Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology
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Wörter des Tages, Des Mots du Jour, Words of the Day, Weltweites des Tages

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brainemail - a word each day

(E?)(L?) http://www.brainemail.com/word.shtml
Learn a new word each day as well as its etymology!

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langenscheidt
Wörter des Tages

(E?)(L?) http://www.langenscheidt.de/service/wort_des_tages_1049.html
"Wörter des Tages" sind die häufigst genannten Begriffe aus verschiedenen Tageszeitungen und Newsdiensten, die täglich von der Universität Leipzig ausgewertet werden. Hier bei Langenscheidt finden Sie die englischen Entsprechungen aktueller Schlagwörter, mit denen Sie Ihr Vokabular erweitern können.

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msn - Words of the Day

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oed - Oxford English Dictionary - Word of the Day - Newsletter

(E?)(L1) http://www.oed.com/
(E1)(L1) http://www.oed.com/cgi/display/wotd
The OED is a historical dictionary of the English language from earliest times to the present day. It contains the meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation of over half a million words.
Whenever an etymological question arises, the first place to look shoud be the OED.
An expensive subscription service, but some background documents and a Word of the Day are available free.

A complete entry from the OED each day, showing a detailed history of a word and its use, with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.
Das aktuelle "Word of the Day" mit einer etymologischen Erklärung gibt es gratis - mit

onesongoneday
One Song One Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.onesongoneday.com/
Der erste Song wurde am 10.02.2009 eingestellt:

About OnesongOneday
Bristol, United-Kingdom
We are just people loving music and willing to share their discoveries with you all. We hope you will enjoy our daily selection.



owad (owa)
One Word A Day
Word List - Wortliste

(E3)(L1) http://www.owad.de/
Diese Site hat zwar eine deutsche Domain-Adrssse, aber die Begriffe sind ausschliesslich englisch. Deshalb habe ich sie unter UK eingeordnet.

Paul Smith verschickt "One Word A Day", d.h. jeden Tag einen englischen Ausdruck, wie er in England oder den USA in jeder Zeitung, nicht aber unbedingt in einem deutschen Schulbuch steht. Verpackt ist das ganze als Multiple-Choice-Test.

Man findet nicht zu allen Begriffen etymologische Hinweise, aber immer interessante sprachliche Hinweise.

Am 22.01.2009 waren folgende Begriffe im "OWAD-Archiv" zu finden:

