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Wie nennt man jemanden, der etwas (neutral) erwartet?
Wie nennt man jemanden, der etwas erwartet, d.h. der es für wahrscheinlich hält, dass es passieren wird? Wenn er es freudig erwartet, könnte (!) man ihn einen Optimisten nennen, wenn er es mit Sorge ...
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bemerken vs merken
Which one is the correct translation for "I suddenly realised that the bus was there in 7 minutes":
Ich habe plötzlich gemerkt, dass der Bus in 7 Minuten wäre.
Ich habe plötzlich bemerkt, ...
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German word for the separator(slash, backslash etc.) in a path
While documenting our software we realized nobody here knows how the separator inside a path is called.
/some/linux/path/
^ ^ ^ ^
C:\some\windows\path\
^ ^ ^ ^
C:¥some¥windows¥...
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Is "Fräulein" archaic?
Why don't German-speaking countries nowadays ever use "Fräulein" for a young woman instead "Frau"?
Is the word old-fashioned or obsolete? If so, why, and which decade after the ...
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If "heimal" means "hey", what does "hei-dee" mean? [closed]
Heimal translates to "hey", but I similarly heard "hei-Dee" from the same person. The translator fails to give its english meaning. I don't think it's to be mistaken with the Swiss ...
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What is true meaning of Sympathie? [closed]
What does "Küssen bei Sympathie" mean? The English translation doesn't make sense.
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Word that sounds like Klabacha to describe an house
When crossing a specific old house which was abandoned, one friend used an expression for it that sounded like Klabacha / Klabaca. Since he only speaks german, i presume it to be a German word.
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Wird "Beginnerin" oft genutzt?
Die weibliche Wortform für "Anfänger" ist "Anfängerin". Die weibliche Wortform für "Einsteiger" ist "Einsteigerin". Aber gibt es auch "Beginnerin" für ...
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Is there a good abbrev' or an alternative phrase for Exklusiv oder?
When talking to (english) programmers especially, the use of 'xor' for a choice between two mutually exclusive options as opposed to or for non-mutually exclusive orders comes up a lot.
I could say ...
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Enjoy someone and enjoy something
What is the best way to express that you enjoy someone, meaning their company, personality, or time with them? I don't want it to mean a sexual thing inadvertently. Would it be the same or different ...
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Ist Ganerburg eine historische, mögliche Form von Ganerbenburg?
Eine Ganerbenburg
ist eine meist größere Burganlage, die gleichzeitig von mehreren Familien oder Familienzweigen bewohnt und verwaltet wurde.
Der Duden kennt nur diese Schreibweise.
Sucht man jedoch ...
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A box in packaging
We're currently revising translations for packaging machines. Box goes in, product goes in, box filled with product goes out. Confusion has risen whether to use Karton, Kiste, Schachtel, Kasten or ...
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Translations of "child psychologist" into German (nouns with preceding multifunction adjectives)
I am an extreme novice novice at German. As I am aware of the fact that there are some common grammatical constructions to German and English, and in view of the fact that I am also aware that in ...
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Is »der Verlauf der Rettungsaktion« an appropriate collocation?
I read the following example from DWDS:
der Minister informierte sich persönlich über den Verlauf der Rettungsarbeiten.
I am wondering whether Rettungsarbeiten can be replaced with Rettungsaktion ...
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Why »Rettungsarbeit« is used only in the plural form?
The term Rettungsarbeit
is labeled as Pluraletantum in Duden Dictionary, i.e. it is used always in the plural form Rettungsarbeiten.
I am seeking for justification from a semantic point of view for ...
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