 | English  | German |  |
 | ling. lit. verbal {adj} [having to do with spoken or written words] | 19 sprachlich |  |
 | blank {adj} [not written on] | 5 unbeschriftet |  |
 | ling. [pertaining to the written word] {adj} | schriftsprachlich |  |
 | [Southern German filler, used to intensify the sense of an expression, and to express surprise. Unusual in written language] | fei [südd.] [regional] |  |
Verbs |
 | hist. law to serve [a written and sealed notification] [to send] | 8 zuschließen [südd.] [veraltet] |  |
Nouns |
 | letter [written message] | 4703 Brief {m} |  |
 | bill [written note] | 150 Zettel {m} [Notizzettel] |  |
 | comp. print char [coll.] [character; written or printed symbol or letter] | 142 Zeichen {n} [Schriftzeichen] |  |
 | law bill [written declaration of a wrong] | 79 Klageschrift {f} |  |
 | admin. proceedings {pl} [record, written minutes] | 61 Protokoll {n} |  |
 | pol. papers [written documents, esp. for the Government] | 56 Akten {pl} [Papiere, Dokumente] |  |
 | law bill [written declaration of a wrong] | 53 Anklageschrift {f} |  |
 | figure [written symbol] | 50 Zeichen {n} [grafische Einheit, Symbol] |  |
 | writing [written account] | 33 Aufzeichnung {f} |  |
 | bill [obs.] [formal written statement attesting to sth.] | 32 Bescheinigung {f} [Schriftstück] |  |
 | concoction [of written work] | 28 Elaborat {n} [pej.] |  |
 | articles [written compositions] | 23 Aufsätze {pl} |  |
 | hist. lit. epitome [summary of a written work; an abstract] | 23 Epitome {f} [Auszug aus einem Schriftwerk; wissenschaftlicher oder geschichtlicher Abriss] |  |
 | recording [act of making a written record of sth.] | 13 Protokollierung {f} |  |
 | depts [coll.] [short for: departments] [only written] | 12 Abteilungen {pl} |  |
 | pol. motion [written proposal] | 12 Motion {f} [schweiz.] [schriftlicher Antrag] |  |
 | educ. test [written test] | 12 Arbeit {f} [Klassenarbeit] |  |
 | mil. pass [written authority] | 9 Urlaubsschein {m} |  |
 | lit. publ. publications [written works] | 6 Schriften {pl} |  |
 | admin. ecol. [written notification of site selection] | 5 Standortbescheinigung {f} |  |
 | archaeo. [discovered archaeological evidence of written language] | Schriftfunde {pl} |  |
 | acad. [essay, paper; written part of a state exam in Germany] | (wissenschaftliche) Hausarbeit {f} |  |
 | [tramp's or gypsy's sign written on a wall, etc.] | Gaunerzinken {m} [Zinken; Geheimzeichen von Landstreichern o. Ä.] |  |
 | law credentials {pl} [written] | Kreditiv {n} [Beglaubigungsschreiben] |  |
 | law pol. memorandum [written message in diplomacy] | (diplomatische) Note {f} |  |
 | paper [written report] | schriftliche Ausarbeitung {f} [Resultat] |  |
 | relig. prayers [written texts] | Gebetstexte {pl} |  |
 | rasure [erasure of written text] | Rasur {f} [Entfernung von geschriebenen Text] |  |
 | reminder [written request to do something within a given time] | Binnen-Brief {m} [hum.] [schriftliche Aufforderung mit Fristsetzung; üblicher Wortlaut ist "Wenn Sie nicht binnen ... "] |  |
 | acad. thesis [written study] | wissenschaftliche Arbeit {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | as aforementioned {adv} [in a written text] | wie oben erwähnt |  |
 | sotto voce [written] | mit gedämpftem Ton |  |
 | tut-tut [sound of disapproval] [written] | dz-dz [Missfallensbekundung] [geschrieben] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | educ. to get an A [in a written test] | eine Eins schreiben |  |
 | educ. to give sb. lines [Br.] [written punishment] | jdm. eine Strafarbeit aufgeben |  |
 | to take sth. later [esp. a written test] | etw.Akk. nachschreiben [versäumte Klassenarbeit etc.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | educ. biology test [written test] | Biologiearbeit {f} [schriftliche Arbeit] |  |
 | educ. English exam [written exam] | Englischarbeit {f} |  |
 | educ. exam question [in a written exam] | Klausuraufgabe {f} |  |
 | explanatory statement [written] | Erklärungsschreiben {n} |  |
 | educ. German exam [written exam] | Deutscharbeit {f} |  |
 | educ. German test [written test] | Deutscharbeit {f} |  |
 | late work [written late in the writer's life] | Altersschrift {f} |  |
 | late work [written late in the writer's life] | spätes Werk {n} |  |
 | law legal expertise [written expert opinion] | Rechtsgutachten {n} |  |
 | little letter [written message] | Briefchen {n} [kleiner Brief] |  |
 | meeting notes {pl} [written shortly after the meeting] | Gesprächsnotiz {f} |  |
 | paper trail [coll.] [written evidence] | Papierspur {f} [Papierbeweis] |  |
 | paper trail {sg} [Am.] [written or printed record when used to incriminate sb.] | belastende Dokumente {pl} |  |
 | paper trail {sg} [Am.] [written or printed record when used to incriminate sb.] | belastende Unterlagen {pl} |  |
 | reading aloud [of written material] | Verlesung {f} [eines geschriebenen Textes] |  |
 | educ. lit. response paper [reaction paper written in the first person] | Lektürekommentar {m} [vom Leser in der 1. Person verfasst] |  |
 | ling. Tigrinya (language) [often written as: Tigrigna] | Tigrinisch {n} |  |
 | lit. sociol. writing culture [culture based on written materials] | Schriftkultur {f} [basierend auf Geschriebenem] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | emphasis (in) original [when quoting a written source] | Hervorhebung im Original |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | educ. to do a test [Br.] [written test] | eine Arbeit schreiben |  |
 | educ. to take a test [written test] | eine Arbeit schreiben |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | educ. Unverified review of exams [of already written and marked exams] | Prüfungseinsicht {f} |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | lit. publ. translated from the English {adj} [of a text published in the US or written by an American] | aus dem Amerikanischen übersetzt |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | tips {pl} for moderating groups [written tips for group moderators] | Moderationsleitfaden {m} |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | lit. theatre F Something Cloudy, Something Clear [Tennessee Williams] [originally written in 1941 titled The Parade, or Approaching the End of a Summer] | Teils trüb, teils klar |  |
 | lit. F The Ebb Tide [Robert Louis Stevenson, co-written with Lloyd Osbourne] | Ebbe |  |
 | lit. F The Wrecker [Robert Louis Stevenson, co-written with Lloyd Osbourne] | Der Ausschlachter |  |
 | lit. F The Wrong Box [Robert Louis Stevenson, co-written with Lloyd Osbourne] | Die falsche Kiste |  |
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