List of German Expressions in English


	List of German Expressions in English

haraya

7-1-2007 11:14 PM

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7-2-2007 4:29 PM

bignosemousie

Awww, I was hoping it was a list of swear words.

7-2-2007 5:14 PM

gingembre

This clip may produce angst in some people!

7-2-2007 9:45 PM

haraya

Don't worry, mousie. I'll try to come up with something special for you.

7-3-2007 9:43 AM

bignosemousie

Hooray! My brother studied German in school, so I know a little (from helping him study) but not nearly enough to impress him. Ha!

7-3-2007 10:18 AM

enbar

At first I thought this was going to be a list of German Expressionists. Can we get one of those next?

7-4-2007 4:56 AM

Brimstone

Dito on the above and the swear words

7-5-2007 12:35 AM

haraya

Voila! German Expressionist Prints: themes, image collection, and something more contemporary.

7-5-2007 6:43 PM

enbar

Shweet, you're the bomb, haraya.

7-5-2007 6:47 PM

bignosemousie

Shweet, you're the bomb, haraya.

Yeah, she is!

7-18-2007 9:39 AM

Jorjor

If you live in Milwaukee, German loans are part of your native dialect.

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<UL>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Food_and_drink"><SPAN class="tocnumber">1.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Food and drink</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Sports_and_recreation"><SPAN class="tocnumber">1.2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Sports and recreation</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Other_aspects_of_everyday_life"><SPAN class="tocnumber">1.3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Other aspects of everyday life</SPAN></A></LI>
</UL>
</LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#German_terms_common_in_English_academic_context"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">German terms common in English academic context</SPAN></A>
<UL>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Academia"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Academia</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Architecture"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Architecture</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Arts"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Arts</SPAN></A>
<UL>
<LI class="toclevel-3"><A href="#Theatre"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.3.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Theatre</SPAN></A></LI>
</UL>
</LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Biology"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.4</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Biology</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Economics"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.5</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Economics</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Geography"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.6</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Geography</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Geology"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.7</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Geology</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#History"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.8</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">History</SPAN></A>
<UL>
<LI class="toclevel-3"><A href="#Das_Dritte_Reich_.28The_Third_Reich.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.8.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Das Dritte Reich (The Third Reich)</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-3"><A href="#Other_historical_periods"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.8.2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Other historical periods</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-3"><A href="#Noble_titles"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.8.3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Noble titles</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-3"><A href="#General_military_terms"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.8.4</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">General military terms</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-3"><A href="#Military_ranks"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.8.5</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Military ranks</SPAN></A></LI>
</UL>
</LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Linguistics"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.9</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Linguistics</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Literature"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.10</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Literature</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Mathematics_and_formal_logic"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.11</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Mathematics and formal logic</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Medicine"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.12</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Medicine</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Music"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.13</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Music</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Philosophy"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.14</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Philosophy</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Physical_sciences"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.15</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Physical sciences</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Politics"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.16</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Politics</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Psychology"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.17</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Psychology</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Sociology"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.18</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Sociology</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Theology"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2.19</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Theology</SPAN></A></LI>
</UL>
</LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#German_terms_mostly_used_for_literary_effect"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">German terms mostly used for literary effect</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#German_terms_rarely_used_in_English"><SPAN class="tocnumber">4</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">German terms rarely used in English</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Quotations"><SPAN class="tocnumber">5</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Quotations</SPAN></A></LI>
<LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Music_2"><SPAN class="tocnumber">6</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Music</SPAN></A></LI></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/EA3A8E5E-EDC0-4A1F-918E-A8AF528D35E6/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>