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  2. List of German expressions in English - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Men... - Wikipedia

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    (German: Männer…) is a 1985 West German comedy film directed by Doris Dörrie. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. [2] [3]

  5. Germanic Myth - Wikipedia

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    The scholar promoted such myth as ideal, describing them as a grand example of German manner (Gesittung). It is explained that mythology and reality were never completely separated in the German mind as demonstrated in recurring motif called volk or volkish essence in stories about the Teutonic peoples. This pertains to the power or inner ...

  6. German adverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Unlike English, the German language distinguishes adverbs which qualify verbs or adjectives from those which qualify whole sentences. For the latter case, many German adjectives form a special adverb form ending in -erweise, e.g. glücklicherweise "luckily", traurigerweise "sadly" (from Weise = way, manner).

  7. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    German for B natural; B in German means B flat Hauptstimme (Ger.) Main voice, chief part (i.e. the contrapuntal line of primary importance, in opposition to Nebenstimme) hemiola (English, from Greek) The imposition of a pattern of rhythm or articulation other than that implied by the time signature; specifically, in triple time (for example in 3

  8. Manner (confectionery) - Wikipedia

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    Manner Logo The Manner Factory in Hernals, Vienna. Manner (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is a line of confectionery from the Austrian conglomerate Josef Manner & Comp AG.The corporation, founded in 1890, produces a wide assortment of confectionery products.

  9. Heideggerian terminology - Wikipedia

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    The German term Dasein consists of two components: Da and sein. In the Heideggerian usage, the suffix -sein stands for the being of man in the manner of existence and Da-stands for a three-fold disclosure. According to Heidegger, the being of man is in the manner of a threefold disclosure.