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Meaning German

03/26/19

The difference between "spüren" and "fühlen"?
Could somebody please explain to me, the difference between the verbs "spüren" and "fühlen"? I know they both mean to feel, but do they both have different connotations? My initial feeling was that... more
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03/24/19

Translating “La vita è come una bicicletta con dieci rapporti... Tutti noi abbiamo rotelline che non usiamo mai”?
I don't understand the meaning of *rapporti* and *rotelline* here... clearly the second one is not tires.Can someone explain to me the specific meaning or translation of these two words?
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Meaning German

03/23/19

Why does "Krabben" mean shrimp?
I was in a pizza place in Bad Herrenalb (in Baden-Württemberg) the other day, and I ordered a pizza that included "Krabben". I like crab, so I ordered it, only to find that it came covered with... more
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Meaning German

03/22/19

What does it mean when my friend comes up to me and says "Na"?
I think it means something like "Hello" or "How are you?", am I right?
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03/22/19

Is "selbstbewusst" a negative word?
Sometimes I see translations of *selbstbewusst* as *confident*, *arrogant* or *selfish*. I would like to know if this word has a negative or positive denotation. If I call someone of... more
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03/22/19

What is the difference between "excuse me" and "forgive me"?
I am hesitated when I use the sentence "forgive my fault, please." instead of "excuse me, please." because the word "forgive" has a religious theme and probably carries some additional meanings.... more
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03/21/19

What is it called when words are deliberately spelled incorrectly but pronunciation is kept unchanged?
For example, > Night -> Nite > Through -> Thru > The -> Da > Though -> Tho _Nite_ even appears in some dictionaries as having the same meaning as _night_.What is it called... more
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03/21/19

For the time being vs. "for now"?
Consider the following passages:> A litter made of two rifles and two field jackets would suffice **for now**. That was good news; another bit was that the EPW was a lieutenant, a regimental... more
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03/21/19

Dropping the second "the" in sentences: the X and the Y vs. the X and Y?
Is there any difference between these two examples? 1. (Both) the Senate and the House of Representatives are legislative bodies. 2. (Both) the Senate and House of Representatives are legislative... more
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03/19/19

Usage of "zwar"?
Can anyone explain how the word *zwar* is generally used? I see it a lot and it doesn't seem like it usually translates very well into English, if at all. Here's an example sentence:>Frage:... more
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03/19/19

Is there a difference between "anschalten" and "einschalten"?
Is there a difference between *anschalten* and *einschalten*?If I turn on the TV, oven, heat, start the car etc., can either verb be used?
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03/19/19

What is meant by "came to practice" in John Manningham's description of Twelfth Night?
In the earliest mention of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"; John Manningham's Diary: > A good practice in it [was] to make the Steward believe his Lady . . . in love with him, by counterfeiting... more
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03/19/19

Meaning of "Lars kam sich unendlich verlassen vor"?
I'm reading *Kleiner Eisbär, wohin fährst du?* von Hans de Beer but I'm puzzled by this sentence:> Lars kam sich unendlich verlassen vor.If *verlassen* is a reflexive verb as the word *sich*... more
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03/19/19

How is 何者にもなれない translated?
> 何者にもなれない Let's break it down... *何も here means nothing (with negatives) *者 means people *に is the target particle *なる means to become *なれない is the negative potential of なる How in the... more
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03/19/19

Dasselbe vs. das Gleiche, what's the difference?
How should one best interpret the difference between "dasselbe" and "das Gleiche" ? When should one use one or the other?Is it correct that "dasselbe" is appropriate for concrete things, and "das... more
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Meaning Vocabulary Korean

03/19/19

What does 착 mean when prefixed to a word?
What does 착 mean when prefixed to a word? - 발신정지 mean stop outgoing calls (on a mobile phone) - 착발신정지 means stop both outgoing and incoming calls Exactly how does 착 function in this case? Are there... more
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03/19/19

What are "smoking-room stories"?
I recently started reading C.S. Lewis's book *That Hideous Strength*, the third in his Space Trilogy (and I'm devouring it - what a story!) The following passage, from when Mark first meets Miss... more
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Meaning Vocabulary Korean

03/18/19

What kind of cheese is 눈꽃치즈 (snow cheese)?
눈꽃치즈 is typically translated into English as "snow cheese" on Korean menus (and sometimes "Hangulized" as 스노치즈). In most food pictures it just appears to be a very finely shredded, light-colored... more
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03/18/19

What are the differences between "bekommen", "erhalten", "entgegennehmen", "empfangen", "besorgen" and "kriegen"?
Do they all mean *to receive* or *to obtain*? What are the differences in the use of these words?
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03/18/19

In the Sonnet 29 by Shakespeare, does the speaker pity himself over lack of skill as an artist or contentment?
Here is the "Sonnet 29" by Shakespeare. > When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my > outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And >... more
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03/18/19

Why is Rousseau saying that "[...] Russia was civilized too soon"?
In [*The Social Contract*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract), Jean-Jacques Rousseau says > [...] Russia will never be really civilized, because it was civilized too soon What... more
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03/18/19

Difference between「と思います」and「かと思います」?
What is the difference in meaning and usage between「と思います」and「かと思います」at the end of a sentence?
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03/16/19

In the poem "North" by Seamus Heaney, what is meant by the Aurora Borealis line and the word "nubbed"?
I'm taking notes and learning about the poem "North" by Seamus Heaney, and would like help with the literary analysis of some lines. What is meant by: >Expect aurora Borealis in the long... more
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03/16/19

What is the meaning of "sappiatemi" in the sentence "Ora leggete e sappiatemi poi dire se la cosa vi sembri possibile"?
The author Piero Bargellini wrote in 1943 the article: "Chi è Pinocchio?"In the last line he wrote:> Ora leggete e **sappiatemi** poi dire se la cosa vi sembri possibile.I know that... more
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03/16/19

What is the meaning of the subclause of 'goes off the deep end'?
If a real-time program **goes off the deep end**, the system can become unresponsive.
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