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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]
He published various collections of proverbs, initially for children. From 1862 onwards his Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon was created which, with over 250,000 entries, is the largest collection of proverbs to date (according to Killy Literaturlexikon). For numerous German proverbs, Wander gives their equivalents in many foreign languages.
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
Kinder, Küche, Kirche (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪndɐ ˈkʏçə ˈkɪʁçə]), or the 3 Ks, is a German slogan translated as "children, kitchen, church" used under the German Empire [1] to describe a woman's role in society.
An ironic twist on the proverb, "jedem das Seine, mir das Meiste" ("to each his own, to me the most"), has been known in the reservoir of German idioms for a long time, including its inclusion in Carl Zuckmayer's 1931 play The Captain of Köpenick. In 1937, the Nazis constructed the Buchenwald concentration camp, 7 km from Weimar, Germany.
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