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- German translations for "garden design/designer" - Names for this profession in German (11 replies)
- Translations for 'Bitte Schuhabstreifer benützen' - Another notice from the landlady (17 replies)
- A letter to cancel the services of a tax advisor - Help with writing one of these in German (2 replies)
- English translations for 'Schüttelschachtel' - In the context of high school maths (2 replies)
- Translations for "Die Haustüre ist zu versperren" - Understanding this notice as posted on a door (19 replies)
- Do my German homework for me - Help with the genitive case (33 replies)
- English for "Wir machen kein Blödsinn" - Translation suggestions (4 replies)
- German telephone phrases - For everyday office situations (8 replies)
- English translations for 'Handkäse' - Also known as 'Sauermilchkäse' (5 replies)
- Various English to German translation requests - Quick translation of short phrases and sentences (2 replies)
- Help translating a German food menu - English words for various dishes and items (64 replies)
- Use of the definite article in German - The word 'the' (in German: der, die, das, etc.) (78 replies)
- English translations for "weiterschreiben" - As written at the top of an answer sheet (6 replies)
- English translations for "und zwar" - "Namely", "in fact", and so on (20 replies)
- German names for 'threaded caps' - The pipe stop ends used in plumbing (19 replies)
- English translations for "Fernwärme" - Remote heating, urban heating network (7 replies)
- "Wohnst Du noch oder lebst Du schon?" - Did IKEA have a corresponding slogan in English? (13 replies)
- Help translating a German employment contract - Understanding a job offer, German to English (8 replies)
- German translations for "on the side" - When ordering coffee and water (40 replies)
- English translations of 'Gesichtspartien' - Answer: 'Facial features' (3 replies)
- German payslip abbreviations - Info on what they all mean (8 replies)
- Over 70m people in Germany can't speak Bavarian - As this amusing video clip points out (10 replies)
- Translation of a letter from the authorities - For my son to stay at school as a guest (4 replies)
- Differences between the words "Sie" and "vous" - German and French formal words for "you" (11 replies)
- Changing sentences into the imperative form - U.S. school pupil requests German homework help (18 replies)
- "My availability next week is as follows" - How to say this in correct business German (3 replies)
- English translations for "Bewährter Bolide" - "Dependable old car" or "time-tested fireball" (5 replies)
- Problems with English pluralia tantum in German - Using wrong plural forms for pants, scissors, etc. (9 replies)
- Translating a German wedding "order of service" - English translations for various words (5 replies)
- 'Barnim' translates as somewhere in the U.S. - Google Translate thinks it's Massachusetts (1 replies)
- Online dictonaries for German plurals - Where to look up the plural form of a word (14 replies)
- German translations for "yearly check-up" - When going to the doctors, for example (4 replies)
- German words deswegen, deshalb, and darum - What is the difference between the three? (4 replies)
- English translations for "Mieteinbehalte" - Withheld rental payments (2 replies)
- "Ich Bin Ich" song lyrics by Rosenstolz - Translating these into English (8 replies)
- German for 'memory foam' - is it 'Kaltschaum'? - And info on other words for mattress materials (5 replies)
- Good English-German technical dictionaries - For software and electrical engineering terms etc. (6 replies)
- German translations for "the planets harumph" - Because "harumph" isn't in the dictionary (9 replies)
- English for "Trinkgeld quittieren lassen" - Answer: "Request a receipt for your tip" (3 replies)
- German translations for "study guide" - As in an exam-preparation book (5 replies)
- Translating "Identifizierbarkeit" - Using "identifiability" in a scientific text (8 replies)
- German words similar to 'Lebensqualität' - But meaning the 'right to pursuit of happiness' (4 replies)
- English translation of "Abschreibung gefördert" - What sort of write-off or depreciation is this? (3 replies)
- English equivalents of "Am Arsch" - Ideas on translating this German slang (15 replies)
- English for "Man trifft sich zweimal im Leben" - "You meet people twice in life", a German idiom (23 replies)
- German words for "shim" - Specifically related to seat posts on bicycles (15 replies)
- English translations for "Anwachsung" - Is "merger" about right? (3 replies)
- The phrase "Wer keinen Mut zum Träumen hat" - "...hat keine Kraft zum Kämpfen" (0 replies)
- English for "Die Betreiber haften im Rahmen..." - German to English phrase translation request (7 replies)
- How to say "egg poacher" in German - Answer: Eier-Pochiertopf (5 replies)