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Mein Herr and werter Herr (lit. “my lord” and “worthy lord”) are also sometimes used, though these have an old-fashioned touch. In correspondence, the correct form of address is Sehr geehrter Herr ("Dear Mr." or "Dear Sir", lit. "Very honored lord"), followed by the surname. Frau (Fr.; pl., Frauen)
Can mean either the road structure or a ship's command center, also the supporting framework that existed below the bird-like monoplane wings of the earlier examples of the Etrich Taube before World War I. Brückenleger – bridgelayer. Brummbär – "grumbling bear"; a children's word for "bear" in German. It was the nickname for a heavy ...
The caption is, "the meaning of the Hitler salute" and "Millions stand behind me". [73] Heartfield was forced to flee in 1933 after the Nazi seizure of power in Germany. Another example is a cartoon by New Zealand political cartoonist David Low , mocking the Night of the Long Knives .
In Swedish and Danish, förare and fører normally means "driver" (of a vehicle), a meaning Führer can also have in German. However, in the compound word härförare and hærfører, that part does mean "leader", and is a cognate of the German Heerführer (military leader). [2]
German-speaking Christian hymns use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" (My Lord is Great) or "So Groß ist der Herr" (So Great is the Lord). Composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) wrote several songs referring to Jesus or God as groß, such as D 757, a quartet called "Gott in der Natur" (Groß ist der Herr!
The table includes the following information: Opus Number – the opus number of the original publication of the work, when applicable; "(p)" or "posth." indicates a posthumous publication
Arbeitnehmerschaft ('workforce') – the Nazis took this word to mean both manual and mental workers. "Arbeitertum der Faust und der Stirn" ('Workers of both manual and mental labor') – blue-collar and white-collar workers. This was the Nazi Party self-description as an "all-inclusive workers' party".
Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff.It is based on the 1951 play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, which in turn was based on the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood.