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What is the meaning of “Abkettrand”?
I believe "Abkettrand" is a knitting term of some description but have been unable to find a translation to English. Here is a sample paragraph where it's appeared:
Zum Schluss die letzte Masche ...
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Prägnante Übersetzung von engl. “views” (wie in “42 views of this post”)
Ich suche nach einem kurzen und prägnanten Begriff für "view", wie er in Internet-Foren und auch hier auf StackExchange verwendet wird.
This post has 42 views.
"Ansichten" erscheint mir etwas ...
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How does the crew address the captain in “Das Boot”?
In the movie Das Boot, the crew address the captain with a word I don't understand.
I think it may be "Kaleun", which I assume is short for "Kapitan Leutnant".
Am I right? Is that a real word?
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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's a good translation for “awkward” in the context of “awkward person” or “awkward situation”?
There doesn't really seem to be a German word with the exact same meanings and connotations as the English word "awkward". How would you translate it in a sentence like "He's an awkward person" or ...
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How does “used” translate - “benutzt” or “benützt”?
Duden and other resources list both "benutzt", and "benützt" as valid but indicate that "benützt" is used regionally in Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany.
Are translations for Germany ...
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What is the German Word For “Mortgagee?”
The word I'm inclined to use is "Hypothekar," which refers to a lender of a property. But a German teacher preferred "Gläubiger" which, I believe, refers to a "general" creditor. Which of these (or a ...
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How to translate “Anstrich” in draw/wrinting context into English?
The word "Anstrich" is used in different contexts. Here I'm refering to a stroke beginning the sketch of a character. This stroke is not part of the character but often used when it comes to ...
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How to translate the word “download” to German?
In German there is runterladen or herunterladen for the term to download.
Is there a common translation for the noun of download that could be used for translating i.g.
the amount of downloads ...
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Is there an appropriate translation for “learning by doing”?
The term "learning by doing" is also widely used in Germany.
The translation:
Lernen durch Handeln
seems not to be appropriate in most cases.
Examples
Einen Englischlehrer übrigens hat ...
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Wie übersetzt man “schwerpunktmäßig” ins Englische?
Wie übersetzt man schwerpunktmäßig in Bezug auf Arbeitsfähigkeiten?
Zum Beispiel:
Herr Schmidt ist schwerpunktmäßig mit den folgenden Tätigkeiten befasst...
Ich hätte gern einziges Wort dafür ...
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Was ist eine angemessene Übersetzung für “shitstorm”?
Was ist eine angemessene Übersetzung für "shitstorm"? Gibt es dafür ein deutsches Wort?
