Word of the Week
Every Friday, Germany.info and The Week in Germany highlight a different "Word of the Week" in the German language that may serve to surprise, delight or just plain perplex native English speakers.
May 18, 2012
| Germany.info
Although it sounds at first like a pleasant springtime beverage, a "Blümchenkaffee" (flower coffee) would generally be frowned upon in Germany. In fact, it is a far cry from the tasty, yet fattening, "Kaffee Kuchen" (coffee and cake) afternoon tradition.
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May 11, 2012
| Germany.info
Everyone likes a surprise. Enter the "Wundertüte" (wonder bag), which promises like a British Christmas cracker or a Mexican piñata to reveal some delightful treats to whoever may be so lucky as to receive it.
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May 4, 2012
| Germany.info
If you've ever felt nervous about a job interview, a public speaking engagement, pitching a startup idea to a bunch of investors - or any situation in which the spotlight is turned on you - then you've probably experienced "Lampenfieber" (stage fright).
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Apr 27, 2012
| Germany.info
Any situation in which you find yourself stuck between a rock and a hard place is a "Zwickmühle", a figure of speech derived from the German word for mill (Mühle).
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Apr 20, 2012
| Germany.info
If you are wandering through a forest and start sauntering up a particular "Holzweg" (wood path), you may be headed the wrong way, even though you at first believed you took a right turn.
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