 | English | German | |
 | hist. pol. proconsul seat [esp. when combined with a name: proconsul's seat] | Statthaltersitz {m} [römisches Reich] | |
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| [cheap coach trip combined with a sales show] | Kaffeefahrt {f} | |
| astron. naval observatory [capitalized when part of a proper name] | Marinesternwarte {f} | |
| hist. law [Name for German clubs in the 1920's, usually with criminal orientation, whose members were identified by a characteristic signet ring] | Ringverein {m} [kriminelle Organisation] | |
| furn. [a wooden chair with four slanted legs and a slab-like backrest dovetailed into the massive plank seat] | Stabelle {f} | |
| to spell sth. [write one's name, a place name etc.] | etw. schreiben [seinen Namen, einen Ortsnamen etc.] | |
| cloth. to clothe sb. [esp. with a uniform or with a complete outfit] | jdn. einkleiden [mit notwendiger Kleidung versehen] | |
| [to pull a face with a protruding lower lip, when sulky or starting to cry] | ein Schippchen machen [ugs., hum.] | |
| [to pull a face with a protruding lower lip, when sulky or starting to cry] | ein Schippchen ziehen [ugs., hum.] | |
| dickey [driver's seat on a carriage] | Fahrersitz {m} [einer Kutsche] | |
| genuine {adv} [of a product, esp. a brand-name one] | original | |
| -ics {suffix} [when a branch of science, usually with the singular (ethics is)] | -ik | |
| Dear Ms ... [salutation with name] | Sehr geehrte Frau ... [Anrede mit Name] | |
| to proceed to [e.g. name of island(s) - but only with article] | sich begeben auf [geh.] | |
| Dear Ms. ...: [Am.] [salutation with name] | Sehr geehrte Frau ..., [Anrede mit Name] | |
| [short person with a long body who looks tall when sitting down] | Sitzriese {m} [ugs.] | |
| husky {adj} [voice, esp. when due to a cold] | belegt [Stimme] | |
| automot. baby seat [booster seat] | Babysitz {m} | |
| name moniker [coll.] [a person's name] | Eigenname {m} | |
| relig. house blessing [esp. when moving into a new home] | Haussegnung {f} | |
| relig. judgement seat [also: judgment seat] | Richterstuhl {m} | |
| idiom to sing small [archaic] [modify one's speech, esp. when it had previously been arrogant] | kleinlaut werden | |
| gastr. jacket [of a potato, esp. when cooked] | Schale {f} [Kartoffelschale, bes. gekochte] | |
| pokies [sl.] [a woman's nipples when protruding] | (hervorstehende) Nippel {pl} [ugs.] [Brustwarzen] | |
| hist. pol. [Germany during the time when Bonn was seat of government] | Bonner Republik {f} | |
| pol. leveling seat [Am.] [also: adjustment seat] | Ausgleichsmandat {n} | |
| automot. traffic child car seat [child safety seat] | Kinderautositz {m} | |
| dunny seat [Aus.] [coll.] [toilet seat] | Klositz {m} [ugs.] | |
| to fall [esp. when riding a bike or skiing] | einen Stern reißen [österr.] [ugs.] | |
| automot. passenger's seat [less common than passenger seat] | Beifahrersitz {m} | |
| med. monster [esp. a fetus or offspring with a major developmental abnormality] | Monstrum {n} [Missgeburt] | |
| automot. child safety seat [car seat] | Rückhalteeinrichtung {f} [fachspr.] [Kindersitz für Kraftfahrzeuge] | |
| automot. infant safety seat [car seat] | Rückhalteeinrichtung {f} [fachspr.] [Kindersitz für Kraftfahrzeuge] | |
| [male associated with a team or a students' fraternity bearing "Borussia" in its name; e.g. common for members of the football teams "Borussia Mönchengladbach" and "Borussia Dortmund"] | Borusse {m} | |
| for. tools peavey [Am.] [a lumberjack's cant hook with a spike at the end] | Stammwender {m} [Wendehaken] | |
| left-hander [a blow struck with a person's left hand] | Schlag {m} mit der Linken | |
| zool. baa-lamb [child's name for a lamb or sheep] | Bähschaf {n} [Kindersprache] [Schaf] | |
| jobs articled {adj} {past-p} [Br.] [bound into a training contract, esp. with a solicitor / architect / surveyor / accountant] | kontraktlich verpflichtet | |
| mil. naut. brig [esp. Am.] [jail or prison aboard a ship, esp. U.S. Navy] | Schiffsgefängnis {n} | |
| automot. rumble seat [Am.] [folding seat at the back of an automobile] | Notsitz {m} | |
| jobs master tradesman / tradesman's certificate [for a specific profession replace "tradesman's" by the name of the profession, e.g. "master carpenter's certificate] | Meisterbrief {m} | |
| name Gretchen [female given name, esp. in the U.S.] | Gretchen {n} [Koseform von Margarete, Margarethe, Grete, Gretel] | |
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| split-front toilet seat [also: open- front toilet seat] | vorne offener WC-Sitz {m} | |
| quote I like to think of life as a limousine. Though we are all riding together we must remember our places; there is a front seat and a back seat and a window in between. [Sabrina] | Das Leben ist wie eine Limousine. Wir fahren zwar alle zusammen, aber jeder von uns hat einen Platz. Es gibt einen Rücksitz und einen Vordersitz - mit einer Glasscheibe dazwischen. | |
| ethn. people's name [name of a people] | Volksname {m} [Name eines Volkes] | |
| to hose sb. down [esp. Am.] [coll.] [to kill sb., esp. with a machine gun] | jdn. umsieben [ugs.] [hier: mit Blei durchsieben, durch mehrfache Schüsse töten] | |
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