 Spritzerin {f} [ugs.] [selten, wenn nicht vulg.] [noch seltener auch Abspritzerin] | |
| spillage [during filling] | 24 Schüttverlust {m} [verschüttete Menge beim Füllen] | |
| hist. carpetbagger [pej.] [USA: term Southerners gave to Northerners who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era] | 19 Carpetbagger {m} [pej.] [USA: Nordstaatler, der nach dem Sezessionskrieg in den unterlegenen Süden kam, Art "Glücksritter"] | |
| [rotating time period during which a resident of e.g. an apartment is responsible for cleaning shared areas in and around the building such as sidewalks, driveways, hallways, etc.] | 17 Kehrwoche {f} [südd.] [bes. schwäb.] | |
| brownout [during war] | 17 Verdunkelung {f} [im Krieg] | |
| agr. jobs relig. [church supplied farm helper as a stand-in for a farmer's wife during illness, etc.] | 16 Dorfhelferin {f} | |
| educ. mainstreaming [educating disabled students in regular classes during specific time periods] | 11 [zeitweiliger gemeinsamer Unterricht von behinderten und nicht-behinderten Schülern] | |
| mil. panzer [German battle tank, especially of the type used during WW II] | 11 Panzer {m} [Kampfpanzer] | |
| hist. [plane which flew food etc. into Berlin during the 1948 airlift] | 10 Rosinenbomber {m} [hum.] | |
| rheum [mucus produced by the eyes during sleep] | 10 Augenschleim {m} | |
| oenol. must [grape juice during fermentation] | 9 Sturm {m} [österr.] | |
| twilight [the light during dusk or dawn] | 7 Dämmerschein {m} [geh.] [Licht während der Dämmerung] | |
| hist. [“wellspring of life” or “fountain of life”, SS-supported association during the Third Reich] | 6 Lebensborn {m} [von der SS getragener und staatlich geförderter Verein während des 3. Reiches] | |
| pol. [recruitment agreements between Germany and Turkey and other South European countries during the Wirtschaftswunder (in force from 1955 to 1973)] | 6 Anwerbeabkommen {n} | |
| hist. traffic autobahn [built during the Third Reich period] | 6 Reichsautobahn {f} [1934 bis 1945] | |
| hist. mil. bonesack [nickname for German parachute jump smock during WW II] | 5 Knochensack {m} [Scherzname für Sprunganzug der dt. Fallschirmjäger im 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. bushwhacking [guerrilla warfare during the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars] | 5 [eine Form des Guerillakrieges während des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges u. Sezessionskrieges] | |
| hist. ["Abitur" examination sat early by students conscripted during wartime] | Notabitur {n} [Deutschland] | |
| hist. ["Matura" examination sat early by students conscripted during wartime] | Kriegsmatura {f} [Österreich] | |
| [advantage of being the incumbent chancellor during elections] | Kanzlerbonus {m} | |
| hist. [blood witness, term for martyr used during the Third Reich] | Blutzeuge {m} [NS-Begriff] | |
| hist. [care packages sent to soldiers, prisoners of war etc. during WWI] | Liebesgaben {pl} [1. WK] | |
| [confetti and streamers to be tossed e.g. during parades] | Wurfartikel {pl} | |
| med. [crossing or wandering eyes of babies during the first few months of life] | Babyschielen {n} | |
| [curried sausage bought and consumed during a football / soccer match] | Stadioncurrywurst {f} | |
| hist. jobs mil. [day worker esp. for earthworks during a fortress war] | Tagearbeiter {m} [bes. für das Ausführen von Erdarbeiten im Festungskrieg] | |
| mil. [derogatory acronym for "Greatest Field Commander of all Time", a title initially publicized by Nazi propaganda to refer to Adolf Hitler during the early years of WWII] | GröFaZ {m} [ugs.] [auch: Gröfaz] [abfälliges Kürzel für "Größter Feldherr aller Zeiten", Nazi-Propaganda-Bezeichnung für Adolf Hitler aus den Anfangsjahren des 2. WK] | |
| hist. [derogatory term for the Social Democratic Party of Germany during and after WWI] | Kaisersozialisten {pl} [pej.] | |
| admin. [German unemployment benefit paid during the first 12-18 months of unemployment] | Arbeitslosengeld I {n} <Alg I, ALG I> | |
| hist. pol. [Germany during the time when Bonn was seat of government] | Bonner Republik {f} | |
| [gherkin / pickle bought and consumed during a football / soccer match] | Stadiongurke {f} | |
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