English-German
Cross-channel language pair
English-German describes something involving both the English and German languages, typically a dictionary, translation, or linguistic resource that moves from English into German: an English-German dictionary, English-German translation software.
The hyphenated form functions as a compound adjective, distinguishing direction—English as the source language, German as the target.
Speaking two languages
- translationConverting between languages
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- cognatesWords from common origin
loan words · false friends · compound words · umlauts · grammar · syntax · declension · cases
Study of historical texts
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- exchange studentStudent abroad temporarily
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
university · Humboldt · scientific collaboration · technical terminology · engineering · automotive · medical terminology · academic publishing
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- Berlin WallCold War partition
occupation · reconstruction · NATO · reunification · Marshall Plan · emigration · immigration · Anglo-Saxon
Mutual giving and receiving
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- AutobahnGerman federal highway system
- BerlinGermany's largest city
Munich · bratwurst · pretzel · beer garden · Christmas markets · fairytales · Grimm · classical music
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- translationConverting between languages
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- vocabularyOne's word collection
cognates · loan words · false friends · compound words · umlauts · grammar · syntax · declension · cases · pronunciation
philology
Study of historical texts
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- exchange studentStudent abroad temporarily
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
research · university · Humboldt · scientific collaboration · technical terminology · engineering · automotive · medical terminology · academic publishing
alliance
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
Berlin Wall · occupation · reconstruction · NATO · reunification · Marshall Plan · emigration · immigration · Anglo-Saxon · Prussia
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- AutobahnGerman federal highway system
Berlin · Munich · bratwurst · pretzel · beer garden · Christmas markets · fairytales · Grimm · classical music · Bach
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English-GermanEnglish-French
Relating to both nations
English-Spanish · English-Chinese · English-Japanese · English-Russian
English, German, England, Germany, Germanic, Englishman, Englishwoman, Germans