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Teeei
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Staatsangehörigkeit
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Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
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Eisenfaust
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Weltverschwörung
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Jawohl
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Gute Fahrt!
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December 28, 2003, 18:34
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December 28, 2003, 18:37
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"Erwartungserwartungen" is the obvious choice  
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December 28, 2003, 19:41
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I like Götterdämmerung.
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December 28, 2003, 19:44
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Prince
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The best German word ever is 'kaput'. It is amazingly concise and comprehensive.
To the best of my knowledge (correct me if I am wrong), it doesn't have an exact counterpart in English. Rather, it should be translated using different words according to the situation. In Russian, there exists only an impolite (slang) translation, which is rather precise nevertheless ('pizdets').
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December 28, 2003, 19:47
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As for the words listed in the poll, they all sound Greek to me.
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December 28, 2003, 19:55
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Originally posted by The Vagabond
The best German word ever is 'kaput'. It is amazingly concise and comprehensive.
To the best of my knowledge (correct me if I am wrong), it doesn't have an exact counterpart in English. Rather, it should be translated using different words according to the situation. In Russian, there exists only an impolite (slang) translation, which is rather precise nevertheless ('pizdets').
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Can't think of an exact English counterpart off the top of my head so we just stole the word directly from German.
Whenever I've heard it used, it's meant to say something is done/broken. Though there may be shades of Yiddish in there considering I've often heard it used in films about New York Jews.
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December 28, 2003, 20:33
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Prince
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Whenever I've heard it used, it's meant to say something is done/broken.
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 I just looked through the dictionary, and it looks like 'kaput' is an adjective in English. In Russian it is a noun, and means something like 'utter failure/ruin', 'inglorious end', or 'inevitable end/death'.
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December 28, 2003, 22:04
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You didn't list my favorite German word, gemeinshaft.
Usage:
Dr. Strangelove: "Mein President, we must not allow a gemeinshaft gap!"
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December 28, 2003, 22:08
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Originally posted by The Vagabond
I just looked through the dictionary, and it looks like 'kaput' is an adjective in English. In Russian it is a noun, and means something like 'utter failure/ruin', 'inglorious end', or 'inevitable end/death'.
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Checking my Langenscheidt New College German Dictionary....
kaputt [ka'put] adj. broken, in pieces, smashed; ruined...
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December 28, 2003, 22:37
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Write-in: Schokoladenkucken (mit Sahne) - I'm not sure how to spell it, or if it is usually two words, but I'm sure I've seen it written as one word.
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December 28, 2003, 22:53
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Originally posted by Wittlich
Checking my Langenscheidt New College German Dictionary....
kaputt [ka'put] adj. broken, in pieces, smashed; ruined...
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Oh, so in the original German meaning it is an adjective. Well, the Russian adoption somehow made it into a noun.
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December 28, 2003, 23:45
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King
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double and triple posted
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December 28, 2003, 23:45
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delete
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Last edited by The Emperor Fabulous; December 28, 2003 at 23:52.
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December 28, 2003, 23:45
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King
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German's fun to shout at people. Very Prussian, like marching
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December 29, 2003, 03:04
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King
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Always had a soft spot for Weltanschauung....
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December 29, 2003, 04:07
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Originally posted by Ecthelion
oedo - etikettenschwindel?
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nie gehört? frag google. 
anyone knows Sauseschritt?
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December 29, 2003, 06:06
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mein
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December 29, 2003, 06:23
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Originally posted by atawa
schwalbe
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December 29, 2003, 06:40
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HARR HARR HARR.
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December 29, 2003, 07:42
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mineshaft - gemeinschaft? so that's the whole humour of that scene 
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December 29, 2003, 07:43
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"Etikettenschwindel mit Gen-Kennzeichnung"
Heute schon "Gen-Food" gegessen, oedo, also Sachen mit Genen drin? Hüte dich, die Gene sind gefährlich!
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December 29, 2003, 08:11
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Schuft!
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December 29, 2003, 08:44
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What? Nobody bowed to the superiority of "Erwartungserwartungen" yet? 
To discover the power of this name, you have to play Civ MP and name one of your border Cities "Erwartungserwartungen", and witness how your enemies stop everything they're doing to send thir whole army to rename that city 
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December 29, 2003, 09:11
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I knew an American who was quite amused about "Fingerhut" 
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December 29, 2003, 09:34
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Umweltverschmutzung
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December 29, 2003, 09:40
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Durchfall.
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December 29, 2003, 10:16
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I prefer Anchluss. It has a nice "s" ring to it...
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I'm working on it. Must find some witty
quote or ironic remark or somesuch.
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December 29, 2003, 14:17
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I like ja and Koenigsberg
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December 29, 2003, 14:34
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I always enjoyed the sound of Blitzkrieg... 
Fr anc e is Fra nkr eic h
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December 29, 2003, 16:30
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Prince
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Can't believe no one has said "Fahrvegnugen" yet.
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