| English | German | |
| epic {adj} [novel] | 588 monumental | |
| newfangled {adj} [pej.] [of a new kind or fashion, needlessly novel] | 278 neumodisch [pej.] | |
| racy {adj} [behavior, novel] | 143 anzüglich | |
| sloppy {adj} [film, novel] | 41 schmalzig [ugs.] | |
| gothic {adj} [novel, play, film] | 21 Schauer- | |
| espionage {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activities, mission, network, novel] | 18 Spionage- [z. B. Aktivitäten, Mission, Netzwerk, Roman] | |
| new {adj} [novel] | 15 neuartig | |
| epistolary {adj} [e.g. form, correspondence, style, novel] | 13 Brief- [z. B. Form, Wechsel, Stil, Roman] | |
| spy {adj} [attr.] [e.g. film, novel, plane, ring, satellite] | 8 Spionage- [z. B. Film, Roman, Flugzeug, Ring, Satellit] | |
| novelistic {adj} [like a novel] | romanhaft [wie in einem Roman] | |
Verbs |
| to revise sth. [e.g. a manuscript, an article, a novel] | 5485 etw.Akk. überarbeiten [und verbessern] [z. B. ein Manuskript, einen Artikel, einen Roman] | |
| lit. to adapt sth. [e.g. a novel for the stage or screen] | 497 etw.Akk. bearbeiten [z. B. einen Roman für die Bühne oder den Film] | |
| to project sth. [an image e.g. in a novel, an account] | 405 etw. entwerfen [Bild einer Person etc.] | |
| to pummel sth. [fig.] [novel, film etc.] | 123 etw.Akk. vernichten [fig.] [Roman, Film etc.] [durch Kritiken verreißen] | |
| to repackage [edition, novel, record] | 9 aufmotzen [ugs.] | |
| journ. publ. to serialize sth. [Am.] [novel, story, chronicle etc.] | etw.Akk. in Fortsetzungen veröffentlichen | |
Nouns |
| film lit. figure [personality, character in a novel etc.] | 798 Gestalt {f} [Person, Persönlichkeit, Figur in einem Roman etc.] | |
| lit. sequel [of a novel] | 317 Nachfolgeroman {m} | |
| film lit. theatre character [e.g. play, novel] | 262 Figur {f} | |
| film [film based on a novel] | 118 Literaturverfilmung {f} [Film, der auf einem Roman basiert] | |
| writer [of a novel, an article, a letter, etc.] | 107 Verfasser {m} | |
| lit. sequel [of a novel] | 26 Romanfortsetzung {f} | |
| device [in a novel, film etc.] | 22 Einfall {m} [in Buch, Film etc.] | |
| lit. personage [character in a play, novel] | 13 Figur {f} [in einem Roman, Stück] | |
| lit. [novel of character development] | 8 Bildungsroman {m} | |
| lit. characters {pl} [all characters of a novel] | 7 Personal {n} [Romanfiguren] | |
| lit. [novel concerned with the author's critical analysis of the age in which s/he lives] | 6 Zeitroman {m} | |
| lit. theatre structure [drama, novel] | 6 Anlage {f} [Drama, Roman] | |
| lit. [novel based on real events but using changed names] | 5 Schlüsselroman {m} | |
| Babbitt [Am.] [dated] [after the main character of Sinclair Lewis' 1922 novel Babbitt.] | Babbitt {m} [geschäftstüchtiger nordamerikanischer Spießbürger] | |
| insipidness [of person, novel, lyrics] | Geistlosigkeit {f} | |
| lit. novelette [esp. Br.] [pej.] [short novel with shallow content] | (kurzer) Groschenroman {m} | |
| lit. novelette [esp. Br.] [pej.] [short novel with shallow content] | (kurzer) Kitschroman {m} [pej.] | |
| lit. novelette [short novel] | Kurzroman {m} | |
| lit. tec [coll.] [dated] [detective novel] | Krimi {m} [ugs.] [Kriminalroman] | |
| timescale [in novel, drama etc.] | zeitlicher Rahmen {m} | |
| lit. western [novel] | Wildwestroman {m} | |
2 Words: Others |
| adapted from {prep} [e.g. a film adapted from a novel by ...] | nach [+Dat.] [z. B. ein Film nach einem Roman von ...] | |
| sth. is about sth. [e.g. The novel is about ...] | etw. handelt von etw.Dat. [z. B. Der Roman handelt von ...] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| film lit. theatre to be set [somewhere] [scene of film or play, novel, etc.] | [irgendwo] spielen [Film- oder Theaterszene, Roman etc.] | |
| to turn down [candidate, novel, offer etc.] | ablehnen | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| hist. lit. chivalric romance [chivalric novel] | Ritterroman {m} | |
| lit. fictional character [novel] | Romanfigur {f} | |
| lit. gothic romance [gothic novel] | Schauerroman {m} | |
| lit. literary success [novel] | Romanerfolg {m} | |
| lit. magical novel [also: magic novel, novel of magic] | Zauberroman {m} | |
| lit. military fiction [war novel] | Militärroman {m} | |
| lit. spine-chiller [novel] | Schauerroman {m} | |
3 Words: Others |
| film lit. Unverified Jude the Obscure [novel: Thomas Hardy, film: Michael Winterbottom ] | Juda der Unberühmte, Herzen in Aufruhr, Im Dunkeln | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| lit. an easy read [novel] | ein Unterhaltungsroman {m} | |
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