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| fewer {adj} [counting things] | 2329 weniger | |
| ordinary {adj} [things, words in use] | 347 gebräuchlich | |
| lesser {adj} [comparing two things] | 84 weniger | |
| snitty {adj} [esp. Am.] [coll.] [offended by petty things] | 55 eingeschnappt [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| swimming {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cap, trunks, things, accident] | 26 Bade- [z. B. Mütze, Hose, Sachen, Unfall] | |
| kaput {adj} [coll.] [of things] | 6 irreparabel | |
| [late (deceased)] {adj} [attr.] [may in German be used colloquially hum. for things that do not exist any longer, besides the standard meaning for persons which is becoming old-fashioned] | seligen Angedenkens [nachgestellt] [ugs. hum.] [einstig, früher] [nicht Personen betreffend] | |
| proverb [Only fools go around defacing things.] | Narrenhände beschmieren Tisch und Wände. | |
| omniferous {adj} [archaic] [consisting of all things] | allumfassend | |
| omnific {adj} [creating all things] | allschaffend [allschöpferisch] | |
| omnific {adj} [creating all things] | allschöpferisch | |
| realistic {adj} [view of things] | illusionslos [Sicht der Dinge] | |
Verbs |
| to jam sth. [between two things] | 367 etw. einklemmen [quetschen] | |
| to divert sb. [take sb.'s mind off things] | 66 jdn. zerstreuen [fig.] | |
| to reposition [things] | 39 umstellen | |
| to construct sth. [form by putting other things together] | 26 etw.Akk. zusammenstellen | |
| to marry [to unite two or more things to be more efficient, attractive, or profitable] | 16 vereinigen [...mehrerer Dinge um effektiver, attraktiver oder profitabler zu sein] | |
| to construct sth. [by putting things together] | 7 etw.Akk. zusammenfügen | |
| to embrace sth. [different things, e.g. opinions] | etw.Akk. (in sichDat.) vereinigen [verschiedene Dinge, z. B. Meinungen] | |
| to snag sth. [esp. Am.] [coll.] [things particularly cheap, the best seat, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. schnappen [ugs.] [günstige Dinge, den besten Sitz etc.] | |
Nouns |
| order [the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other] | 1954 Reihenfolge {f} | |
| smorgasbord [fig.] [diverse collection of things] | 551 Sammelsurium {n} | |
| belongings [few, often portable things] | 418 Habseligkeiten {pl} | |
| range [fig.] [set, number of things] | 156 Reihe {f} [fig.] [Anzahl] | |
| display [of new things etc.] | 125 Vorführung {f} | |
| stuff {sg} [things] | 122 Sachen {pl} | |
| collage [combination of various things] | 70 Zusammenstellung {f} | |
| appointment [to talk things over] | 62 Gesprächstermin {m} | |
| rashness [doing things without proper consideration] | 56 Leichtsinn {m} | |
| mishmash [conglomeration of things] | 49 Sammelsurium {n} | |
| constellation [group of related things] | 44 Gruppe {f} | |
| lot [esp. Br.] [group of things] | 35 Zeug {n} [ugs.] | |
| shit [fig.] [vulg.] [things] | 28 Zeug {n} [ugs.] | |
| seam [place where two things are joined] | 27 Nahtstelle {f} | |
| arrivals [people or things that arrive] | 21 Ankömmlinge {pl} | |
| [all things obsolete] | 18 Makulatur {f} [fig.] | |
| stationery [things used for writing] | 17 Schreibzeug {n} | |
| triad [a group or set of three people or things] | 16 Dreiklang {m} [fig.] | |
| row [of things] | 14 Batterie {f} | |
| belly [underside] [also fig. of things, e.g. aircraft] | 10 Unterseite {f} [eines Tieres, Gegenstandes] | |
| frippery [tawdry or frivolous things, showy finery] | 10 Flitterkram {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| [sb. who tends to gloss things over] | 9 Schönfärber {m} | |
| break [for thinking things over] | 9 Denkpause {f} | |
| galimatias [confused mixture of unlike things, nonsense] | 8 Galimathias {m} {n} [veraltend] [Ungereimtes, Unsinn] | |
| cleanings {pl} [things collected by cleaning] | 5 Kehricht {m} [auch {n}] [(zusammengefegter) Schmutz, Unrat] | |
| [actions, utterances, or things, characterized by irresponsibility] | Verantwortungslosigkeiten {pl} | |
| [person who enjoys tidying things up] | Aufräumer {m} | |
| [things that are appropriate, suitable, adequate, commensurate, apt, fair, etc.] | Angemessenheiten {pl} [selten] | |
| [things that happen or have to be done compulsorily] | Zwangsmäßigkeiten {pl} [Dinge, die zwangsmäßig geschehen oder zu tun sind] | |
| [turgid utterances, formulations, things] | Geschwollenheiten {pl} [geschwollene Äußerungen, Formulierungen, Dinge] | |
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