| English | German | |
| prospective {adj} [teacher, actor, physician, etc.; parents, father, etc.] | 822 angehend [Lehrer, Schauspieler, Arzt etc., auch: Eltern, Vater etc.] | |
| advisory {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, centre, fee, teacher] | 13 Beratungs- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Zentrum, Gebühr, Lehrer] | |
| following sb. [a famous teacher, Heidegger, etc.] | in der Nachfolge von jdm. [ein berühmter Lehrer, Heidegger usw.] | |
| educ. Sir! [addressing a teacher] | Herr Lehrer! [veraltend] | |
Verbs |
| educ. to pick sb. [teacher: pick a pupil to answer a question or do a task] | 37 jdn. drannehmen [ugs.] [Lehrer: einen Schüler aufrufen] | |
Nouns |
| educ. jobs educator [teacher] | 65 Lehrer {m} | |
| educ. jobs mistress [esp. Br.] [teacher] | 60 Lehrerin {f} | |
| acad. jobs reader [university teacher] [Br.] | 47 Dozent {m} | |
| educ. jobs tutor [private teacher] | 40 Erzieher {m} [Hauslehrer] | |
| master [mentor, teacher] | 30 Lehrmeister {m} | |
| educ. jobs pedant [archaic] [school teacher] | 16 Schulmeister {m} [hum., sonst veraltend] | |
| educ. jobs mistress [esp.Br.] [teacher] | 11 Fräulein {n} [veraltet] [Lehrerin, auch Anrede] | |
| educ. [lesson taught by substitute teacher] | 10 Supplierstunde {f} [österr.] | |
| educ. jobs schoolmaster [Br.] [Am.] [dated] [male school teacher] | 10 Schulmeister {m} [veraltend] [Lehrer] | |
| [established graduate secondary-school teacher] | 9 Studienrat {m} [an Gymnasium] | |
| educ. hist. [teacher training school] | 6 Lehrerbildungsanstalt {f} <LBA> | |
| educ. [the replacement lesson in school; when you get a substitute teacher] | 5 Supplierung {f} [österr.] | |
| jobs [derogatory slang for: teacher] | Steißtrommler {m} [veraltend] [pej.] [Lehrer] | |
| [honorary title for a teacher in Austria] | Studienrat {m} <StR> [österr.] [nur Ehrentitel] | |
| educ. [inofficial title and address for a grammar school teacher in Austria] | Professor {m} [österr. auch für: Gymnasiallehrer] | |
| educ. [lesson with a substitute teacher] | Vertretungsunterricht {m} | |
| adjutor [archaic] [helper, assistant teacher] | Adjuvant {m} [veraltet] | |
| med. demonstrator [teacher of practical anatomy] [archaic] | Prosektor {m} | |
| hist. sports gymnast [teacher or gymnast in a Greek gymnasium] | Gymnast {m} [Lehrer oder Turner im griechischen Gymnasion] | |
| howler [stylistic lapse of a teacher, lecturer] | Kathederblüte {f} [Stilblüte eines Lehrers, Vortragenden] | |
2 Words: Others |
| fully fledged {adj} [doctor, teacher etc.] | vollqualifiziert | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| educ. jobs theatre acting teacher [female] [teacher of acting] | Schauspiellehrerin {f} | |
| educ. jobs theatre acting teacher [teacher of acting] | Schauspiellehrer {m} | |
| educ. cover lesson [for an absent teacher] | Supplierstunde {f} [österr.] | |
| educ. jobs gymnasium teacher [female teacher at an academic high school or Br. grammar school] | Gymnasiallehrerin {f} | |
| educ. jobs gymnasium teacher [teacher at an academic high school or Br. grammar school] | Gymnasiallehrer {m} | |
| hard taskmaster [teacher] | strenger Lehrmeister {m} | |
| jobs relig. RE teacher [Br.] [religious education teacher] | Religionslehrer {m} | |
| educ. sick note [Br.] [to teacher] | Entschuldigung {f} | |
| educ. jobs substitute position [for work as a substitute teacher] | Stellvertretung {f} [als Vertretungslehrer] | |
| educ. jobs teacher education [teacher training] | Lehrerausbildung {f} | |
| teacher's glasses {pl} [of female teacher] | Lehrerinnenbrille {f} | |
| teacher's specs {pl} [coll.] [of female teacher] | Lehrerinnenbrille {f} | |
| teacher's spectacles {pl} [of female teacher] | Lehrerinnenbrille {f} | |
| educ. teachers college [also: teacher's college, teachers' college] | pädagogische Hochschule {f} | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| (school) teacher glasses {pl} [of female teacher] | Lehrerinnenbrille {f} | |
| (school) teacher specs {pl} [coll.] [of female teacher] | Lehrerinnenbrille {f} | |
| (school) teacher spectacles {pl} [of female teacher] | Lehrerinnenbrille {f} | |
| jobs nurse-turned-lawyer [female] [cf. publicist-turned-agent, physician-turned-congressman, teacher-turned-craftsman, etc.] | ehemalige Krankenschwester und jetzige Anwältin {f} | |
| educ. jobs special-school teacher [female] [teacher at a school for special-needs children] | Sonderschullehrerin {f} | |
| educ. teacher training college [also: teacher-training college] | Studienseminar {n} | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to get a gold star [as praise from a teacher] | ein Bienchen kriegen / bekommen [ostd.] [fig.] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| educ. jobs special educational needs teacher [Br.] [female] (SEN teacher) | Sonderschullehrerin {f} | |
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