 | English | German | |
 | storm-free {adj} [literally] | sturmfrei | |
| to work magic [literally] | zaubern | |
| to work magic [literally] | hexen [zaubern] | |
| memorable {adj} [literally: rich in experiences] | erfahrungsreich | |
| mil. section [literally: half-platoon] <sect.> | Halbzug {m} | |
| mil. naut. hydrophone room [literally: listening room] | Horchraum {m} | |
| relig. sacred history [literally "salvation history"] | Heilsgeschichte {f} | |
| feeble {adj} [literally: feeble-chested] | dünnbrüstig [meist fig.] | |
| cosmet. smooth {adj} [literally: low-wrinkle] [skin] | faltenarm [Haut] | |
| mus. African drum [literally negro drum] | Negertrommel {f} [veraltend] | |
| Partial Matches |
| travel [albergo diffuso, translated literally as "scattered hotel"] | Hoteldorf {n} | |
| relig. Biblicist [sb. who interprets the Bible literally] | Bibeltreuer {m} | |
| Unverified not her [literally: without her] | ohne sie [ugs.] | |
| geogr. geol. sink hole [in karst limestone; literally crater] | Karsttrichter {m} | |
| to literalize sth. [interpret literally] | etw.Akk. wörtlich auslegen [verstehen] | |
| relig. Biblicist [female] [sb. who interprets the Bible literally] | Bibeltreue {f} | |
| to rub shoulders [literally] | einander / sich mit den Schultern berühren | |
| electr. tech. tools phase tester [literally: lying pen] | Lügenstift {m} [ugs.] [hum.] [Phasenprüfer] | |
| sociol. the nouveaux pauvres [literally: new poor] | die neuen Armen {pl} | |
| heavy {adj} [literally: weighing a kilo or so] | kiloschwer [auch fig.] | |
| to axe sth. [literally] | etw.Akk. niederschlagen [mit einer Axt etc.] | |
| anarchist [literally: one who is contemptuous of the state] | Staatsverächter {m} | |
| (the) Swiss confederates [literally: oath comrades] | (die) Eidgenossen {pl} [die Schweizer] | |
| ling. (very) long compound words [German literally "tapeworm words"] | Bandwurmwörter {pl} [ugs.] | |
| pink {adj} [literally the color of an Austrian rose wine] | schilcherfarben [österr.] | |
| [poetic German for lightning or fireworks; literally: heavenly torches] | Himmelsfackeln {pl} [geh.] | |
| rat [literally transl.: sewer trout] | Kanalforelle {f} [österr.] [ugs.] [pej.] [bes. wienerisch] | |
| hard-nosed {adj} [person] [tough-minded] [literally: hard boiled] | hartgesotten [fig.] [ugs.] | |
| ling. simple language [literally: easy language] | Leichte Sprache {f} [für kognitiv eingeschränkte Personen] | |
| A votre santé! [literally: to your health] [used as a toast] | Zum Wohl! | |
| ling. minced oath [German term literally "euphemistic expletive"] | verhüllendes Schimpfwort {n} [z. B. Scheibenkleister] | |
| law Unverified [prison sentence with hard labor; literally: to be sentenced to the galleys] | Galeerenhaft {f} [auch fig.] | |
| FoodInd. gastr. Allgäu cow's milk cheese [literally herdsman's cheese] [Germany] | (Allgäuer) Hirtenkäse {m} [Kuhmilchkäse] | |
| gastr. [vegetarian spread, typically based on carrots, celeriac, and mayonnaise; literally »farmer's salad«] | Farmersalat {m} | |
| gastr. garlic [literally: vanilla of the poor man] | Vanille {f} des kleinen Mannes [veraltet] [hum.] [Knoblauch] | |
| journ. neol. [Name for a column in the online version of Der Spiegel. Literally: Data Harvest.] | Datenlese {f} | |
| mil. [Name given to base defense unit of JV44; literally means "butcher-bird squadron"] | Würger-Staffel {f} [Luftwaffe] | |
| comm. milk round [literally: tour to deliver milk to households] | Milchrunde {f} [Weg beim Ausliefern von Milch an Haushalte] | |
| mus. theatre [literally a 'stage-consecrating festival play'; Wagner's description of his last dramatic work "Parsifal"] | Bühnenweihfestspiel {n} | |
| RadioTV F [popular German TV show, literally: pronto pronto] | Dalli Dalli [Fernsehshow] | |
| hist. jobs [literally "grit years", "courage years"] | Mutjahre {pl} [Zunft; Gesellenjahre vor der Meisterschaft] | |
| [literally 'earthworm'; human being as transitory and insignificant] | Erdenwurm {m} [poet.] [Mensch als vergänglicher, unbedeutender Teil der Natur] | |
| to be at eye level with sb. [only literally] | mit jdm. auf Augenhöhe sein [nur wörtl., nicht fig.] | |
| expense account fiddler [literally: knight of the expense account] [pej.] | Spesenritter {m} [pej.] | |
| proverb [evil can come in inconspicuous forms, literally: The devil is a squirrel] | Der Teufel ist ein Eichhörnchen. [Redewendung] | |
| jobs [employee earning less than they would under new pay agreements, literally undershooter] | Unterschreiter {m} [Beschäftigter im tariflichen Entgelt-Rahmenabkommen] | |
| jobs [employee earning more than they would under new pay agreements, literally overshooter] | Überschreiter {m} [Beschäftigter im tariflichen Entgelt-Rahmenabkommen] | |
| hist. law Deutschenspiegel [usually not translated; literally: mirror of the German people] [legal code, Germany] | Deutschenspiegel {m} | |
| hist. lit. Trümmerliteratur [literally transl.: rubble literature, i.e. German literature immediately after WW II] | Kahlschlagliteratur {f} | |
| hist. [literally: perpetrator generation. Generation of Germans who theoretically was able to participate in Nazi crimes] | Tätergeneration {f} | |
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