 | English  | German | |
 | brisk {adj} [person, way of speaking] | 1145 forsch | |
| clipped {adj} {past-p} [way of speaking] | 795 abgehackt | |
| jerky {adj} [way of speaking] | 63 abgehackt | |
| sb. silenced [rare] [ceased speaking] | 46 jd. schwieg | |
| sb. silences [rare] [ceases speaking] | 28 jd. schweigt | |
| silently {adv} [without speaking] | 20 stumm | |
| forcefully {adv} [way of speaking] | 14 forsch | |
| pinched {adj} [way of speaking] | 8 näselnd | |
| hist. pol. ["Hail (to) victory!" Nazi salute; highly offensive; illegal in some German-speaking countries] | Sieg Heil! [anstößig u. in einigen deutschsprachigen Ländern strafbar] | |
| [Acronym used to represent the dominant states of the German speaking area: Germany (D), Austria (A), Switzerland (CH)] | DACH [Kunstwort für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz] | |
| [Acronym used to represent the dominant states of the German speaking area: Germany (D), Austria (A), Switzerland (CH)] | D-A-CH [Kunstwort für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz] | |
| exaggerated {adj} {past-p} [esp. way of speaking, behaving] | outriert [geh.] | |
| Verbs |
| to silence [rare] [to cease speaking] | 1284 schweigen | |
| ling. phonet. to elide sth. [omit when speaking] [a vowel, a syllable etc.] | 226 etw.Akk. auslassen [einen Vokal, eine Silbe etc.] | |
| Nouns |
| educ. [an academic high school, Br. grammar school, in German-speaking countries] | 243 Gymnasium {n} | |
| stocks bourse [stock market in non-English-speaking countries, esp. France] | 105 Börse {f} | |
| delivery [manner of speaking or singing] | 33 Vortragsweise {f} | |
| traffic autobahn [only in reference to German-speaking countries] | 28 Autobahn {f} | |
| speech [speaking] | 27 Sprechen {n} | |
| soapbox [speaking platform] | 8 [Kiste als behelfsmäßige Rednertribüne] | |
| ling. style [of speaking or writing] | 7 Diktion {f} [Stil] | |
| pol. sociol. [diversity in perception between the conservative German-speaking and the liberal French-speaking parts of Switzerland, especially regarding political and social issues] | 6 Röstigraben {m} [schweiz.] [fig.] | |
| publ. theatre [annual publication containing detailed information on all German-speaking theatres] | (Deutsches) Bühnenjahrbuch {n} | |
| publ. market. [corresponds to the "Audit Bureau of Circulation" <ABC> in English-speaking countries] | Informationsgemeinschaft {f} zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern e. V. <IVW> | |
| mus. [folksy popular music genre, esp. in German speaking countries] | volkstümliche Musik {f} [kommerzialisierte, sogenannte Volksmusik] | |
| relig. [hymn and prayer book for the German-speaking Catholic dioceses (exc. Switzerland) since 1975] | Gotteslob {n} <GL> | |
| ethn. [Slovenian speaking people in Carinthia] | Windische {pl} [österr.] [ugs.] [Kärntner Slowenen] | |
| relig. [speaking up for the poor in the manner of the prophets] | prophetisches Eintreten {n} [Kirchenjargon] | |
| educ. relig. [unofficial title used by a theologian in German speaking regions after completion of the first (theoretical) examination] | Kandidat {m} der Theologie <cand. theol.> [deutschspr. Raum] | |
| addressee [person to whom sb./sth. is speaking] | Angesprochener {m} | |
| journ. publ. Aufbau [journal for German-speaking Jews] | Aufbau {m} | |
| med. paraphrasia [incoherent speaking] | Paraphrasie {f} | |
| mil. quartermaster <QM> [in English speaking navies a petty officer specialized in navigation] | Steuermannsmaat {m} <Strm.Mt.> [niedrigster Unteroffiziersdienstgrad Steuermanns-Laufbahn] | |
| ethn. Romand [French-speaking Swiss woman] | Romande {f} | |
| ethn. Romand [French-speaking Swiss] | Romand {m} | |
| geogr. Romandy [French-speaking part of Switzerland] | Romandie {f} | |
| geogr. Romandy [French-speaking part of Switzerland] | Welschland {n} [schweiz.] [französischsprachige Schweiz] | |
| geogr. Romandy [French-speaking part of Switzerland] | Welschschweiz {f} [meist: die Welschschweiz] [bes. schweiz.] | |
| geogr. Romandy [French-speaking part of Switzerland] | Westschweiz {f} [meist: die Westschweiz] | |
| Señora [polite form of address for a woman in a Spanish-speaking area] <Sra.> | Señora {f} [höfliche Anrede an einer Frau in einer Spanisch sprechenden Gegend] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| as such {pron} [strictly speaking] | an sich [im Grunde genommen] | |
| pol. politically conservative {adj} [in German-speaking countries] | schwarz [ugs.] | |
| ethn. ling. Swiss-German {adj} [pertaining to German-speaking Swiss] | deutschschweizerisch [auch: deutschschweizer] | |
| technically speaking {adv} [strictly speaking] | strenggenommen | |
| technically speaking {adv} [strictly speaking] | streng genommen | |
| Which is: [speaking of question, order, etc.] | Und der / die / das lautet: | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to break off [cease speaking] | verstummen | |
| to talk sb. down [prevent from speaking] | jdn. zum Schweigen bringen [nicht zu Wort kommen lassen] | |
| to tempt fate [by speaking too much of sth.] | es berufen [das Schicksal herausfordern, indem man zu viel über etw. redet] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| geogr. Aar (River) [esp. French-speaking Switzerland] [Aare (River)] | Aare {f} [Fluss in der Schweiz] | |
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