German word of the day

[Franklan]

Eingeschneit.

[bethannbitt]

Eingeschneit.

ahhh ... a useful term. This means they were "snowed in" at the pub I assume. BTW, I really enjoy this thread. Thx for creating it.

[Franklan]

"Dosenöffner"

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[Franklan]

Nahrungsmittelunverträglichkeiten

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[Emkay]

Does anyone else find certain German words annoying for no particular reason? I really dislike lecker = yummy/tastes good. Stromfresser = high electricity consumption appliance. Many others that I can’t recall just now

[Franklan]

Does anyone else find certain German words annoying for no particular reason?

Like "Arbeitsbeginn" or "Urlaubsende"? I certainly know what you mean.

[Franklan]

Rucola

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[Auntie Helen]

Does anyone else find certain German words annoying for no particular reason? I really dislike lecker = yummy/tastes good. Stromfresser = high electricity consumption appliance. Many others that I can’t recall just now

Yes, many.

Köstlich
Fans (in German pronunciation, so ‘fens’)
Spaß
I agree with you on lecker
China (xxxxxxhhhhhhhiiiiina)

[editorL]

Does anyone else find certain German words annoying for no particular reason? I really dislike lecker = yummy/tastes good. Stromfresser = high electricity consumption appliance. Many others that I can’t recall just now

Well open translate.toytown.ing, and make sure that it says "German" to the left and "English" to the right:

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Then, enter the German word on the left and click on translate:

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You will get a translation, and you also have the option to listen to both of them:

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I find neither of the words to sound irritating, to be honest. But maybe that is just me.

[dstanners]

What about some craftsman spending time, effort and no small amount of money making beautiful, original items from precious metals and stones, only to see the items stuck in a shop window under a sign offering, "Schmuck".

[bethannbitt]

What about some craftsman spending time, effort and no small amount of money making beautiful, original items from precious metals and stones, only to see the items stuck in a shop window under a sign offering, "Schmuck".

Yes, it's kinda hard to let go of my deeply rooted idea of what that means.

[bethannbitt]

"Unfug" was often used by moms at the Spielplatz in Steglitz in West Berlin when I lived there in 1986-88. I still can't say it without thinking about how I'm gonna manage not to mess it up and say "unf***"!

[Franklan]

Nachtsichtgerät

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[bethannbitt]

My current mission is to keep using "beunruhigt" many times per day properly and finally get it hard wired. My friend Susanne laughed earlier today and sweetly corrected me when I once again said "Er ist unberuhigt". Why do I always do that? I have no doubt provided this free entertainment for countless other German speakers.

[Franklan]

Minenräumdienst

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[ooch]

DAX
the abbreviation for
Deutscher Aktienindex
(German stocks index)
sounds like
Dachs == badger

[Franklan]

Armes Deutschland.

[Fraufruit]

That's a lot of weed for a poor person.

[LukeSkywalker]

Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung (one word). It basically means a document stating that you have no debts towards your landlord and that you always paid your rent on time.

[Franklan]

Rechtslenker

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