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 | sb. may [is permitted] | 3302 jd. darf |  |
 | ling. obsolete {adj} <obs.> [No longer in use, and no longer likely to be understood. Obsolete is a stronger term than archaic, and a much stronger term than dated.] | 2347 veraltet |  |
 | hopefully {adv} [sentence adverb: it is to be hoped that ...] | 878 hoffentlich |  |
 | sb./sth. lies [is in a horizontal position, is situated] | 292 jd./etw. liegt |  |
 | videlicet {adv} <viz> [namely, i.e, that is to say] | 282 nämlich |  |
 | sb. may [is permitted / can possibly] | 261 jd. kann |  |
 | then {adv} [intensifying term in questions like "Who / why then is ... ?"] | 169 denn [verstärkendes Wort in Fragen wie "Wer / Warum denn ist ... ?"] |  |
 | sb. reckons [is of the opinion] | 163 jd. meint |  |
 | twee {adj} [Br.] [pej.] [cute in a way that is silly or sentimental] | 141 niedlich [hier pej.] [auf kitschige, gezierte oder lächerliche Weise 'goldig'] |  |
 | twee {adj} [Br.] [pej.] [sweet or cute in a way that is silly or sentimental] | 105 putzig [ugs.] [hier pej.] [possierlich auf kitschige, gezierte oder lächerliche Weise] |  |
 | sb. thinks [is of the opinion] | 54 jd. meint |  |
 | caring {adj} [government or society that is concerned about human welfare] | 32 sozial [mitmenschlich] |  |
 | exhaustive {adj} [e.g. this list is not exhaustive] | 25 abschließend [erschöpfend] |  |
 | up {adv} [time is up etc.] | 23 um [die Zeit ist um usw.] |  |
 | sth. clinches [is the deciding factor] | 9 etw. entscheidet |  |
 | [of something which is sat upon, worn out from use] {adj} {past-p} | 6 durchgesessen |  |
 | Honest! [used as emphasis that what has just been said is true] | 6 Ungelogen! [ugs.] |  |
 | relig. Inshallah [If it is God's will.] | 6 Inschallah [Wenn Allah will.] |  |
 | appended {adj} {past-p} [sth. is appended to sth.] | 5 hinzugefügt [etw. ist etw.Dat. hinzugefügt / beigefügt] |  |
 | -ics {suffix} [when a branch of science, usually with the singular (ethics is)] | -ik |  |
 | quote RadioTV ["Which one would you like?" based on the "What is my profession?" quiz show question: "Which piggy-bank would you like?"] | Welches Schweinderl hätten S' denn gern? [Robert Lembke, «Was bin ich?»] |  |
 | quote [Here, there is no why.] | Hier ist kein Warum. [Zitat aus KZ Auschwitz, überliefert von Primo Levi] |  |
 | [if the default (failure to perform in due time) is due to intent or gross negligence] {adv} | wenn / sofern der Verzug auf Vorsatz oder grober Fahrlässigkeit beruht |  |
 | [Is everything in order?] | Alles Roger in Kambodscha? [ugs.] [hum.] [Ist alles in Ordnung?] |  |
 | [late (deceased)] {adj} [attr.] [may in German be used colloquially hum. for things that do not exist any longer, besides the standard meaning for persons which is becoming old-fashioned] | seligen Angedenkens [nachgestellt] [ugs. hum.] [einstig, früher] [nicht Personen betreffend] |  |
 | [literally, sb. swallowed a clown for breakfast, meaning sb. is too funny] | jd. hat einen Clown verschluckt / gefrühstückt [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Jemand ist übermäßig zum Spaßen aufgelegt] |  |
 | lit. quote Unverified [Music is often experienced as unpleasant since it is always connected with noise.] | Musik wird oft nicht schön gefunden, // Weil sie stets mit Geräusch verbunden. [Wilhelm Busch, Der Maulwurf] |  |
 | proverb [Old bread is not hard – no bread, that is hard.] | Altes Brot ist nicht hart – kein Brot, das ist hart. |  |
 | proverb [Speed is no sorcery!] | Geschwindigkeit ist keine Hexerei! |  |
 | [sth. is so built that it obstructs the view of and/or access to sth.] | etw. ist von etw.Dat. verbaut [Aussicht, Zugang] |  |
 | proverb [The bigger the choice, the harder it is to choose. Or, literally transl.: Whoever has (the) choice has (the) torment.] | Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual. |  |
 | [The days are getting longer again, spring is nearing.] | Es geht nauswärts. [fränk.] [pfälz.] [regional] |  |
 | quote [The foreigner is only foreign in a foreign land.] | Fremd ist der Fremde nur in der Fremde. [Karl Valentin] |  |
 | [There is ... ] | Es giebt ... [Rechtschreibung vor 1901] [Es gibt] |  |
 | cloth. beskirted {adj} {past-p} [often used when the skirt is part of a uniform] | im Rock [nachgestellt] |  |
 | he's [he is] | er ist |  |
 | in {prep} [in cases where an article is used in German but not English, e.g. "im November"] | im [Präp. + Art.: in dem] |  |
 | relig. Insha'Allah [If it is God's will.] | Inschallah [Wenn Allah will.] |  |
 | it's [it is] | es ist |  |
 | kindly {adv} [esp. in a way someone else is grateful for] | dankenswerterweise [freundlicherweise] |  |
 | zool. merle {adj} [a pattern in a dog's coat, though is commonly incorrectly referred to as a colour] | merlefarben [Fellfarbe, bes. bei Collies] |  |
 | sb. bosses [is in charge] | jd. kommandiert |  |
 | sb. rates sth. [is worthy of sth., merits sth.] | jdm. steht etw. zu [jd. hat Anspruch auf etw.] |  |
 | sb. tends [is disposed] | jd. neigt sich |  |
 | sb. tends [is inclined] | jd. zielt ab |  |
 | she's [she is] | sie ist |  |
 | sth. broke [sth. is broken, went to pieces] | etw. ist kaputt [ugs.] |  |
 | sth. matters [is important or significant] | es kommt auf etw. an [wichtiges sein] |  |
 | sth. reads [is to be interpreted as] | etw. soll heißen |  |
 | sth. signifies [is important] | etw. ist von Bedeutung |  |
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