101
401K
a bit of oomph
a botched job
a bum rap
a busman's holiday
a close call
a craving for
a dark horse
a day off in lieu
a dead giveaway
a dearth of
a doddle
a dog and pony act
a dog and pony act
a dog's dinner
a fit of giggles
a fly in the ointment
a fly in the ointment
a good day for ducks
a great din
a Greek gift
a little bird told me
a little bird told me
a modicum of truth
a month of Sundays
a person of colour
a physical
a piece of cake
a private function
a pushover
a sardonic reply
a shot in the arm
a shot in the dark
a smack on the lips
a smattering of French
a snowball's chance
a storm in a teacup
a talking to
a wee problem
a wet blanket
a yen for
a.k.a.
a.k.a.
abhor
ablutions
abscond
abstemious
abstruse
abuzz
acme
acquiesce
act of God
acumen
acumen
ad creep
ad-lib
adamantine
adherent
admonish
adulterate
aegis
AFAIK
AFAIR
affable
affable
affidavit
affluent
affluent
aftermath
aftermath
agglutinative language
agog
air hanky
airy-fairy
ajar
akimbo
akimbo
akin
alacrity
albatross
alert
allegation
allege
aloof
aloof
alsatian
also-ran
altercation
ambidextrous
ambiguous message
ambiguous
ameliorate
amicable relationship
amicable
ampersand
ampersand
an audacious person
an axe to grind
analysisparalysis
anchorwoman
and all that jazz
angel investor
anticipate
antics
aplomb
aplomb
apocryphal
apple of my eye
apply Occam's razor
apply the thumbscrews
apposite remark
apposite
apprenticeship
arcane
arcane
arduous
are you game?
aries
Aries
arm candy
armchair reasoning
arson
arsonist
artful dodger
artisan
ASAP
ASBO
assiduous
asterisk
at loggerheads
ATM
ATM
attaboy
attenuate
attenuate
attrition
audacious
audacious
augmented reality
auspicious
auspicious
Aussie
avid reader
avid
avuncular
awe
awfully pretty
awfully pretty
awkward
awning
AWOL
Aztec two-step
B.O.
B2B
baby bells
back-seat driver
backhander
backpedal
backwater
bad-hair day
badger
baffle
bailiwick
bailout
baker's dozen
baker's dozen
balderdash
ballot
ballpark figure
ballpark
ballyhoo
baloney
bamboozle someone
bamboozle
banana kick
banana problem
banana republic
bandersnatch
bandwagon
bangalored
banter
barter
barter
basket case
basket case
battleaxe
bean counter
beat around the bush
beckon
beckon
bedlam
bedlam
bedraggled
bee's knees
beef up
Beemer
begrudge
behemoth
Belisha Beacon
belligerent
bellwether
bellwether
benchmark
beneficiary
benevolent
benign
berate
bespectacled
bespoke
between a rock and a hard place
bevy
bewildered
bi-monthly
biased
bickering
big blue
big dipper
big shot
bigot
binge drinking
binge
biobreak
birds of a feather
birthday suit
bite the bullet
bite the dust
black fax
black ice
black swan event
blackmail
bland
blarney
blarney
blase
blasé
blatant
blind man's buff
bliss
blithering idiot
blockbuster
blood diamonds
blooper
blooper
blowing his own trumpet
blown to smithereens
blue chip
blue chip
blue moon
blue movie
blunder
blunder
blurb
blurb
blush
Bob's your uncle!
bodybag
boffin
boffin
bog down
bog standard
bogey man
bogus
bogus
bohemian
boilerplate
bolster
bonanza
bonanza
bone of contention
bone of contention
boob tube
booboo
booby trap
bookworm
boom and bust
boondocks
boondoggle
boondoggle
bootleg
bootstrap
born out of wedlock
bottleneck
bovine
bowdlerise
braces
brag
brain drain
brainwave
braised pork
brass-monkey weather
break the mould
bribe
bric-a-brac
brick and mortar
brickbat
briefing
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
brinkmanship
broach a subject
broke
brolly
brouhaha
brown-bag lunch
brownfield
brownfield
bubble and squeak
buck the trend
bucolic
bugaboo
bullish
bullish
bullshit artist
bully
bullying
bumf
bungler
bunk
bunkum
buoy
buoyant
burgeon
burn the candle at both ends
burn the midnight oil
bury the hatchet
bush telegraph
busman's holiday
butt
butt
butter someone up
butter up
buttonhole
by hook or by crook
by the book
by the short hairs
