Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Word of the Month: Der Bärendienst

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Word of the Month: Index A Bär is a bear (see my Word of the Month Seebär ) and a Dienst is, in the present context, a service performe...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Word of the Month: Die Nervensäge

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Word of the Month: Index Nerven are nerves, and a Säge is a saw. Taken together, they refer to somebody or something that gets on your ...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Word of the Month: Der Morgenmuffel

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Word of the Month: Index Morgen means "morning," and a Muffel is a sullen person, a grouch. Put together, they signify a pers...
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Monday, November 4, 2013

Word of the Month: Die Sternstunde

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Word of the Month: Index Stern means “star” and Stunde “hour.” A Sternstunde (plural Sternstunden ) is a “dramatically compressed, fate...
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Word of the Month: Der Platzhirsch

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Word of the Month: Index Platz means "place" in a very broad sense—it can be a location, a position (like in a hierarchy), a sp...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Word of the Month: Treppenwitz

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Word of the Month: Index A Treppe is a stair(case), and Witz means "joke." In combination, they indicate an event that, in ret...
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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Word of the Month: Sündenbock

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Word of the Month: Index Sünden means "sins," and a Bock is a male goat in this context. Sündenbock is used in German in exa...
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