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Word for dangerous semi-knowledge, equivalent of German "gefährliches Halbwissen" [duplicate]
In German, there is a phrase like "dangerous semi-knowledge" gefährliches Halbwissen. Wiktionary definition:
a degree of superficial knowledge that becomes dangerous or deceptive because it ...
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English term corresponding to German “Ausgangssperre”
I’m a native German speaker looking for the correct term for a condition
when people are restricted from leaving their homes (German:
Ausgangssperre). For example, in the case of a virus outbreak.
I’d ...
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Translation for German word "Kür" as in "Pflicht und Kür"
I am trying to find a crisp translation of the German phrase "Pflicht und Kür. deepl.com yields "Duty and freestyle" as translation for "Pflicht und Kür" which irritated me.
In my (business) context "...
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Is "diversified" really a suitable translation for what Germans call "abwechslungsreich"?
I need a word to describe a meeting or conference or other event which was the opposite of boring due to the variation of activities there.*
German language has abwechslungsreich, literally rich-of-...
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is "predatory capitalism" a correct word? [closed]
Jean Ziegler invented the German word Raubtierkapitalismus for huge companies without ethics and morality. For example Amazon, Google and Facebook.
What are similar words in English? Best would be a ...
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Word for someone who studies to become a teacher
A friend of mine is currently writing her thesis in teaching methodology of mathematics. We are searching for an appropriate translation for the German word 'Lehramtsstudierender'. This is a person ...
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Is there one word for fat gotten from stress eating (Kummerspeck)?
In German, there is the word Kummerspeck, which literally translates to sorrow lard and means:
the fat gained from stress eating
Is there such a word in English? I never found any.
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Word/expression for a German "Ausflugscafé" - a cafe mainly catering to people taking a walk
In Germany, there are many cafés (often combined with restaurants) that are
located in a nice setting, typically close to, but a bit outside the next settlement (or inside a small village)
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How would you call someone who is working part-time as a student (Werkstudent in German)
I'm struggling finding a term for a job rank for a part-time working student to use it for my CV or in general in the whole interview process: In Germany we don't only have interns, but something ...
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What is an inlay apartment?
I am not sure if this word really exists. I am trying to translate the German word Einliegerwohnung into English.
I live in the ground floor of a house and the owner lives in the upper floor. So what ...
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Translation of a German word: "Gutmensch"
The word "Gutmensch" consists of
gut = good
Mensch = human
Sounds like a compliment but actually the word is very insulting.
It describes someone who (for example)
is not able to take criticism, ...
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Is there a better term than "technology"?
I already started quite a fruitful discussion about the term methodology over here, but today's topic is the term technology. Whenever words end in -logy, my brain links them to the field of ...
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Is there such a word as "lightweightness"?
Is there a good translation for the German word "Leichtgewichtigkeit" (lit. "lightweightness")?
According to leo.org and dict.cc, there is none, but according to these translations, there are ...
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