by the short hairs
by the skin of her teeth
byzantine bureaucracy
byzantine
cachet
cachet
cajole
cakewalk
calamity
call the shots
call the shots
call upon nature
call upon nature
Can I run that by you?
can of worms
can of worms
Can you give me a heads up?
candid
candid
candour
canny person
canny
cant
cantankerous person
caraway
carbon footprint
cartography
cat's pyjamas
catch-22 situation
catch-22 situation
Catch-22
catchall
catnap
caucus
caught red handed
caveat
caveat
cement ties
chaperone
cheapskate
cheat sheet
cheek by jowl
cheerleader
cheesepodder
cheesy
chew the fat
chew the fat
chicanery
chick flick
chick-lit
chicken feed
chicken out
chicken-feed
chicken-feed
child prodigy
Chinese wall
chinese whispers
chinwag
chock-a-block
chock-a-block
Chop-chop!
chore
chuckle
chuffed
churlish behaviour
churlish
churn
chutzpah
circuitous path
circumspect behaviour
circumspect
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
clandestine
clandestine
claptrap
clean slate
clear a backlog
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
cloak and dagger
clobber
close ranks
closed shop
closed shop
clothes horse
cloud cuckoo land
cloud cuckoo land
clout
clutch at straws
co-opt
coat of arms
cobweb site
cock and bull story
cockroach problem
cockroach
codswallop
codswallop
coffer
coffer
coffer
cold comfort
collywobbles
Come again?
come of age
come-uppance
commensurate
commodious
common-or-garden
commute
complacency
complacent
complacent
compunction
compunction
computer buff
con artist
con artist
con man
concatenate
concatenated messages
condescending
condo
condone
condone
conscientious objector
consignment
conspicuous
conspirator
constitutional
contagious
contemporary
contender
contentious subject
contentious
contraceptives
control freak
conundrum
conurbation
conurbation
cook the books
cook the books
coopt
copycat
copyright
corner the market
cornucopia
corroborate
cost an arm and a leg
couch doctor
couch potato
covet
covet
coy
crackdown
crackerjack
crackpot
cranky
craven behaviour
craven
creature comforts
cred
creepy-crawlies
crib notes
cringe
cronyism
crosshairs
crosshairs
crunch time
crux of the matter
cry uncle
cry wolf
cubbyhole
cuddle
cuddly
cul-de-sac
culminate
culmination
culprit
cunning
curate's egg
curfew
curfew
cursory
curtail
cushy
custody
cut the mustard
cut the mustard
cutlery
cutting-edge
CYA
CYA
cyberchondriac
D-Day
dab hand
dabble
daft
daft
danegeld
danegeld
dash hopes
daunting
dead cat bounce
dead cert
dead ringer
dead ringer
Dear John letter
debunk
debunk
deceitful person
decoy
defunct
deleterious to your health
deleterious
delve into
demeanour
demeanour
demise
demise
department of correction
depict
deploy
deranged
deteriorate
devil of a time
devious
diehard
dilapidated
dilly-dally
dilly-dally
DINK
diplomatics
dipsomaniac
dire straits
dire straits
dirty bomb
discretionary power
dishevelled
disparage
disputatious
diva
divest
divest
dnfed
do it at the drop of a hat
docile
doctor the report
doddle
dodgy
dodgy
dog days
doggy bag
dogsbody
doldrums
doldrums
Don't be petty
don't bogart that
Don't get your knickers in a twist!
dongle
donkey's years
doodle
doodle
doofus
doomsday
dot.com stock
dotty
dotty
double bind
double dutch
double talk
double whammy
double whammy
double-cross
doublethink
doublethink
dovish person
down and out
dowry
doyen
dozing off
draconian
drag racing
dress rehearsal
dressed to kill
dressed to the nines
Dressed to the Nines
dribs and drabs
drop a clanger
dry run
dry run
dry run
dub
dubbing
due diligence
DUI
dumb down
dumbbell
dumbfounded
dunce
dunce
dusey
dust bunnies
Dutch Courage
Dutch treat
DWD
dwindle
dwindle
dyed-in-the-wool conservative
e-signature
E.T.A.
earbuds
earmark
easy-peasy
eat crow
eat humble pie
eavesdrop
eavesdrop
echelons
edgy
educated guess
eerie
effing nuisance
effluent
effrontery
effusive
effusive
