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Unterschied - Questions on differences between similar or seemingly similar words or expressions in a given context.

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drug addict: Drogengebraucher, Drogensüchtiger, Drogenabhängiger, Rauschgiftsüchtiger

Is there a difference between them? Is one of them more formal? Is one of them colloquial? …
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Difference between the translations of ‘loneliness’

What is the difference between these three words? Einsamkeit f, Verlassenheit f, Vereinsamung Nf …
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Difference between ‘Passant’ and ‘Fußgänger’

I am studying the difference between Passant and Fußgänger. I have two hypotheses: Fußgänger is a person who is walking on foot. … (I was told these two ideas by two different natives, so I am pretty confused now) What is the difference between then? …
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Difference between Blatt and Laub

I am trying to get the idea of the difference between "Blatt" and "Laub". …
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What's the difference between "Krankheit", "Erkrankung" und "Erkranken"?

I am studying the difference between them: Krankheit = "zeitweilige Störung der normalen Funktion eines Organismus, eines Organs, das Kranksein" ~ DWDS Erkrankung = "das Erkranken, die Krankheit" ~ DWDS … What's the difference between them? …
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The difference between three possible translations of “rebuke”

What is the difference between them? Example: Peter rebuked to me that I didn’t do well in the project. …
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What's the difference between "wasserdicht" and "wasserfest"?

What is the difference between "wasserdicht" and "wasserfest"? With which one can you dive and with which one can you walk in the rain? …
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"Wall" in German: Wand, Mauer

What is the difference? …
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"Library" in German: Bibliothek, Bücherei

I know two translations of library into German: "Bibliothek" and "Bücherei". Bibliothek = "systematisch geordnete Sammlung von Büchern" or "Aufbewahrungsort für eine systematisch geordnete Sammlung …
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“Enemy” in German

There are more translations for that: Feind m, Erzrivale m, Erzfeind m, Todfeind m I am studying a difference between them. … What is a difference between them? Hypothesis: Todfeind refers to mortal enemy or deadly enemy. Erzrivale is a long term enemy, Feind can means a short term enemy. …
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prisoner in German, four translations

I have translated prisoner into German in more dictionaries. I have four translations in total: Häftling (m) Gefangener (m) Strafgefangener (m) Sträfling (m) Are they all synonyms?
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Differences between translations of ‘divorce’

There are three translations there: Scheidung f, Ehescheidung f, Trennung f I am studying the difference between them. … Scheidung = gesetzliche, gerichtliche Auflösung der Ehe — DWDS Ehescheidung = gerichtliche Auflösung der Ehe — DWDS Trennung = (no entry) — DWDS What is the difference? Which one is a law term? …
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