 | English  | German | |
 | ling. archaic {adj} [no longer in general use, but still found in some contemporary texts (e.g. the Bible) and generally understood; a stronger term than »dated«, but not as strong as »obsolete«] | 391 veraltet | |
| popularly {adv} [generally] | 17 allgemein | |
| common {adj} [generally known] | allgemein bekannt | |
| popular {adj} [generally intelligible] | exoterisch [geh.] [allgemein verständlich] | |
| public {adj} [generally known] | allgemein bekannt | |
| Nouns |
| mil. trooper [coll.] [generally in the meaning of grunt, doughboy, GI or squaddie] | 615 Soldat {m} [allgemein im Sinne von Landser oder Muschkote] | |
| semantics [generally treated as sg.] | 610 Semantik {f} | |
| forename [by which a person is generally called] | 16 Rufname {m} | |
| ling. semantics [generally treated as sg.] | 14 Bedeutungslehre {f} | |
| ling. pragmatics [generally treated as sg.] | 9 Pragmatik {f} | |
| comm. [business having short periods of peak activity, generally season- or time-of-day-related] | 6 Stoßgeschäft {n} | |
| textil. rags [generally, also for making paper] | 6 Hadern {pl} [österr.] [südd.] | |
| acad. hist. ling. Arabistics [generally treated as a sg.] | 5 Arabistik {f} | |
| [offense against a sovereign; or, more generally, any slight or insult that wounds someone's dignity.] | Majestätsbeleidigung {f} | |
| acad. ling. anthroponomastics [generally treated as a sg] | Anthroponomastik {f} | |
| relig. apocalyptic [not generally recognized as a noun by dictionaries, but often used so] | Apokalyptik {f} | |
| philos. aporetics [generally treated as sg.] | Aporetik {f} | |
| sports B team [generally second rate players chosen for unimportant matches] | B-Elf {f} | |
| gastr. capellini [generally treated as sg.] | Capellini {pl} | |
| casuistics [generally treated as sg.] | Kasuistik {f} | |
| ling. psych. chronemics [generally treated as sg.] | Chronemik {f} | |
| med. spec. dietetics [generally treated as sg.] | Dietätik {f} | |
| hieroglyphic [sign system] [rare] [generally now considered incorrect for 'hieroglyphics', esp. in British English]. | Hieroglyphenschrift {f} | |
| acad. hist. spec. hodegetics [generally treated as sg.] | Hodegetik {f} | |
| biol. multiomics [generally treated as sg] | Multiomik {f} | |
| zool. T | | |
| sacrosanctity [rel. and generally] | Sakrosanktheit {f} [rel. und allg.] | |
| acad. hist. sphragistics [generally treated as sg.] | Siegelkunde {f} | |
| geogr. Spires [archaic] [now generally called Speyer in English] | Speyer {n} | |
| relig. spec. theologics [generally treated as sg.] | Theologik {f} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| properly understood {adj} [generally postpos.] | wohlverstanden [geh.] [auch: wohl verstanden] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| gastr. Allemande sauce [generally known and mistakenly called as sauce Parisienne] | deutsche Sauce {f} [Sauce allemande] | |
| archi. constr. engin. architectural statics [generally treated as sg.] | Baustatik {f} | |
| med. pharm. compassionate use <CU> [term that is not generally used by the FDA] | Compassionate Use {m} <CU> | |
| lit. easy read [generally] | Unterhaltungslektüre {f} | |
| lit. easy read [generally] | leichte Lektüre {f} | |
| audio excessive noise [noise exceeding the generally recognised limits] | Lärm {m} | |
| first name [by which a person is generally known] | Rufname {m} <Rfn.> | |
| phys. Hamiltonian mechanics [generally treated as sg.] | hamiltonsche Mechanik {f} | |
| Hell's Angel [member of said gang or, generally, any greasy motorcyclist] | Rocker {m} | |
| admin. hist. med. medical police [generally treated as plural] | Medizinalpolizei {f} | |
| set definition [generally agreed-upon or settled] | allgemeingültige Definition {f} | |
| agr. geol. soil sampling {sg} [generally] | Bodenprobennahmen {pl} | |
| rail summit tunnel [generally only used to refer to the higher of two tunnels through the same mountain] | Scheiteltunnel {m} | |
| ling. textual pragmatics [generally treated as a sg.] | Textpragmatik {f} | |
| whisky barrel [spelling generally used in Canada, Japan, Scotland, England, Wales] | Whiskyfass {n} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to take a leak [coll.] [generally referring to men's urinating] | schiffen [ugs.] [urinieren] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. relig. Acts of John [Acta Ioannis] [generally treated as sg.] | Johannesakten {pl} | |
| hist. relig. Acts of Peter [Acta Petri] [generally treated as sg.] | Petrusakten {pl} | |
| hist. relig. Acts of Philip [Acta Philippi] [generally treated as sg.] | Philippusakten {pl} | |
| back-up scales [generally treated as sg.] | Reservewaage {f} | |
| hist. Free German Youth [used primarily as a gloss for Freideutsche Jugend, which is generally used untranslated in English texts] | Freideutsche Jugend {f} | |
| hist. mil. Imperial Army / army [generally] [but not HRE] | kaiserliches Heer {n} | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to be in the know [idiom] [generally for things which are not widely known] | im Bild / Bilde sein [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| equest. VetMed. injury to the coronet [generally caused by overreaching] | Krontritt {m} [Verletzung] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| equest. VetMed. injury to the heel bulb [generally caused by overreaching] | Ballentritt {m} [Verletzung] | |
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