egg him on
egg on
egg someone on
egghead
eidetic memory
eke out
elbow-grease
elbow-grease
elephant in the room
elevator pitch
eloquent
embattled
embezzle
emolument
empathy
empty nesters
emulate
endemic plants
endemic
endorse
engender
ennui
enology
ensconced
ensconced
entice
entourage
ephemeral
ephemeral
epigram
epitomize
equanimity
equivocal
err
erudite
eschew
escrow period
estranged
estranged
eulogize
exacerbate
exasperation
exonerate
exorbitant
exorbitant
expat
experience economy
expletive
expropriate
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
extradition
extrapolate
extricate
exuberant
eye-candy
eyesore
face the music
face the music
facemail
facetious
factotum
fad
fall prey to
fallacious
fallacious
fallacy
fantabulous
far-fetched idea
farce
farce
farmscraper
fastidious
fastidious
fathom out
fatuous
fatuous
fazed
fcuk
feat
feat
fecund imagination
fecund
fed up
feel the pinch
feet of clay
feisty
feisty
felon
fervor
fervor
fervour
fiancee
fidget
fifth column
fifth column
filibuster
filibuster
fillip
finance 101
fingers crossed
finicky
fire sale
firewall
first water
first water
fishy
flabbergasted
flabbergasted
flagging
flash campaign
flash in the pan
flatulence
flaw
flawless
fledgling
fleece
fleece
fleeting memory
flippant
flog
flop
flotsam and jetsam
flotsam
flounder
fluke
fluke
flummox
flummox
flux
flux
fly-by-night
fly-tipper
foe
foible
foible
foil
foot the bill
footage
For Pete's sake!
for the birds
for your perusal
fork in the road
forthwith
fortnight
forty winks
forty winks
foster
fourth estate
fourth estate
fraudster
freckles
freegan
frenemies
freshman
friendly fire
fringe benefits
frippery
fritter away
frolic
froth
frugal
fruit machine
fuddy-duddy
fudge
full of indignation
fulsome
fume
fume
funny bone
funny farm
funnybone
fuss
fuss
fusspot
FYI
gadfly
gadget
gadgeteer
gaffe
gaffer
gagging order
gallivant
gamut
garbled
garrulous
gatecrasher
gaudy
gazebo
gazump
genial person
genial
genteel
gentrification
germane
germane
gerrymander
gesticulate
Get a life!
get off Scot free
get off Scot free
get on one's high horse
get the axe
get wind of
ghost call
ghostwriter
gibberish
gig
giggle
gimmick
gingerly
gingerly
girl Friday
girl Friday
give him a warm hand
give him the nod
give it a shot
give it a whirl
Give me a high-five!
give no quarter
give someone the boot
give the nod
gizmo
glad hand
glass ceiling
glean
glean
glee
glee
glib answer
glib answer
glitch
glitch
glitz
gloat
glut of oil
gluttony
go ape
go back to the drawing board
go ballistic
go bananas
go belly up
go cold turkey
go commando
go down the tubes
go down the tubes
go Dutch
go for a spin
go for broke
go haywire
go haywire
go on the pull
go postal
go south
go through the motions
go west
Go
goatee
gobbledygook
gobbledygook
gobsmacked
godsend
Godspeed
gofer
golden parachute
Good riddance!
goofy
Google stalker
googol
googol
goose bumps
gossip
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
grapevine
grapevine
grapple
grasp the nettle
grassroots
graveyard shift
gravity
gravy train
Greek to me
green-eyed
greenback
greenwash
gregarious
gregarious
grey nomad
gridlock
ground zero
groundbreaking
grumpy
guesstimate
guinea pig
gullible
gumption
gung-ho
gusto
guts
guzzle
haberdashery
halcyon
halcyon
hammock
hamper
hamper
hamstrung
hands down favourite
handy
handyman
hang loose
hangover
hanky panky
haphazard
haphazard
harangue
harbinger
harbinger
hard shoulder
hard-nosed
hardscrabble
hat trick
have a crush on someone
have a field day
have butterflies in one's stomach
have green fingers
hawk
hawk
he answered facetiously
he created a furore
he cut his teeth
he gave me a sermon
He got a rocket!
He had egg on his face
he is a shrink
he is at my beck and call
he is in awe of her
he is psychic
he is pusillanimous
He looks woebegone
he popped the question
He said it tongue-in-cheek
