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 | then {adv} [intensifying term in questions like "Who / why then is ... ?"] | 148 denn [verstärkendes Wort in Fragen wie "Wer / Warum denn ist ... ?"] | |
| [Bavarian for "We are who we are."] | Mia san mia! / Mir san mir! [bayer.] | |
| proverb [He who writes, remains.] | Wer schreibt, der bleibt. | |
| [that / which / who] {pron} | das wo [südd.] [ugs.] [das] | |
| quote [They who want to build high towers have to give good consideration to the foundation.] | Wer hohe Türme bauen will, muss lange beim Fundament verweilen. [Anton Bruckner] | |
| psych. [to feel ashamed on someone else's behalf; to feel ashamed for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] {adj} | sich fremdschämen [ugs.] | |
| déclassée {adj} [rare.: of a woman who has lost social status] | sozial abgesunken | |
| Gorey! [Irish] [coll.] [dated] [idiom] [Shouted after a person who leaves a door open; in an attack upon Gorey in 1798, insurgents carried off all the doors.] | Habt ihr zuhause Säcke vor den Türen? [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Frage an jdn., der eine Tür offen stehen lässt] | |
| Who'd've ...? [coll.] [Who would have ...?] | Wer hätte / wäre ... | |
| Verbs |
| to betray sb. [hurt somebody who trusts you] | 494 jdn. hintergehen [verraten, in den Rücken fallen] | |
| to escort sb. [esp. sb. who is departing] | jdm. das Geleit geben [geh.] | |
| Nouns |
| successor [esp. one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office] | 5105 Nachfolger {m} <Nchf., Nachf., Nf.> [jd., der jemandes Nachfolge antritt] | |
| slacker [coll.] [person who shirks work] | 1033 Drückeberger {m} [Faulpelz, Arbeitsscheuer] | |
| gastr. zool. lamb [also fig.: meek and innocent person who is easilly led] | 944 Lamm {n} [auch fig.: sanfter und geduldiger Mensch] | |
| jester [person who habitually plays the fool] | 821 Spaßvogel {m} | |
| bugger [esp. Br.] [sl.] [offensive] [person who supposedly commits buggery] | 480 Arschficker {m} [ugs.] [vulg.] [beleidigend] | |
| hustler [Am.] [coll.] [person who employs fraudulent methods to obtain money] | 297 Abzocker {m} [ugs.] | |
| sloven [dated] [man who is habitually messy, esp. in work] | 263 Schlamper {m} [ugs.] | |
| holdout [Am.] [person who declines to participate, cooperate, agree, etc.] | 256 Verweigerer {m} | |
| acad. educ. doctor [person who holds the highest university degree] | 202 Doktor {m} [Träger eines Doktortitels] | |
| childminder [Br.] [who minds children in her own home] | 175 Tagesmutter {f} | |
| psych. [the feeling of shame on someone else's behalf; the feeling of shame for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | 148 Fremdschämen {n} [ugs.] | |
| tart [coll.] [pej.] [Br.] [woman who dresses or behaves in a manner considered sexually provocative] | 122 Schlampe {f} [ugs.] [pej.] [als unmoralisch angesehen] | |
| dreadnought [person who fears nothing] | 101 Fürchtenichts {m} [selten] | |
| zany [often pej.] [one who makes a buffoon or laughingstock of himself to amuse others] | 82 Hanswurst {m} [oft pej.] | |
| minder [someone who looks after someone] | 81 Betreuer {m} | |
| sucker [esp. Am.] [coll.] [pej.] [person who deliberately lives off of someone else's aid and support] | 74 Schmarotzer {m} [fig.] [pej.] [Person] [Sozialschmarotzer usw.] | |
| neol. prepper [person who is actively preparing for emergencies or catastrophes] | 72 Prepper {m} [Person, die sich auf jedwede Art von Katastrophe oder Notfall vorbereitet] | |
| traffic scorcher [Br.] [coll.] [dated] [person who drives very fast] | 59 Raser {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| sociol. singleton [child who is not a twin or triplet, etc.] | 59 Einzelkind {n} | |
| law major [person who has reached majority] | 56 Volljähriger {m} | |
| magpie [person who chatters idly] | 53 Plappermaul {n} [ugs.] [leicht pej. od. hum.] | |
| sympathizer [one who agrees with a sentiment or opinion] | 44 Sympathisant {m} | |
| hirer [person who hires out] | 42 Vermieter {m} | |
| RadioTV lifeline [Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?] | 42 Joker {m} [Wer wird Millionär?] | |
| drawer [female] [one who draws] | 35 Zeichnerin {f} | |
| putz [sl.] [esp. Am.] [Yidd.] [one who makes stupid remarks] | 35 Komiker {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Person, die dumme Bemerkungen macht] | |
| refusenik [coll.] [a person who refuses or declines something] | 32 Verweigerer {m} | |
| bully [person who is harassing sb.] | 31 Mobber {m} [Person, die jdn. schikaniert] | |
| admin. law filer [one who files sth.] | 31 Antragsteller {m} | |
| gossip [person who gossips] | 31 Klatschmaul {n} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| matron [older married woman, especially one who is staid or dignified] | 31 Matrone {f} [ältere, Gesetztheit und Würde ausstrahlende Frau] | |
| sweater [dated] [pej.] [employer who underpays and overworks employees] | 30 Leuteschinder {m} [pej.] | |
| wrecker [person who destroys] | 30 Zerstörer {m} | |
| squaller [Br.] [coll.] [one who squalls, cries aloud] | 29 Schreihals {m} [ugs.] | |
| squirter [coll.] [mostly vulg.] [woman who is gushing fluid during orgasm] | 29 Spritzerin {f} [ugs.] [selten, wenn nicht vulg.] [noch seltener auch Abspritzerin] | |
| comm. holdout [person who delays signing a contract in hopes of gaining more favorable terms] | 28 [Person, die in der Hoffnung auf bessere Konditionen eine Vertragsunterzeichnung hinausschiebt] | |
| fish bankster [obs.] [person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream] | 26 Angler {m} [der vom Flussufer aus angelt] | |
| drawer [one who draws] | 24 Zeichner {m} | |
| teller [person who counts votes] | 24 Stimmenzähler {m} | |
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