tablehooter n.— «In Germany cheap sounding electronic beginner keyboard instruments are called a “Tischhupe.” “Tisch” means table, “Hupe” is a car- or alarm horn, though the possibly best English...
putzteufel
n.— «Putzteufel literally means cleaning devil.» —“Spotlessly German? Think Again” Deutsche Welle (Germany) Aug. 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
buscon n.— «Obtener una acta de nacimiento en la Oficialía Civil de la Segunda Circunscripción del Distrito Nacional es una verdadera odisea para cualquiera, “a menos que usted se cantee con RD$350 y le pague a un...
hamster care n.— «Perhaps the purest examples of hamster care are in Canada and Germany. In these countries there is a fixed budget for all services provided by doctors and a standardised schedule of fixed fees. Doctors try to earn their...
strohlem n.— «The 18th-century kitchen has a strohlem ceiling that is among the best preserved that team members have seen. Strohlem is the German word for straw and mud, Thomas said. Wooden boards were wrapped in wet straw, then packed...
kirsch-geist n.— «The great fruit brandies such as kirsch are fiery spirits of the fruit.…A lesser kind is made without the pits; the cherries are merely soaked with alcohol for some time. The Germans call this one kirsch-geist or...