he stole my thunder
he was harangued
he was pilloried
he went bananas
He's at the gym
He's been mollycoddled
He's burning the candle at both ends
he's flaunting his wealth
he's in cahoots with George
He's in the doghouse
He's long in the tooth
he's lost his marbles
he's one sandwich short of a picnic
he's over the hill
he's speaking double Dutch
he's still at large
he's talking through his hat
he's thick
head honcho
heading south
hearsay
heckler
hedge our bets
hedge your bets
heed
hefty sum
height-challenged
heir apparent
heirloom
heist
hen party
henpecked
Here's Mud in Your Eye!
heyday
He’s a pipsqueak!
hiatus
hibernation
higgledy-piggledy
high-five
highfalutin
hike
hilarious
his goose is cooked
his hopes were dashed
his number is up
his presentation was higgledy-piggledy
histrionics
hit pay dirt
hit rock bottom
hit the hay
hit the pillow
hit the road
hit the sack
ho-hum
ho-hum
hoax
hobnob
hobo
Hobson's choice
hodgepodge
Hogmanay
hoi polloi
hoi polloi
hoity-toity
hold a grudge against
hold a torch for someone
hold someone in esteem
hold your horses!
home swapping
homely
hoodwink
hooker
hoot
hopscotch
horrendous
horses for courses
hot potato
hotshot
household name
How come?
hubbub
hubris
hubris
hue and cry
hullabaloo
hullabaloo
humble
humdinger
humdrum job
humour him
humvee
hunch
hunky dory
hunky dory
hustings
hype
hyperbole
hypocrisy
hypocrite
I am loath to do that
I am under the weather
I dabble in mathematics
I don't mean to pry
I feel giddy
I feel rejuvenated
I get the jitters
I got a jab
I got it for a song
I have a bone to pick with you
I have a monkey on my back
I heard it straight from
I made a boo boo
I must see a man about a dog
I rued the decision
I was aghast
I was flabbergasted!
I was gutted
I was nonplussed
I was shanghaied
I was stumped
I was taken aback
I'm holding the baby
I'm in a bind
I'm snowed under
idle
if pigs could fly
iffy
iffy
ignominious
ignominious
illustrious
IMHO
imminent
impeccable
imperative
imperious
impersonator
impertinent
impetuous person
impetuous
imposter
impregnable
imprimatur
impromptu
in a frenzy
in a jiffy
in a muddle
in a nutshell
in a quandary
in a tizzy
in camera
in hindsight
in jeopardy
in limbo
in the doldrums
in the fullness of time
in the know
in the limelight
in the nick of time
in the pink
in the small hours
in the vicinity
incessant talker
incessant
incisive
inclement weather
Indian Summer
indigenous person
indigenous
inebriated
infatuated
influx
infra dig
ingenious
inimitable
inimitable
injunction
inkling
inkling
innocuous
innuendo
inscrutable
insidious
insidious
insouciance
instant buzz
insurgent
intangible
interlocutor
intransigent
intransigent
intrepid
intricate problem
IOU
IOU
ironclad
ironclad
irreverent
it cuts both ways
it did the trick
it drives me around the bend
It is incumbent on us
it looks dicey
it was a dead heat
it was rectified
it was touch and go
it's a piece of cake
It's a shambolic situation
It's a stop-gap
it's a toss-up
it's curtains for him
it's going swimmingly
it's in the pipeline
It's not over till the fat lady sings
It's not rocket science
it's six of one, half dozen of the other
itchy feet
Ivy League
Ivy League
jack up
jack-o'-lanterns
Jackass
jailbreak
janitor
jaywalker
jeopardise
jettison him
jettison
jibe
Jiffy Lube
jiggery-pokery
jingoism
jinx
jinx
JIT
jitters
jocular
jocular
jocular
joe public
joe public
John Doe
Johnny-come-lately
jostled
jovial
jump the gun
junket
junket
juxtapose
juxtapose
kangaroo court
kangaroo court
keep a stiff upper lip
keep a stiff upper lip
keep him at bay
keep mum
keep plugging away
Keep your shirt on!
keep your trap shut
kerfuffle
kettle
kick the bucket
kick the bucket
kick-start
kickback
kill two birds...
killer app
killjoy
kin
knee-jerk reaction
knee-jerk reaction
knight in shining armour
knock his socks off
knock-on effect
knock-up
