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  2. List of German expressions in English - Wikipedia

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    Karabiner (from Karabinerhaken; can also mean a Carbine firearm in German), snaplink, a metal loop with a sprung or screwed gate, used in climbing and mountaineering; translates to "riflehook". Kutte (literally 'frock' or 'cowl, monk's habit'), a type of (cut-off) vest made out of denim or leather and traditionally worn by bikers, metalheads ...

  3. Grüß Gott - Wikipedia

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    In its standard German form, grüß Gott is mostly stressed on the second word and in many places is used not only in everyday life, but is also common in the official communications of the aforementioned states. Use of the greeting guten Tag ('good day') is less prevalent, but there are those who dislike grüß Gott on account of its religious ...

  4. German honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Honorifics are words that connote esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. In the German language, honorifics distinguish people by age, sex, profession, academic achievement, and rank. In the past, a distinction was also made between married and unmarried women.

  5. Category:German words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves.Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase.

  6. List of terms used for Germans - Wikipedia

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    A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...

  7. Schön (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Schön is a German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German schoene, meaning "beautiful", "friendly", "nice". [1] Schon means "already" and "yet". Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen. Notable people with the surname include: Adolf Schön (1906–1987), German cyclist

  8. List of nicknames and pseudonyms of Nazis - Wikipedia

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    The common nickname of Sepp in German for Josef, for such Nazis as Josef Dietrich and Josef Oberhauser, is excluded from this list. The definite article "the" has been removed from the nicknames for the purposes of sorting properly.

  9. German adjectives - Wikipedia

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    He is a good man, he/she is a good child, she is a good woman and they are not good people. Weak inflection, since following definite article: Der gute Mann, das gute Kind, die gute Frau und die guten Menschen. The good man, the good child, the good woman and the good people. No inflection, since not preceding a noun: