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What is the way to describe final exams?
What is the way to describe final exams? If want to describe my final exams at the end of my semester at university, what's the noun for "final exams"? Between my unreliable dictionary and Google ...
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What is the meaning of “Affenzirkus”?
I heard someone shout:
"Diesen Affenzirkus hier mache ich nicht länger mit!"
It seemed the person was very annoyed. What would be the meaning of "Affenzirkus" here? Is there a corresponding ...
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What or who is a “Scholli”?
I hear people say:
"Mein lieber Scholli, das war knapp!"
What does "Scholli" mean in this context? Is using this idiom in any way offensive or insulting?
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What is the correct form of past tense of “sich ausgehen”
I'm looking for a form of the verb sich ausgehen in the past sense, close to the meaning of
We didn't make it (because of time constraints) yesterday anymore.
I was wondering if I could say ...
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4answers
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Das Highlander-Prinzip
In einem internationalen Meeting sprach ein (deutscher) Arbeitskollege etwa folgenden Satz:
I'm not sure if we can handle this
with the Highlander principle
.
Gemeint war das Motto "Es kann ...
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5answers
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Translation of common Australian saying — “If you throw enough shit against a wall, some of it has gotta stick.”
I am looking for a faithful translation of the (common in Australia) saying:
"If you throw enough shit against a wall, some of it has gotta stick."
It is in no way offensive, and means that if you ...
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5answers
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What can “passt schon” mean?
I've heard the phrase "passt schon" used to mean:
Never mind: „Ich denke... nee, passt schon.“
No problem: „Entschuldigung!“ „Passt schon.“
OK: „Wie geht's?“ „Passt schon.“
What can it mean in ...
