 | English  | German |  |
 | folksy {adj} [furniture] | 63 rustikal |  |
 | arty {adj} [coll.] [furniture] | 31 gekünstelt |  |
 | cloth. furn. period {adj} [attr.] [furniture, clothes] | 28 Stil- [Möbel, Kleider] |  |
 | wicker {adj} [attr.] [e.g. armchair, chair, furniture, pram or baby carriage] | 23 Korb- [z. B. Sessel, Stuhl, Möbel, Wagen] |  |
 | battered {adj} {past-p} [furniture etc.] | 10 abgestoßen [beschädigt] |  |
 | country {adj} [attr.] [e.g. boy, dance, wedding, furniture] | 10 Bauern- [ländlich oder rustikal, z. B. Junge, Tanz, Hochzeit, Möbel] |  |
 | movable {adj} [e.g. furniture] | 10 verrückbar [z. B. Möbel] |  |
 | crammed {adj} [with furniture, objects etc.] | 6 vollgeräumt [bes. österr.] |  |
 | arty {adj} [coll.] [furniture] | auf Kunst gemacht [ugs.] |  |
 | arty {adj} [coll.] [furniture] | designt [ugs.] [gekünstelt] |  |
 | archi. furn. rustic {adj} [furniture, style] | tannig [schweiz.] [urig] |  |
 | seating {adj} [attr.] [e.g. accommodation, comfort, furniture, plan, surface] | Sitz- [z. B. Gelegenheit, Komfort, Möbel, Ordnung, Fläche] |  |
 | furn. unfinished {adj} [furniture] | aus rohem Holz [unlackiert] |  |
Verbs |
 | to fit sth. [to fit into furniture, etc.] | 372 etw. einpassen |  |
 | to paint sth. [walls, furniture etc.] | 118 etw. anmalen [anstreichen] |  |
 | to refurbish sth. [e.g. old furniture] | 60 etw. auffrischen [z. B. alte Möbel] |  |
 | to obstruct sth. [by putting a piece of luggage, furniture, etc. in front of a door, etc.] | 58 etw.Akk. zustellen [(den Zugang etc.) versperren] |  |
 | to block sth. [by putting a piece of luggage, furniture, etc. in front of a door, etc.] | 29 etw.Akk. zustellen [(den Zugang etc.) versperren, blockieren] |  |
 | furn. to reupholster sth. [furniture] | etw.Akk. neu beziehen [ein Möbelstück wieder polstern] |  |
Nouns |
 | furn. shelves {pl} [unit of furniture] | 4814 Regal {n} |  |
 | removal [esp. Br.] [transfer of furniture etc., when changing residence] | 223 Umzug {m} |  |
 | throw [for furniture] | 56 Überwurf {m} |  |
 | stick [e. g. of furniture, chalk] | 22 Stück {n} [z. B. Möbelstück, Kreidestück] |  |
 | automot. transp. van [moving furniture] | 22 Möbelwagen {m} |  |
 | furn. textil. slipcover [for furniture] | 21 Schonbezug {m} |  |
 | furn. drawers [in furniture] | 9 Laden {pl} [österr. und regional: Schubladen] |  |
 | top [top part e.g. on a piece of furniture] | 6 Aufsatz {m} [auf Möbelstück etc.] |  |
 | hist. [furniture shop of the HO trading organisation in the GDR] | HO-Möbelhaus {n} [Möbelhaus der Handelsorganisation in der DDR] |  |
 | archaeo. furn. klinai [type of ancient Greek / Roman furniture] | Kline {f} |  |
 | movable [furniture] | beweglicher Einrichtungsgegenstand {m} |  |
 | automot. transp. vans [moving furniture] | Möbelwagen {pl} |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | furn. claw feet [on antique furniture] | Pratzenfüße {pl} |  |
 | furn. furniture blanket [for packaging and protecting furniture from damage] | Möbeldecke {f} [z. B. für Umzug] |  |
 | plum wood [furniture] | Pflaumenholz {n} |  |
 | hist. ration book [handed out to each individual in WWII, actually rationing food, clothes, furniture and petrol] | Lebensmittelkarte {f} [immer dann, wenn von Lebensmitteln die Rede ist] |  |
 | rear panel [of a piece of furniture] | Möbelrückwand {f} |  |
 | comm. storage fee [e.g. for furniture, car] | Einstellgebühr {f} [z. B. für Möbel, Auto] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | comm. off-the-shelf {adj} [attr.] [cash-and-carry] [e.g. furniture] | zum Mitnehmen [nachgestellt] [z. B. Möbel; nicht: Pizza etc.] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to strip paint from sth. [furniture, doors etc.] | etw.Akk. entlacken |  |
 | to strip varnish from sth. [furniture, doors etc.] | etw.Akk. entlacken |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | second-hand furniture {sg} [used furniture] | Gebrauchtmöbel {pl} |  |
 | furn. stick of furniture [piece of basic furniture] | Möbelstück {n} |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | idiom to take a lot of punishment [car, furniture etc.] [fig.] [coll.] | stark strapaziert werden [Auto, Möbel usw.] |  |
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