The icing on the Cake

The icing on the Cake

NOTE: Business English etc.
can be found below the translation exercises.

Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen:

Susann, Andreas, Nadine, Heike, Reiner, Simone.

Sie verstehen.

Du verstehst Deutsch.

Sie versteht.

Sie versteht Englisch.

Ich verstehe Deutsch.

Wir verstehen Englisch.

Wir heißen Raphael und Sophia.

Ja, ich verstehe, danke.

Er versteht.

Sind ihre Eltern Amerikaner?

Meine Katze ist intelligent, aber nicht lustig. (komisch, witzig).

Schimpfwörter.

Sie werden unterliegen.

darauf bestanden.

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Business English Word of the Week:

Geschäftsenglisch Wort der Woche:

A business word/phrase = Have you done your tax return? – Haben Sie Ihre Steuererklärung gemacht?

 

Law English Word of the Week:

Gesetz Englisches Wort der Woche:

A law word/phrase = Once you have entered India, you will be subject to Indian Law. Sie werden unterliegen.

Sample Sentence:

“Before travelling to a foreign country I read its Government webpage and it stated that once I had arrived in their country I would be subject to their laws. “

 

Vocabulary for Contracts:

Wortschatz für Verträge:

A word/phrase for contracts = “a bank transfer” – A bank transfer lets you move money from one bank account to another. It’s usually instant, free and done using mobile or online banking, over the phone or in a branch.

 

Vocabulary for Negotiations:

Wortschatz für Verhandlungen:

A word/phrase for negotiations = Insisted – darauf bestanden.

Sample Sentence:

“The buyer insisted that the product should have a 2-year guarantee.”

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Word of the day: Wort des Tages:

Artificial – Künstlich

Sample Sentence:

“The panelling inside of my car looked like it was made of wood, unfortunately, it was artificial.”

 

Phrase of the day: Satz des Tages:

“Did you get out of bed on the wrong side?” – To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

Sample Sentence:

“I think my colleague got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He’s been grumpy all day.”

NOTE: grumpy = mürrisch.

 

Idiom of the day: Redewendung des Tages:

It was the icing on the cake.

– this idiom means a person If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it makes a good thing even better, but it is not essential.

Sample Sentence:

“Winning first prize was great – a fantastic holiday for two in the Bahamas, but when we found out we would be flying first class and staying in a 5-star hotel with ‘All Inclusive’, this was the icing on the cake!”

 

British English / American English Vocabulary:

Britisches Englisch / Amerikanisches Englisch Wortschatz:

British English (B.E.)      = The ‘Earth wire’ or just ‘Earth‘ or ‘The Earth’

American English (A.E.) = The ‘Ground wire‘

Sample Sentence:

British English (B.E.)

“It is important to know when working with electrical things, which is the Earth and which is not.”

American English (A.E.)

“It is important to know when working with electrical things, which is the Ground Wire and which is not.”

 

Special Grammar tip of the Week:

Spezieller Grammatik-Tipp der Woche:

Proper grammar will get you far in life. Leave the foul language for the less educated. 

NOTE: Schimpfwörter.

 

Pronunciation tip: Aussprachetipp:

CH-Ei-na = China.

 

False Friends Tip of the Week:

Falsche Freunde Tipp der Woche:

German                    = Beamer

Translation              = data projector, computer projector

False Friend (F.F.)   = Beamer

Meaning of F.F.        = BMW (Automarke)

NOTE: It is in America that they call a BMW car a Beamer.

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Wit, wit, wit – Education:

Witz, Witz, Witz – Ausbildung:

“To give an accurate description of what never happened is the proper occupation of the historian.”

Quote by Oscar Wilde.

 

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Slang word of the day:

Slangwort des Tages:

Bampot = a foolish, unpleasant, or obnoxious person.

Sample Sentence:

“Today, it seems that in any direction that I look, I just see another Bampot!“

 

Colloquial / Colloquialisms:

Umgangssprache / Umgangssprache:

Banter = joking conversation, the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. This is often between men.

Sample Sentence:

“In the Officer’s Mess, there was much good-natured banter to be heard.”

 

Cockney Rhyming Slang:

Cockney Reimender Slang:

Hobson’s Choice = Voice

Sample Sentence:

“I’d better get the old Hobson’s Choice going then!”

 

Quote of the week: Zitat der Woche:

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”

– Winston Churchill.

NOTE: I have no idea who Winston was talking about, but I get what he means.

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