| English | German | |
| across {prep} [from one side to the other] | 2644 durch [+Akk.] [quer hindurch] | |
| across {prep} [from one side to the other] | 1867 über [+Akk.] [quer über, von einer Seite zur anderen] | |
| yet {adv} [up to now or until some other specific time] | 866 bislang | |
| across {prep} [on the other side] | 351 jenseits [+Gen.] | |
| otherwise {adj} [other than supposed] [postpos.] | 102 anders [nachgestellt] | |
| again {adv} [on the other hand] | 72 hingegen | |
| caring {adj} [for other people. esp. those ill or in need] | 38 zugewandt [für andere Menschen offen] | |
| See? [said to one other person] | 24 Siehste? [ugs.] | |
| among {prep} [e.g. other people] | 20 bei [+Dat.] [(mitten) unter, in der Menge] | |
| beyond {adv} [besides; other than] | 20 außer | |
| fin. secured {adj} [guaranteed, typically by some other asset] | 19 gedeckt | |
| for. [of a tree; so big that a man cannot put his arms around it with the fingertips just touching each other] {adj} | 10 übergriffig [veraltet] [Baumstamm, den ein Mann nicht umklaftern kann] | |
| over {adv} [postpos.] [on the other side of intervening space] [e.g. two streets over] | 8 weiter [z. B. zwei Straßen weiter] | |
| [the other way round / around] {adv} | anders herum [FALSCH für: andersherum] | |
| across {prep} [on the other side of] | auf der anderen Seite [+Gen.] | |
| either {adv} [any more than the other] | auch (nicht) | |
| otherwise {adv} [by other means] | auf anderem Wege | |
| otherwise {adv} [in other respects] | im Übrigen | |
| save {prep} [formal or literary] [except, other than] | mit Ausnahme [+Gen.] [oder: mit Ausnahme von (+Dat.)] | |
| See? [said to one other person] | Siehst du? | |
| See? [said to two or more other people] | Seht ihr? | |
| youns {pron} [Am.] [sl.] [chiefly Appalachia, but also sometimes used in other rural areas] | ihr | |
Verbs |
| to construct sth. [form by putting other things together] | 26 etw.Akk. zusammenstellen | |
| to circulate sth. [a story, etc. by telling other people] | 17 etw.Akk. weitererzählen [verbreiten, ausplaudern] | |
| to embrace sth./sb. [to put one's arms around with the fingertips just touching each other; e.g. a tree, a person] | 11 etw./jdn. umklaftern [veraltet] [mit ausgebreiteten Armen umfassen (sodass sich die Fingerspitzen eben berühren); z. B. einen Baum od. Menschen] | |
| [to take sb.'s fingerprints and photograph and other identifying information] | jdn. erkennungsdienstlich behandeln | |
| to banter [tease each other] | einander necken | |
| to banter [tease each other] | sich necken | |
| to denib sth. [to remove nibs trapped in a layer of paint or other finish] | etw. egalisieren [Lacknasen, Schmutzpartikel usw. einebnen] | |
| to spoon [of two persons; to lie close to each other, like spoons in a drawer; also: to have sex in that position] | Löffelchen machen | |
| to worry sth. [of a dog or other carnivorous animal] | an etw.Dat. mit den Zähnen zerren | |
Nouns |
| order [the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other] | 1954 Reihenfolge {f} | |
| archi. constr. RealEst. duplex [Am.] [two separate homes in one building, either one on top of the other or side by side] | 272 Zweifamilienhaus {n} | |
| thoughtfulness [regarding other people etc.] | 91 Rücksichtnahme {f} | |
| gastr. [spiced biscuit in the shape of a human or other figure, eaten at Christmas] | 72 Spekulatius {m} | |
| dedication [of a book or other work of art] | 56 Zueignung {f} | |
| attention [to other people's needs] | 45 Rücksichtnahme {f} | |
| journ. publ. spread [two facing pages in a book or other publication] | 36 Doppelseite {f} | |
| zool. claw [pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod] | 34 Schere {f} [Greifwerkzeug bestimmter Krebse und Spinnentiere] | |
| art cartoon [a full-size drawing for a painting or other work of art] | 22 Karton {m} [letzter Entwurf für Wand-, Glasmalereien, Bildteppiche in Originalgröße auf starkem Papier] | |
| comm. hist. puncheon [large cask for liquids or other commodities, holding from 72 to 120 gallons] | 22 Fass {n} [großes Fass für Flüssigkeiten oder andere Handelsware] | |
| fixer [coll.] [person who makes arrangements for other people, esp. of an illicit or devious kind] | 20 [Mittelsmann, der durch Schmiergeldzahlungen unlautere geschäftliche Transaktionen ermöglicht] | |
| ex [coll.] [former wife, girlfriend, or other partner in a relationship] | 18 Verflossene {f} [ugs.] [frühere Ehefrau, Freundin, Lebensgefährtin] | |
| dread [coll.] [also: Dread] [Rastafarian or any other person wearing dreadlocks] | 15 Rasta {m} [ugs.] [hier: als Träger von Dreadlocks, oft nur der Mode wegen] | |
| comm. market. stuffer [an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail] | 13 Stuffer {m} [kleiner Prospekt, der Postsendungen beigefügt wird] | |
| ex [coll.] [former husband, boyfriend, or other partner in a relationship] | 9 Verflossener {m} [ugs.] [früherer Ehemann, Freund, Lebensgefährte] | |
| expellee [ethnic and native Germans expelled from other countries after WW II] | 9 Heimatvertriebener {m} | |
| med. ileus [obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine] | 9 Ileus {m} | |
| cloth. mil. camouflage [here: flecktarn or any other fleck or spot pattern camouflage] | 8 Tarnfleck {m} {n} [ugs.] [Flecktarn oder jede andere gefleckte Tarnkleidung] | |
| phys. tech. isolation [from other systems] | 7 Abschluss {m} | |
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