 | English  | German | |
 | oenol. nervous {adj} [wine that has goodly amounts of alcohol and acidity in balance] | 62 nervig | |
| sb. disposes [has at one's disposal] | 46 jd. verfügt | |
| Honest! [used as emphasis that what has just been said is true] | 5 Ungelogen! [ugs.] | |
| 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 [The bigger the choice, the harder it is to choose. Or, literally transl.: Whoever has (the) choice has (the) torment.] | Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual. | |
| déclassée {adj} [rare.: of a woman who has lost social status] | sozial abgesunken | |
| he's [he has] | er hat | |
| it's [it has] | es hat | |
| she's [she has] | sie hat | |
| sth. reawakened sth. [e.g. the interest, the fear] [German less frequent than: sth. has/had reawakend sth.] | etw. erweckte etw.Akk. wieder [z. B. das Interesse, die Angst] [seltener als: etw. hat/hatte etw. wiedererweckt] | |
| what's [what has] | was hat | |
| Verbs |
| to rumble sb./sth. [Br.] [coll.] [usually passive; e.g. sb. has been rumbled] | 79 jdn./etw. durchschauen | |
| to stick [coll.] [sth. one has to know by heart] | 42 sitzen [ugs.] [Texte, Vokabeln etc. werden auswendig beherrscht] | |
| to give sb. sth. [allow sb. a feature that has been referred to before, e.g. fairness] | 17 jdm. etw.Akk. lassen [eine Eigenschaft zugestehen] | |
| psych. [to feel ashamed on someone else's behalf; to feel ashamed for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | sichAkk. fremdschämen [ugs.] | |
| to break [e.g. The rope has / is broken.] | durchreißen [z. B. Das Seil ist durchgerissen.] | |
| to recover sb.'s sth. [which has been stolen, lost] | jdm. etw.Akk. wiederbeschaffen | |
| Nouns |
| psych. [the feeling of shame on someone else's behalf; the feeling of shame for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | 208 Fremdschämen {n} [ugs.] | |
| law major [person who has reached majority] | 59 Volljähriger {m} | |
| handiwork [fig.] [sth. that one has made or done] | 53 Werk {n} [Produkt eigener Arbeit] | |
| zool. hatchling [young animal that has newly emerged from an egg] | 42 Schlüpfling {m} [gerade aus einem Ei geschlüpftes Tier, ob Vogel, Fisch oder Reptil] | |
| law situs [e.g. property that has a situs in Germany] | 20 Belegenheit {f} | |
| educ. [professor who is not primarily an academic and has no voice in faculty matters] | 13 Honorarprofessor {m} | |
| educ. [pupil who has to repeat a year] | 11 Repetent {m} [österr.] | |
| crawler [Br.] [coll.] [baby who has not yet learned to walk] | 9 Krabbelkind {n} [ugs.] | |
| agr. pasture [on which livestock has to be tended] | 9 Hutweide {f} [veraltet] | |
| [sth. one has to get used to] | 7 Gewöhnungssache {f} | |
| overdog [coll.] [person who has a significant advantage] | 7 Privilegierter {m} | |
| material spec. biscuit [pottery that has been fired but not glazed] | 6 Scherben {m} [noch nicht glasierter Keramikwerkstoff] | |
| educ. [female pupil who has to repeat a year] | 5 Sitzenbleiberin {f} | |
| [pupil who has to repeat a year] | 5 Sitzenbleiber {m} | |
| [a member of parliament who has no secrets] | ein gläserner Abgeordneter {m} [fig.] | |
| oenol. [a vine that has not been grafted, but grows on its own roots] | Direktträger {m} [auch: Selbstträger] | |
| [a West German who has been living in Eastern Germany for at least three years] | Wossi {m} [ugs.] | |
| hist. [farmer of full-sized farm who has to do socage-service for the landlord] | Anspänner {m} [veraltet] [relativ großer Bauer, der mit seinen Gespannen Frondienste leisten muss] | |
| [land which has been exempted from recoupment charges for public infrastructure] | erschließungsbeitragsfreies Land {n} | |
| brew [layer of brown gunk when the kräusen has fallen back completely] | Schlaucherdecke {f} | |
| law [legal term for a person who has obtained valuable services by unlawful means 'for free'] | Leistungserschleicher {m} | |
| [man who has retired early / taken early retirement] | Frühpensionist {m} [österr.] | |
| [merchant who has been entered as such in the commercial register] | Vollkaufmann {m} | |
| [one who has declined in social status] | Absteiger {m} [gesellschaftlich] | |
| [one who has fathered only daughters] | Büchsenmacher {m} [ostd.] [fränk.] [ugs.] [hum.] | |
| bot. [ornamental agriophyte, i.e. a plant that has been grown for decorative purposes, and may persist also in the natural vegetation] | Stinsenpflanze {f} | |
| bot. [ornamental agriophyte, i.e. a plant that has been grown for decorative purposes, and may persist also in the natural vegetation] | Stinzenpflanze {f} [seltener] [Stinsenpflanze] | |
| art [painter who has a diploma from an art academy] | Akademischer Maler {m} [Titel] | |
| [person who has passed the Abitur with an A grade] | Einserabiturient {m} [ugs.] | |
| [person who has passed the Abitur with an A grade] | Einser-Abiturient {m} [ugs.] | |
| educ. [person who is doing, has done the Matura] | Maturant {m} [österr.] | |
| educ. [pupil / student who has to commute] | Fahrschüler {m} [Schüler, der mit Bus oder Bahn zur Schule fährt] | |
| educ. [pupil who has to repeat a year] | Hockenbleiber {m} [ugs.] [österr.] [bayer.] | |
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