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Treffen usually refers to meeting people. Treffen auf refers to a chance encounter and doesn't have to be used with people: Ich treffe mich mit Hans. Die Geschäftspartner trafen sich zu einem Gespräc …

These are different words: gehen (to go, to walk) and umhergehen (to perambulate). You are either walking around the park, or walking around in the park.

I'm afraid you are reading too much into this. Anwesenheit simply means presence without any further connotations. If you are looking for a slightly different meaning, perhaps Präsenz might be a bette …

They all mean together, somehow, but you can't all use them in the same sense. I'll try to give you a few examples: Gemeinsam means together, united, as a community: Wir müssen das gemeinsam tun …

Es mag einen juristischen Unterschied geben (anhalten wäre auch noch eine Möglichkeit), aber in der Presse und dem Alltagsgebrauch handelt es sich um vollständige Synonyme. Nachtrag aus österreichisc …

There is certainly some overlap, but let me try. Charakter first: It can mean character, or personality. Basically it refers to how a person (or animal) is, what defines them, their nature. It's more …

The main difference is the space between the to objects: an requires that they literally touch. …

Analysieren means a methodical inspection/investigation: an analysis. Untersuchen is a broader, more general term and means looking into an issue. An Untersuchung can well lead to findings and result …

There is no significant difference in my opinion. Lately "zeitgleich" has been used a lot as well. …

Der Siedepunkt ist jene Temperatur, an dem Wasser vom flüssigen in den gasförmigen Zustand übergeht. Das passiert zunächst in der Nähe der Wärmequelle, also am Boden des Topfes: Wasser wird gasförmig …

"Zurzeit" means right now, at this moment, presently, currently: Das Geschäft ist zurzeit geschlossen. The store is currently closed. "Bis jetzt" means so far, until now, (not) yet. Bis jetz …

In a general context, at least, there is no difference in meaning; I would (and do, for what it's worth) use instabil exclusively. …

As I see it, the main difference between fremd and fremdartig, when put together like this, is that fremd means simply alien or foreign, in the sense of belonging to some external, third party, whereas …

The standard expression is viel zu früh. Allzu is not technically wrong, but definitely outdated / poetic. Also, it only really works in general expressions: Allzu früh verschied der Dichter ... t …

Nicht direkt, obwohl man nicht immer jedes Wort in jedem Kontext benutzen kann; manchmal passt eines einfach besser, oder es handelt sich um feststehende Redewendungen. Die Parallele zu gigantic, enor …