
9 May 2025
How do you say Anger in German?
'Anger/rage' is die Wut; angry = wütend; tantrum = Wutanfall; milder annoyance = Ärger; 'I'm mad' (casual) = Ich bin sauer.
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9 May 2025
'Anger/rage' is die Wut; angry = wütend; tantrum = Wutanfall; milder annoyance = Ärger; 'I'm mad' (casual) = Ich bin sauer.
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'Wizard/magician' is der Zauberer (feminine: die Zauberin); to do magic = zaubern; magic wand = Zauberstab; magic trick = Zaubertrick; witch = Hexe.
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'Sign/symbol/signal' is das Zeichen; punctuation mark = Satzzeichen; zodiac sign = Sternzeichen; a signboard = das Schild; to sign = unterschreiben.
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'Tooth' is der Zahn (plural Zähne); dentist = Zahnarzt; toothache = Zahnschmerzen; toothbrush = Zahnbürste; to speed up = einen Zahn zulegen.
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'Newspaper' is die Zeitung; daily paper = Tageszeitung; newspaper article = Zeitungsartikel; magazine = Zeitschrift; hoax story = Zeitungsente.
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'Stuff' is das Zeug (casual); also Kram, Sachen; tool = Werkzeug; toy = Spielzeug; airplane = Flugzeug; to have what it takes = das Zeug zu etwas haben.
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'Cigarette' is die Zigarette (stress on -RET-); slang = Kippe; cigarette butt = Zigarettenkippe; smoke break = Zigarettenpause; cigar = Zigarre.
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'Room' is das Zimmer (plural Zimmer); bedroom = Schlafzimmer; living room = Wohnzimmer; Einzelzimmer/Doppelzimmer = single/double room; Raum is a broader word for room or space.
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'Coincidence/chance' is der Zufall; what a coincidence = Was für ein Zufall!; by chance = zufällig; at random = nach dem Zufallsprinzip; accident such as a crash = Unfall.
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'Train' is der Zug (plural Züge); by train = mit dem Zug; train connection = Zugverbindung; also: a chess move, a draft (Zugluft), a breath (Atemzug).
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'Tongue' is die Zunge; tongue twister = Zungenbrecher; it's on the tip of my tongue = Es liegt mir auf der Zunge; mother tongue = Muttersprache.
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'Future' is die Zukunft; in Zukunft = in the future/from now on; zukünftig = future; Zukunftsmusik = plans not feasible yet; Vergangenheit/Gegenwart = past/present.
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A spectator/viewer is der Zuschauer (feminine: die Zuschauerin); the audience as a group = das Publikum; to watch = zuschauen; viewership = Zuschauerzahl.
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A state/condition is der Zustand (in gutem Zustand); a condition you set = die Bedingung; state of emergency = Ausnahmezustand; state of matter = Aggregatzustand.
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'Purpose' is der Zweck; for what purpose = zu welchem Zweck; there's no point = Das hat keinen Zweck; the end justifies the means = Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel.
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'Desert' is die Wüste; Sandwüste = sandy desert; Wüstenschiff = camel (poetic); verwüsten = devastate; jemanden in die Wüste schicken = send someone packing.
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das Zentrum = center (plural Zentren); downtown = Innenstadt; middle = die Mitte; headquarters = die Zentrale / der Hauptsitz (military: Hauptquartier).
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'Sugar' is der Zucker; sugar cubes = Würfelzucker; powdered sugar = Puderzucker; blood sugar = Blutzucker; sugar-free = zuckerfrei; carrot and stick = Zuckerbrot und Peitsche.
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