8 June 2025
How do you say Contact in German?
'Contact' is der Kontakt; 'in Kontakt bleiben' = to stay in touch; 'Kontakt aufnehmen' = to get in touch.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Copy in German?
'Copy' is die Kopie (plural: Kopien); 'eine Kopie machen' = to make a copy; 'in Kopie setzen' = to CC.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Head in German?
'Head' is der Kopf (plural: Köpfe). 'Kopf hoch!' = Chin up!; 'Kopf oder Zahl?' = Heads or tails?
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8 June 2025
How do you say Art in German?
'Art' is die Kunst (plural: Künste); a work of art is a Kunstwerk; 'Kunststoff' means plastic.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Sea in German?
'Sea' is das Meer (or die See); der See means lake. 'Am Meer' = at the seaside.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Noise in German?
Der Lärm means loud or disruptive noise and is normally used without a plural. Das Geräusch is a more neutral word for a sound or noise.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Life in German?
Das Leben means life; die Leben is the plural for individual lives. Leben also means to live. So ist das Leben means that’s life; Lebenslauf means résumé.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Corpse in German?
'Corpse' is die Leiche; formal: der Leichnam. 'Eine Leiche im Keller haben' = to have a skeleton in the closet.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Passion in German?
Die Leidenschaft means passion or strong enthusiasm; die Leidenschaften is the plural. The adjective is leidenschaftlich. The noun was formed as an equivalent of French passion.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Performance in German?
'Leistung' means performance or achievement (school, work, sport); a stage performance is an 'Aufführung'.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Leadership in German?
'Leitung' means management/leadership and also a pipe, cable or phone line. 'Eine lange Leitung haben' = to be slow on the uptake.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Line in German?
'Line' is die Linie (plural: Linien), also for bus and subway lines. 'In erster Linie' = first and foremost.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Girl in German?
Das Mädchen means girl and is neuter because of the diminutive suffix -chen. Both es and sie can refer back as personal pronouns; the nominative relative pronoun is das.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Magic in German?
Die Magie means magic, including stage magic or a fascinating effect. Magisch means magical; individual magic tricks are Zaubertricks.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Majesty in German?
Die Majestät means majesty. Refer to a king as Seine Majestät and a queen as Ihre Majestät; direct address can be Eure Majestät. It also means elevated grandeur.
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8 June 2025
How do you say Country in German?
'Country' is das Land (plural: Länder); a German state is a Bundesland; 'auf dem Land' = in the countryside; Ausland = abroad.
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8 June 2025
Want to Say Desire in German? Don’t Choose Wrong
'Lust haben auf' means to feel like (doing/having) something; 'keine Lust' = don't feel like it. It's usually not sexual.
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8 June 2025
How to Say Stomach in German - Watch for Mistakes
'Stomach' is der Magen; the belly is der Bauch. 'Mir knurrt der Magen' = my stomach is growling.
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