24 May 2025
How do you say star in German?
'Star' (in the sky, rating, symbol) is der Stern; a celebrity is der Star; shooting star = die Sternschnuppe.
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24 May 2025
How do you say stone in German?
'Stone' is der Stein (masculine), also a fruit pit; Mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen = a weight off my mind.
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24 May 2025
How do you say nonsense in German?
der Schwachsinn = (utter) nonsense, sharper than Unsinn, Blödsinn or Quatsch; Was für ein Schwachsinn! = What nonsense!
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24 May 2025
How do you say difficulty in German?
'Difficulty' is die Schwierigkeit (mostly plural Schwierigkeiten): Ich habe Schwierigkeiten mit … = I'm having trouble with …
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24 May 2025
How do you say blessing in German?
'Blessing' is der Segen (masculine); to bless = segnen; Meinen Segen hast du! = Fine by me!
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24 May 2025
How do you say second (unit of time) in German?
A second of time is die Sekunde; 'second' in order is zweite (der zweite Platz); Moment mal = just a second.
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24 May 2025
How do you say sense or meaning in German?
der Sinn = sense, meaning, point: Das ergibt keinen Sinn; der Sinn des Lebens; Sinn für Humor; Bedeutung = meaning of a word.
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24 May 2025
How do you say player in German?
'Player' is der Spieler / die Spielerin; fellow player = Mitspieler; teammate = Teamkollege; opponent = Gegenspieler; actor = Schauspieler.
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24 May 2025
How do you say mirror in German?
'Mirror' is der Spiegel (masculine); rearview mirror = Rückspiegel; reflection = Spiegelbild; Der Spiegel is also a news magazine.
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24 May 2025
How do you say dust in German?
'Dust' is der Staub (masculine); to dust = Staub wischen; vacuum cleaner = Staubsauger; sich aus dem Staub machen = to make off.
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24 May 2025
How do you say shoulder in German?
'Shoulder' is die Schulter (feminine); to shrug = mit den Schultern zucken; to take lightly = auf die leichte Schulter nehmen.
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24 May 2025
How do you say victory in German?
'Victory' is der Sieg (masculine); winner = Sieger/Siegerin; to win = gewinnen (or siegen).
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24 May 2025
How do you say worry or concern in German?
'Worry/concern' is die Sorge; to worry = sich Sorgen machen (um + accusative); Keine Sorge! = Don't worry!
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24 May 2025
How do you say summer in German?
'Summer' is der Sommer (masculine); in summer = im Sommer; summer vacation = Sommerferien (school) or Sommerurlaub.
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24 May 2025
How do you say game or play in German?
'Game/play' is das Spiel (neuter); to play = spielen; auf dem Spiel stehen = to be at stake.
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24 May 2025
How do you say language in German?
'Language' is die Sprache (feminine); foreign language = Fremdsprache; native language = Muttersprache; to speak = sprechen.
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24 May 2025
How do you say protection or shelter in German?
'Protection/shelter' is der Schutz (masculine), used with vor + dative; to protect = schützen; data protection = Datenschutz.
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24 May 2025
How do you say weirdo or nutcase in German?
'Weirdo/nutcase' is der Spinner (informal), from spinnen 'to be crazy': Du spinnst! = You're nuts!
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