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German to English Slang Translation Glossary

German term		English translation
short sentence		Olga's knees turned to jelly....
3. Standbein		third string to one's bow
an etwas herumdoktern		tinker with/fiddle around
Asche		leave as is /referring to the fact that there's nothing left of you after you served in the NVA in the former DDR
auflegen		to deejay / spin and scratch / rock the turntable / lay down tracks	Barbara L Pavlik
Entered by: Barbara L Pavlik
auspowern		to work / burn off something
Brillenetui		Glasses case
Bruch		last bite
Chunsch am Samstig zu ois zum Znacht? Da isch bitzli chüel aber schön.		Kommst Du am Samstag zu uns zum Abendessen? Da ist es etwas kühl aber schön
Daniel trinkt Cocktail aus Strohhalm ... puh der haut ganz schön rein.		It really packs a punch.
Das ist wirklich ein fettes Teil!		That is one hell of a box!
der Klassenarsch sein		class/classroom misfit
die Errungenschaften einer missratenen Jugend...		the signs/achievements of a misspent youth
Die klär ich mir		she's yours/she's mine
draufhalten		to put the pedal to the metal / plough on
Drubbe (Franconian dialect)		bunch (or crew)
einen Tick aufs Gas latschen		to be a little too accelerator happy
Es wird ein Schuh draus		it works both ways/it's a two-way street
Etappenpenner		snooze hopper
Gänggelimarkt		Flea market	Stefanie Sendelbach
Entered by: Stefanie Sendelbach
Göttergatte		lord and master
Grabscherei		groping
im Wort stehen		have us in their hands/we eat out of the boss-man\'s hand
in die Hose gehen		down the pan	Louise Mawbey
Entered by: Louise Mawbey
Kinderschuhen entwachsen		come of age
Klemmi		uptight
Lampe (slang)		conviction (here)
Maederlhaus		House of the Three Girls	jccantrell
Entered by: jccantrell
minipli		aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur
mir stönd all dusse wie *vollpföschte*		Vollpfosten: bunch of idiots/looking silly
Neger vor Hütte		a cliché/typical stock photo/Captain Obvious
Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...		oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
pelzig		furry
Psychoschiene gefahren		and didn't (immediately/simply) assume I was nuts/crazy/mentally disturbed
Rums		Kerplunk! Wham! Bang!	Rowan Morrell
Entered by: Rowan Morrell
Saisonwendfeuer		firing up the season
Schelm im Nacken		always up to mischief
Schleimscheißer		scumbag/ slimeball/ hypocrite/sweet talker
schneidig		slick
schwammig (Bässe)		fuzzy

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