GERMAN EXPRESSIONS!
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"Ach du lieber" is equivalent to "Oh, DEAR"
The anti-aircraft term FLAK comes from "fliegerabwehrkanone"
A glockenspiel means "bells PLAY" and may be part of a fancy clock
Panzer is equated with TANK in English, but actually means "armor"
If something is "kaput", it doesn't WORK
A feeling of anxiety, worry or fear ANGST
A quarterback BLITZ comes from the German word for lightning
Animated ogre whose name comes from "schreck" meaning "horror" SHREK
A large earthenware mug, especially for beer STEIN
The leitmotif is the leading THEME of piece of art, music, or literary work
Strafe or strafing comes from the word strafen meaning "to PUNISH"
The zeitgeist is the SPIRIT of the times
To squirt or spray SPRITZ
U2 album: ACHTUNG Baby. Translates to "Attention Baby"
Fahrvergnügen means "DRIVING enjoyment"
The Major in INDIANA Jones and the Last Crusade: "Wo ist Jones?!"
JFK said "Ich bin ein BERLINER" (I am a doughnut)
German style hot dogs, sometimes made with beer BRATWURST
Menu item at McDonalds HAMBURGER
A KARABINER or snap-link derives from the German "Karabinerhaken"
What Germans say when someone sneezes; it means "healthiness" GESUNDHEIT
VOLKSWAGEN means "the people's car"
Someone who likes to travel is said to have this WANDERLUST
A WUNDERKIND is a miracle or wonder child
Someone who is ill-mannered or course; or an extinct human species NEANDERTHAL
A noisy ghost who can sometimes move things POLTERGEIST
Children go to KINDERGARTEN before first grade
Star Wars' STORMTROOPERS are derived from the Sturmabteilung of WWII
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