 | English  | German |  |
 | placid {adj} [calm and peaceful (scene, waters etc.)] | 1137 friedlich [von Frieden erfüllt, ruhig, beschaulich] |  |
 | gory {adj} [scene, story, violence] | 897 blutrünstig |  |
 | placid {adj} [life, scene] | 406 beschaulich [geruhsam (Leben), friedvoll (Szene, Anblick)] |  |
 | film completed {adj} {past-p} [take, scene] | 66 abgedreht [Film etc.] |  |
 | mus. operatic {adj} [e.g. composer, scene, voice, aria] | 54 Opern- [z. B. Komponist, Szene, Stimme, Arie] |  |
 | nude {adj} [e.g. bathing, dancer, mouse, photo, scene] | Nackt- [z. B. Baden, Tänzerin, Maus, Foto, Szene] |  |
Verbs |
 | film RadioTV to pause sth. [movie scene] | 104 etw. anhalten [Filmszene] [auf Standbild oder Pause setzen] |  |
 | to appear [on the scene] | 31 hinzukommen [aufkreuzen] |  |
Nouns |
 | shambles {pl} [treated as sg. or (less common) as pl.] [coll.] [place of carnage or destruction, scene or thing in total disorder] | 912 Schlachtfeld {n} [fig.] |  |
 | spectacle [event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact] | 223 Schauspiel {n} [eindrucksvoller Anblick, beeindruckende Szene] |  |
 | RealEst. loft [art scene etc.] | 71 Loft {n} [Kunstszene usw.] |  |
 | site [scene] | 60 Schauplatz {m} |  |
 | bedlam [scene of confusion] | 35 Konfusion {f} [Durcheinander] |  |
 | stage [scene of sth.] | 26 Schauplatz {m} |  |
 | sociol. ... scene [music scene, drug scene, etc.] | 17 -szene {f} [Musikszene, Drogenszene etc.] |  |
 | showstopper [scene in a film, musical etc.] | 14 Showstopper {m} [atemberaubende Filmszene etc.] |  |
 | film mus. take [a scene or sequence, particularly when recording] | 11 Version {f} [Fassung, Interpretation, bes. bei Aufnahmen] |  |
 | sports arena [a place or scene of activity] | 6 Austragungsort {m} |  |
 | [state of evidence preservation at a crime scene] | Spurenlage {f} |  |
 | film reprise [repeat of a film scene] | Szenenwiederholung {f} [Film] |  |
 | jobs theatre sceneshifter [also: scene-shifter] | Kulissenschieber {m} [ugs.] [hum.] |  |
 | townscape [a town or city viewed as a scene] | Ortsbild {n} |  |
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 cordon sth. off [esp. police: an accident scene, a crime scene, etc.] | etw.Akk. absichern [absperren] [bes. Polizei: eine Unfallstelle, einen Tatort etc.] |  |
 | to cut sth. out [passage, scene, etc.] | etw.Akk. streichen [Textstelle, Szene etc.] |  |
 | to hit home [coll.] [idiom] [word, scene, gesture, etc.] | sitzen [ugs.] [Wort, Szene, Geste etc.] |  |
 | to tape sth. off [e.g. a crime scene] | etw.Akk. absperren [z. B. Tatort mit Polizeiband] |  |
 | lit. to write sth. out [complete, add detail to story, scene, etc.] | etw.Akk. ausschreiben [fachspr.] [Geschichte, Szene ausarbeiten] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | art bibl. biblical scene [also: Biblical scene] | biblische Szene {f} |  |
 | horrible sight [scene] | Schreckensbild {n} |  |
 | art educ. lit. Jobsiade scene [Job school exam scene] | Jobsiade {f} [Prüfungsszene] |  |
 | film RadioTV jump scene [scary scene] | Schockszene {f} |  |
 | art relig. nativity scene [crèche, crib, manger scene] | Weihnachtskrippe {f} |  |
 | party set [party scene] | Partygesellschaft {f} [Partyszene] |  |
 | party set [party scene] | Partyszene {f} |  |
 | re-enactment [of scene] | Nachspiel {n} |  |
 | jobs theatre scene shifter [also: scene-shifter] | Kulissenschieber {m} [ugs.] [hum.] |  |
 | theatre theatrical production [staging, mise-en-scène] | Theaterinszenierung {f} |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | mil. field of honor [Am.] [dated] [scene of a battle] | Feld {n} der Ehre [veraltend] [Schlachtfeld] |  |
 | mil. field of honour [Br.] [dated] [scene of a battle] | Feld {n} der Ehre [veraltend] [Schlachtfeld] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to make the fur fly [coll.] [idiom] [cause a scene] | die Fetzen fliegen lassen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [(einen) Streit anfangen] |  |
 | to make the fur fly [coll.] [idiom] [cause a scene] | einen Streit vom Zaun brechen [Redewendung] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | RadioTV F [long-running German/Austrian/Swiss detective television series: 'Scene of the Crime'] | Tatort [Fernsehserie] |  |
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