German Idioms & Phrases
German Idioms & Phrases

Author: Linda Milton

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-11-21

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781540562968

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Learn German fast: schnell und einfach Deutsch lernen. As you may already know, German is not an easy-to-learn language. The best way to try to master German is to learn by heart its most popular idiomatic expressions. In this book, under every English idiom, you will find the corresponding German Redewendung. This will help you catch its full meaning in no time. Learn 250 German idioms, everyday phrases and proverbs, and enjoy comparing them with their English equivalents.

German Proverbs... Vol. 2
German Proverbs... Vol. 2

Author: The Secret Libraries

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781985255289

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Proverb: A short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or a piece of advice.Idioms and proverbs define cultures and are passed down through generations.Discover more about the people, their culture and their thoughts through their traditional sayings.This little book provides a selected collection of 111 traditional German proverbs.Have you ever had a conversation with a German where they use a strange saying to explain or react to a situation? It can be a great way to learn more about the native Germans by understanding their most popular sayings, so we have translated them and explained their meaning. And some of these are very interesting :)"Warum spielst du die beleidigte Leberwurst?"English Translation: Why are you playing the offended liver sausage?Meaning: Used when someone is throwing a tantrum or overreacts to something trivial."Die Kuh vom Eis holen."English Translation: Get the cow off the ice.Meaning: Escape a risky situation."Da steppt der B�r."English Translation: There steps the bear.Meaning: Do you have a good feeling about a party or place you're going to? Well this phrase is the perfect way to express your excitement (Sometimes used sarcastically)."Des Teufels liebstes M�belst�ck ist die lange Bank."English Translation: The devil's favorite piece of furniture is the long bench.Meaning: "Long bench" means putting off a task. Its bad to procrastinate / delay or postpone action._____________________________________________________Thank you for your purchase! We spent a long time building this book we hope you enjoy it. 'Proverbs...' is a new series from The SECRET Libraries - New 1st EDITION for 2018Related book subjects: (Book of Essential Native German/ Traditional/ Culture/ Idioms / Proverbs / Sayings/ Learn Germans/ Deutsche/ Deutschland)

Idioms of the German Language, With the Proverbs, Compiled and Transl
Idioms of the German Language, With the Proverbs, Compiled and Transl

Author: Joseph Henry Lloyd

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781017139747

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Idioms of the German Language: Together with the Proverbs (1875)
Idioms of the German Language: Together with the Proverbs (1875)

Author: Joseph Henry Lloyd

Publisher:

Published: 2009-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781104181857

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans
Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans

Author: Edwin Miller Fogel

Publisher: Metalmark Books

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780271036458

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The Penn State University Press is pleased to introduce Metalmark Books, a joint imprint of the Press and the Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing at the University Libraries at Penn State. Books published under this imprint are selected from the collections of the University Libraries. They may be viewed online or ordered as paperbacks. Initially, books published under the Metalmark imprint will be chosen from the Libraries' extensive Pennsylvania holdings. Over time, the scope will broaden to include other significant out-of-print titles.

Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions in the German Works of Martin Luther
Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions in the German Works of Martin Luther

Author: James C. Cornette

Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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The first publication of Cornette's 1942 doctoral dissertation for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He sifted through dozens of large volumes of Luther's writings to glean nearly 5,000 proverbs, proverbial expressions, proverbial comparisons, and wellerisms. A resource for scholars of the language, the man, the religion, the period, or proverbs. The introductory essays are in English, but neither quotations nor the proverbs themselves, listed alphabetically by key word, are translated from the German. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A Select Collection of English and German Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions and Familiar Quotations
A Select Collection of English and German Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions and Familiar Quotations

Author: John Barten

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781230105819

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...the devil into his house will never be rid of him. 7706. 1994. He who has the choice is in trouble. 7717. 1995. He who has the Pope for his cousin may soon be a Cardinal. 7699. 19963 He who has three enemies must agree with two. 7723. 1997. He who has to do with foxes must look after his henroost 7858. 1998. He who has victory has right. 7703. 1999. He who hath ears to hear let him hear. 7909. 2000. He who heeds not the lost shoe-nail will soon lose the horse. 7698. 2001. He who helps the wicked will rue it. 7668. 2002. He who holds his tongue does not commit himself. 7697. 2003. He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief. 7713. 2004. He who-hunts with eats will catch mice. 7861. 2005. He who inherits a farthing is expected to disburse a dollar. 7751. 2006. He who is afraid of doing too much always does too little. 7773. 2007. He who is always drinking and stuffing will in time become a ragamuffin. 7642. _ 2008. He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 7959. 2009. He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose. 7989. 2010. He who is feared by many fears many. 7518. 2011. He who is guilty believes that all men speak ill of him. 7961. 2012. He who is hasty fishes in an empty pond. 4823. 2013. He who is his own teacher has a fool for his pupil. 7923. 2014. He who is in the mud likes to pull another into it. 7809. 2015. He who is judge between two friends loses one of them. 8025. 2016. He who is not with me is against me. 7883. 2017. He who is of no use to himself is of no use to any one. 7967. 2018. He who is of the craft can discourse about it. 8022. 2019. He who is quick at borrowing is slow in paying. 76.67. 7778. 7779. 2020. He who is silent gains store. 7981. 2021....