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Römischer Statthalter zur Zeit der Hinrichtung Jesu?
Römischer Statthalter zur Zeit der Hinrichtung Jesu war Pontius Pilatus.
Who was the Roman governer at the time of Jesus' execution?
Roman governer at the time of Jesus' execution was Pontius Pilate.
What does Will sie sehen wie ein Kind mean in English?
"Will sie sehen wie ein Kind" without any context means "want to see her/them like a child."
Liebchen means Darling in German.
I can't believe anyone said leibchen (tiny corpse) to you.
What does Dipl. Kauffman mean in German?
Diplom-Kaufmann (Dipl.-Kfm) is a German business administration degree, similar to MBA
What does susi ist die Kurzform von mean?
"Susi ist die Kurzform von" means "Susi is the short form of." (Tory is the shortened version of Victoria. Or Susi is the nickname for Susan.)
What does the phrase 'Ihr entkommt mir nicht' mean in English?
The German to English translation comes to, "You cannot escape from me".
Translate to english-est ist einfach fitzhugh'n?
est ist einfach fitzhugh'n makes no sense in either English or German
es ist einfach translates as it's easy, it's simple, it's just
fitzhugh'n is not German
bua is Bavarian for Bub, meaning boy.
mein is my or mine.
bua mein would be boy mine or simply my boy.
Yes. English is a Germanic language.
Old English as was spoken around 900 CE was very different to modern day English.
English as we know it changed a lot after the Norman conquest after which lots of words of French (and hence Latin) origin were imported.
Most of the more common words in English are Germanic (rather than French or Latin), whereas a lot of legal, scientific and medical words are of Greek or Latin origin.
The words "warm hearty welcome" are Germanic, whereas "cordial reception" are Latin in origin. These examples give an idea of the distinction between how Latin words add a more official flavour, whereas Germanic ones can sound more common or homely.Many words related to chemistry and science though are of Germanic descent.
What does willst du deutche spreche mit mir mean?
"willst du Deutsch mit mir sprechen?" = "Do you want to speak German with me?"
Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiß?
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß translates as My lips, they kiss so hotly.
Mutter is the German word for mother
Vogel is the German word for bird
What does wir treffen uns um drei Viertel drei mean?
Wir treffen uns um drei Viertel drei mean = We'll meet at a quarter to three ( lit. three quarters of the third hour).
This form of expressing time is mainly used in southern Germany/Bavaria.
What does Reichspfennig mean in German to English translation?
I understand how difficult it is to encipher the old German script.
"German third kingdoms penny" is the literal translation.
The German third Reich (kingdom) was the time that Adolf Hitler was the Nazi dictator
which was from 1933 to 1945.
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Reich = empire/realm
Königreich = kingdom
There were in effect three German empires. The first was founded in the 10th Century and became known as das Heilige Römische Reich Deutscher Nation (the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation). It was disbanded in 1806 following its defeat by Napoleonic France.
The second German Empire, known simply as Deutsches Reich (the German Empire) was proclaimed from the Mirror Hall at Versailles following the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71. It was disbanded in 1918 with the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The resulting German state maintained the name
Deutsches Reich but was actually a republic and was known as the Weimarer Republik (Weimar Republic).
The third German Empire refers to Germany after 1933 after Hitler became German Chancellor and abandonned the values of the Weimar Republic. From 1933 to 1943 its name was Deutsches Reich and from 1943 to 1945 it was called Großdeutsches Reich (the greater German Empire). The term das dritte Reich was never an official term during the Nazi dictatorship and therefore no coin was ever inscribed as such. Despite the name change, all German coins were inscribed Deutsches Reich between 1871 and 1945.
The etymology of Pfennig is similar to that of penny but remains untranslated when it is used in English texts. The German currency at the time of issue was Reichspfennig and Reichsmark.
Was passiert wenn ich nicht genug esse?
Wenn man ein paar Tage nicht genug isst, dann hat man nur Hunger. Wenn man immer noch night genug isst, dann wird man schlank oder sogar mager. Man erkrankt, und wenn man immer noch nicht genug isst, dann kann man sogar sterben.
