 | English  | German |  |
 | hopefully {adv} [sentence adverb: it is to be hoped that ...] | 895 hoffentlich |  |
 | prison {adj} [attr.] [e.g. conditions, sentence, term, depression] | 44 Haft- [Gefängnis-; z. B. Bedingungen, Strafe (Urteil), Zeit, Depression] |  |
 | thankfully {adv} [used as a sentence adverb to express pleasure or relief at a fortunate outcome] | 38 dankenswerterweise |  |
 | death {adj} [attr.] [e.g. sentence, cell, camp, wish] | 29 Todes- |  |
 | alternatively {adv} [esp. at start of sentence or clause] | 24 wahlweise |  |
 | oh [interjection or sentence connector] | 18 oh [Ausruf oder Konnektor] |  |
 | ling. [able to be used in the forefield (first position) of a German sentence] {adj} | vorfeldfähig |  |
 | ling. [not usable in the forefield (first position) of a German sentence] {adj} | vorfeldunfähig |  |
 | considering [at the end of a sentence or clause] | wenn man es (recht) bedenkt |  |
 | thankfully {adv} [used as a sentence adverb to express relief] | Gott sei Dank [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
| Verbs |
 | law to reverse sth. [a judgement, a sentence, a decree, etc.] | 724 etw. aufheben [ungültig machen (ein Urteil, eine Verfügung etc.)] |  |
 | to reprieve sb. [Br.] [commute a condemned man's sentence] | 465 jdn. begnadigen |  |
 | to remit [debt, fee, sentence] | 329 erlassen |  |
 | to frame sth. [sentence, words] | 115 etw. bilden [Satz, Worte] |  |
 | ling. to construe sth. [analyze, parse] [a clause, a sentence, etc.] | 34 etw.Akk. zerlegen [analysieren, zergliedern] [einen Satz] |  |
 | to analyse sth. [Br.] [e.g. a sentence or clause] | 29 etw.Akk. zerlegen [analysieren] [z. B. einen Satz] |  |
 | to analyze sth. [Am.] [e.g. a sentence or clause] | 12 etw.Akk. zerlegen [analysieren] [z. B. einen Satz] |  |
 | to delete sth. [e.g. sentence, word] | 9 etw. rausstreichen [ugs.] [herausstreichen] [z. B. Satz, Wort] |  |
 | to redraft [e.g. a sentence] | neu fassen [z. B. einen Satz] |  |
| Nouns |
 | ling. clause [part of sentence] | 147 Satzglied {n} |  |
 | ling. mus. cadence [sequence of notes or chords; fall in pitch of the voice (at the end of a sentence phrase)] | 49 Kadenz {f} [Harmonielehre: Akkordfolge, Schlussphrase; Linguistik: das Abfallen der Stimme (am Ende eines Satzes oder Satzglieds)] |  |
 | execution [of a death sentence] | 21 Exekution {f} |  |
 | ling. [an informal German with shortened (sentence) structures] | Kurzdeutsch {n} |  |
 | law Unverified [prison sentence with hard labor; literally: to be sentenced to the galleys] | Galeerenhaft {f} [auch fig.] |  |
 | lifer [sl.] [prisoner serving a life sentence] | LLer {m} [auch: Ller] [ugs.] |  |
 | ling. lit. stemma [graphic presentation of manuscripts of a literary work, or of a sentence] | Stemma {n} |  |
| 2 Words: Others |
 | carried out {past-p} [sentence] | vollstreckt [Urteil] |  |
 | if that {adv} [at the end of a sentence or clause, qualifying a statement] | falls überhaupt [ugs.] [falls nicht noch schlechter, weniger, kürzer usw.] |  |
 | in sum {adv} [often at start of a sentence] | zusammengefasst [oft am Satzanfang] |  |
 | that is {adv} [at the end of a sentence] | zumindest |  |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
 | law to get life [coll.] [to receive a life sentence] | lebenslänglich bekommen |  |
 | law to hand down sth. [also: to hand sth. down] [to announce sth., esp. a judgement or sentence] | etw.Akk. verkünden [Urteil, Strafe] |  |
 | law to order sb. to [to sentence] | jdn. verurteilen zu |  |
 | to rule out sth. [word, sentence] | einen Strich durch etw.Akk. ziehen |  |
 | to stay up [e.g. trousers on sb. standing; voice in a sentence] | oben bleiben [z. B. Hose bei jdm., der steht; Stimme in einem Satz] |  |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
 | law compound sentence [overall sentence for a series of offences] | Gesamtstrafe {f} |  |
 | ling. left dislocation [in sentence formation] | Linksversetzung {f} [in Satzbildung] |  |
 | law life term [life sentence] | lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe {f} |  |
 | law unsuspended sentence [a sentence with immediate effect] | unbedingte Strafe {f} [österr.] [schweiz.] |  |
| 3 Words: Others |
 | At its heart, ... {adv} [idiom] [usually found at the beginning of a sentence] | Im Kern ... |  |
 | On this basis, ... {adv} [as sentence-initial phrase] | Auf dieser Grundlage ... [am Satzanfang] |  |
 | other than that {adv} [at beginning of a sentence or after "but"] | im Übrigen [ansonsten] [am Satzanfang oder vor "aber"] [alt: im übrigen] |  |
 | quote RadioTV That's all Folks! [concluding sentence of the Looney Tunes] | Das war's, Leute! [Schlusssatz der Looney Tunes] |  |
 | The devil knows ... [coll.] [idiom] [also found in mid-sentence] [heaven knows] | Weiß der Teufel ... [ugs.] [Redewendung] [auch mitten im Satz] |  |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
 | law to be given a life term [to receive a life sentence] | eine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe erhalten |  |
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