 | English  | German | |
 | multifarious {adj} [many and various] | 511 vielfältig | |
|  [how many] | wieviele [FALSCH für: wie viele] | |
| any {adj} {pron} [one of many] | 261 einer | |
| any {adj} {pron} [one of many] | 55 ein | |
| cockamamie {adj} [Am.] [coll.] [pej.] [also: cockamamy, -manie or -many] [incredible] | 26 fadenscheinig [pej.] [unglaubwürdig] | |
| plus {conj} [coll.; considered an error by many authorities] | 19 und | |
| any {adj} {pron} [one of many] | 17 eine | |
| any {adj} {pron} [one of many] | 6 einer [f. sing. Gen. und Dat.] | |
| bibl. [... for many be called, but few chosen.] | ... Viele sind berufen, aber wenige sind auserwählt. [hum.] [Redewendung] [nach dem Gleichnis von den Arbeitern im Weinberg] | |
| choiceful {adj} [providing many choices] | (eine) reiche Auswahl bietend [attr.] | |
| biol. polyphagous {adj} [feeding on or utilizing many kinds of food] | polyphag [von verschiedener Nahrung lebend] | |
| Verbs |
| to broadcast sth. [tell to many people] | 13 etw.Akk. rumposaunen [ugs.] [herumposaunen] | |
| math. to inscribe sth. [to draw a regular figure within another so as to touch in as many places as possible] | 9 etw.Akk. einbeschreiben [einen Kreis bzw. Vieleck so in ein Vieleck bzw. Kreis zeichnen, dass die Ecken den Kreis berühren] | |
| math. to circumscribe sth. [to construct one regular geometrical figure around another so as to touch as many points as possible] | 8 etw.Akk. umbeschreiben | |
| to oversell sth. [sell too many] | von etw. [Dat.]zu viel verkaufen | |
| Nouns |
| item [one of many objects, articles] | 459 Stück {n} [einzelner Gegenstand einer Menge] | |
| outcry [esp. general, by many people] | 9 Geschrei {n} | |
| tags [coll.] [graffiti: many personal signatures] | 9 Tags {pl} [ugs.] [Graffiti: Ansammlung von persönlichen Signaturen] | |
| hist. [period (1871-1873) when many industrial firms were founded in Germany] | 6 Gründerzeit {f} | |
| ling. [numeral showing how many different kinds, with -erlei suffix] | 5 Gattungszahlwort {n} | |
| hist. [period (1871-1873) when many industrial firms were founded in Germany] | Gründerjahre {pl} | |
| urban [Station Street] [street name in many German, Austrian and Swiss cities and towns] | Bahnhofstraße {f} | |
| urban [Townhall Square] [street name in many German, Austrian and Swiss towns and cities] | Rathausplatz {m} | |
| gastr. banquet [for many guests] | Gasterei {f} [veraltet] | |
| ling. Engrish [humorous expression for the way many Japanese pronounce English] | Engrish {n} [hum.] [Ausdruck für die Art, wie viele Japaner Englisch aussprechen] | |
| factualness [state of containing many facts] | Faktenvielfalt {f} | |
| bot. fruitlet [one of many fruit segments] | Früchtchen {n} [eines von vielen Fruchtsegementen] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| Mercy buckets! [hum.] [many thanks - corruption of merci beaucoup (in French)] | Vielen Dank! | |
| of them {pron} [e.g., many of them] | ihrer [geh.] [z. B. ihrer viele: viele von ihnen] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| fin. to be overbanked [have too many banks] | overbanked sein [zu viele Banken haben] | |
| to cast ballots [in plural meaning; many persons] | ihre Stimme abgeben [in Mehrzahl; mehrere Personen] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| jobs European Engineer <EUR ING> [title for highly qualified engineers used in many European countries] | Europa-Ingenieur {m} <EUR ING> [Qualitätsstandard für europäische Ingenieure] | |
| anat. zool. hypobranchial gland [in many molluscs] | Hypobranchialdrüse {f} [Sekretionsorgan vieler Mollusken] | |
| hist. Jewish gate [town gate in many medieval towns] | Judentor {n} [Stadttor in vielen mittelalterl. Städten] | |
| hist. mil. Ottoman war [one of many] | Türkenkrieg {m} [einer von vielen] | |
| Pooh Bah [coll.] [person holding many public or private offices] | Hansdampf {m} in allen Gassen | |
| tech. production stage [i.e. one of many in a series] | Produktionsschritt {m} | |
| hunting zool. royal stag [coll.] [in general, having many antler tines] | kapitaler Bock {m} [ugs.] [allgemein: Hirsch mit vielen Geweihenden] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| after many years {adv} [many years later] | viele Jahre später | |
| in many ways {adv} [in many respects] | in mancherlei Hinsicht | |
| many years of [e.g. many years of experience] | langjährig [z. B. langjährige Erfahrung] | |
| sb. is bored of sth. [many prefer "bored with"] | etw. langweilt jdn. | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| scores of miles [many miles] | Dutzende {pl} (von) Meilen [ugs.] [jede Menge, viele Meilen] | |
| scores of miles [many miles] | dutzende (von) Meilen {pl} [ugs.] [jede Menge, viele Meilen] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to spread oneself too thin [idiom] [to do too many things at once] | sich selbst überfordern [zu viele Dinge gleichzeitig tun] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| How far gone are you? [How many months/weeks pregnant?] | In welchem Monat bist du? [Schwangerschaft] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. Austrian royal imperial chartered railways [many different companies] | österreichische k.k. privilegierte Eisenbahnen {pl} [viele verschiedene Gesellschaften] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| mycol. T | | |
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