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kaput (German spelling: kaputt), out-of-order, broken, dead; nix, from German nix, dialectal variant of nichts (nothing) Scheiße, an expression and euphemism meaning "shit", usually as an interjection when something goes amiss; Ur- (German prefix), original or prototypical; e.g. Ursprache, Urtext; verboten, prohibited, forbidden, banned. In ...
Ordnung muss sein or Ordnung muß sein (traditional) is a German proverbial expression which translates as "there must be order". The idea of "order" is generally recognized as a key cliche for describing German culture. [1] Franz von Papen, for instance, cited it in 1932 as Frederick the Great's "classic expression". [2]
You may want to read Wikiquote's collection of entries on "German proverbs" instead. This page was last edited on 28 November 2024, at 09:42 (UTC). ...
1912 illustration. In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "(God) bless you", or less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries).
German – Wenn Schweine fliegen können! is identical with the English saying "when pigs fly", although the older proverb Wenn Schweine Flügel hätten, wäre alles möglich ("if pigs had wings, everything would be possible") is in more common use, often modified on the second part to something impossible, like "if pigs had wings, even your ...
Do not try to walk before you can crawl; Do not upset the apple-cart; Do not wash your dirty linen in public; Do not sympathize with those who can not empathize; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Often referred to as the Golden Rule; Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom
“Better safe than sorry” is one of those sayings that gets thrown around all the time, but often enough we simply assume things will just work out. However, every now and then, we go that ...
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