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Sprachgebrauch - Questions about subtle points of usage of German words or phrases.
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Which adjectives can be used in connection with "Chuzpe"?
"Chuzpe" is mostly used alone and not with a qualifying adjective. I suppose if someone is said to have "Chuzpe", then this statement, absolute as it is, is best used on its own - it certainly doesn't …
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»Diametral entgegengesetzt« – korrektes Deutsch oder Tautologie?
Um Ansichten, Meinungen oder Positionen zu beschreiben, die einander unversöhnlich gegenüberstehen, wird manchmal die Wortgruppe diametral entgegengesetzt gebraucht. Das war für mich ganz normaler Spr …
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Wie viele sind »ein paar«?
In my experience, "ein paar" has not much to do with the number two, it's more likely to be interpreted as "a few" or "a bunch" as opposed to "all" or even "many".
So if you're saying "Gib mir doch …
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Kehren und fegen
These words mean the same thing ("to sweep", "to clean dryly with a broom"), but are used in different regions. Kehren (or variants thereof, such as zusammenkehren) can mostly be heard in southern Ger …
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Stiefväterlich behandeln?
Ein Kind, das man aufzieht, ohne daß es das eigene wäre, heißt Stiefsohn/Stieftochter. Der Elternteil heißt Stiefvater/Stiefmutter.
Wenn ein Mensch für etwas weniger Aufmerksamkeit aufbringt als für …
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