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A Verlegenheit is a difficulty one may find oneself in, tinged with a whiff of embarrassment, and a Lösung is a solution. In combination, ...

Armut means "poverty", and a Zeugnis is a certificate or, in an educational context, a report card. Armutszeugnis referred orig...

Word of the Month: Index Putzen means "to clean" and a Fimmel is a craze for or an obsession with something. Putzflimmel denot...

Our Schnapsdrossel (WoM for March) needs a drinking companion, and here he is. A Schluck is a gulp or swig (from schlucken - "to swa...

Both words mean literally "life companion" (male and female form, respectively--they combine Leben ("life") with Gefähr...

This word is in the language, but I like to talk about it anyway (see my first comment). It's composed of two Words: wandern (to hike, ...

The Viennese poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929) is perhaps best known outside the German-speaking countries as the librettist of many St...

The indefatigable marlene has opend the discussion on another German poet who is of great interest to me, too. I will chime in after trying ...

Marlene started a post on Rilke, and I am delighted to take her up on this. I am no specialist, though--which should encourage other non-spe...

Motivated by today's NYT crossword puzzle, I present here, for further discussion, my thoughts on the chances and pitfalls of translatin...