29 May 2025
How do you say Skull in German?
'Skull' is der Schädel; 'einen Brummschädel haben' = to have a pounding head; a Dickschädel is a stubborn person.
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29 May 2025
How do you say Shadow in German?
Shadow and shade are both der Schatten; im Schatten means in the shade; über seinen Schatten springen means to overcome one's reluctance.
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29 May 2025
How do you say Treasure in German?
Treasure is der Schatz (plural: Schätze), also a common affectionate term: Schatz means honey or darling. Treasure hunt is Schatzsuche.
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29 May 2025
How do you say Joke in German?
'Scherz' is a joke or jest ('War nur ein Scherz' = just kidding); the everyday word for a joke you tell is der Witz.
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29 May 2025
How do you say Ship in German?
'Ship' is das Schiff (plural: Schiffe); cruise ship = Kreuzfahrtschiff; a small boat is das Boot.
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29 May 2025
How do you say Fate in German?
'Fate/destiny' is das Schicksal; a stroke of fate is ein Schicksalsschlag.
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29 May 2025
How do you say Sign in German?
A sign/plaque is das Schild; a shield is der Schild; street sign = Straßenschild.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Turtle in German?
'Turtle/tortoise' is die Schildkröte (literally 'shield toad'); land tortoise = Landschildkröte.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Bedroom in German?
'Bedroom' is das Schlafzimmer (Schlaf + Zimmer); living room = Wohnzimmer; 'ins Bett gehen' = go to bed.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Battle in German?
'Battle' is die Schlacht; snowball fight = Schneeballschlacht; a general fight/struggle = der Kampf.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Snake or Queue in German?
'Snake' and 'line/queue' are both die Schlange; 'Schlange stehen' = to wait in line.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Sip or Swallow in German?
'Sip/swallow' is der Schluck; 'Willst du einen Schluck?' = want a sip?; hiccups = Schluckauf.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Castle or Lock in German?
'Das Schloss' means both palace/castle and lock; a fortified castle is die Burg; bike lock = Fahrradschloss.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Emergency in German?
Emergency is der Notfall (plural: Notfälle); im Notfall means in an emergency; ER is Notaufnahme. In Germany, call 112 for fire or medical emergencies and 110 for police.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Test or Rehearsal in German?
'Die Probe' = rehearsal, sample or trial; dress rehearsal = Generalprobe; probation period = Probezeit.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Doll in German?
'Doll' is die Puppe (also puppet or mannequin); dollhouse = Puppenhaus; 'bis in die Puppen' = until all hours.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Advice or Council in German?
'Advice' is der Rat (plural for tips: Ratschläge); a council is also der Rat (Stadtrat); a rat is die Ratte.
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27 May 2025
How do you say Smoke in German?
'Smoke' is der Rauch; 'to smoke' = rauchen; smoke detector = Rauchmelder.
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