knowledge engineer
knuckle down
kudos
kudos
lackadaisical
lackadaisical
lackluster
lackluster
ladette
lady of leisure
laggar
laid-back
lambast
lampoon
lampoon
landline
languid
languish
languish
lark
lateral hire
latest flame
laughing stock
lawsuit
lax
lax
laxity
layabout
layman
lazy Susan
leap year
leapfrog
learn the ropes
leave well enough alone
leaving for good
leeway
left-handed compliment
legal tender
legit
lemon
lemon
Lent
let your hair down
Let's call a truce
Let's call it a day!
Let's hear it for
let's knuckle down
let's mull it over
let's skedaddle-
level playing field
levity
libel
lick
lido
lie in state
lifting the silverware
limbo
linchpin
linger
litigation
live the life of Riley
livid
lo and behold
loaded
lock, stock, and barrel
logjam
loiter
lollipop man
long in the tooth
long johns
longevity
loo
loo
loony
loophole
loophole
loose cannon
loot
looting
loquacious
loss leader
lovey-dovey
lowbrow
lozenge
lucid
lucky dip
Luddite
ludicrous
ludicrous
lukewarm reception
lukewarm
lullaby
luminary
lurk
magnanimous gesture
magnanimous
make a beeline for
make a clean sweep
make a killing
make a killing
make a pass
make amends
make ends meet
make eyes
make heads or tails of
malady
malady
malcontent
malfeasance
malicious
malinger
malinger
malleable
manslaughter
matchmaking
maudlin
maverick
maverick
me thinks
meagre
measly
meat space
meddle
mediocre results
mediocre results
mediocre
meek
meeting minutes
mellifluous
mellifluous
meme
meme
mendacious
mendacious
mercurial
mercurial
merit
merit
mesmerise
mete out
meticulous
midwife
miffed
mind-boggling
mingle
mint condition
mirth
mirth
mischief
miser
mishap
misnomer
missive
mitigate
mittens
mnemonic
mock-up
mock-up
mocktail
mockumentary
modicum
moggies
mojo
Molasses City
mollycoddle
mollycoddle
momentous
Mondayitis
mondegreen
monetizatio
money galore
money petered out
mongrel
moniker
moniker
monitor
monkey business
monkey business
moonlighting
Moore's Law
moot point
moratorium
morning grouch
moron
motley crew
mover and shaker
moxie
Mr Right
muckraker
muddle through
mug shot
mull it over
mull
mullet
mulls
Mum's the word!
mumbo jumbo
Munchausen syndrome
musical chairs
muzak
muzak
my 2 cents worth
my in-laws
my significant other
myopia
nab
nab
nadir
namby-pamby
namby-pamby
naysayer
naysayer
negligible
nerd
nest egg
newfangled
next of kin
NGO
niche market
nifty
nifty
nifty
niggle
nimble
NIMBY
nincompoop
nincompoop
nippy
nitpick
nitpicker
nitpicker
nitty gritty
nitty gritty
nix
no frills
no spring chicken
no strings attached
no-brainer
no-frills carrier
noncompete
nonplussed
nonplussed
nose job
nosy Parker
not my cup of tea
not worth the candle
nothing to write home about
nuclear family
nudge
nudge
nurture
nutty as a fruitcake
O.A.P.
O.A.P.
obese
obese
obfuscate
obfuscate
obituary
oblivious to
obnoxious
obnoxious
OD
oddball
oddity
odds and ends
off the beaten track
off the cuff
off the top of my head...
off the wall
Old Bill
old boy network
old boy network
old wives' tale
old-timer
on a par with
on a par with
on a shoestring
on all fours
on cloud nine
on cloud nine
on tenterhooks
on the dole
on the fly
on the fritz
on the gravy train
on the ropes
once in a blue moon
once in a blue moon
one over the eight
one too many
one-liner
one-liner
one-upmanship
onerous
onus
op-ed
opprobrium
orphan
OTT
ouija board
oust
oust
out to lunch
outfox
outfox
outlandish
outrageous
over the moon
overwhelming
Oxfordian
oxymoron
oxymoron
p's and q's
p's and q's
pack a wallop
pagan
page-turner
pageantry
pain in the neck
paint the town red
paint the town
palatable
palatial
palindrome
palpable
panacea
panache
panache
pander
panhandler
paper tiger
paraphernalia
paraphernalia
Pardon my French
pardon my French
Pardon my French
pariah
parochialism
party pooper
pass the buck
pass the buck
pathetic
paucity
pay lip service
pay on the nail
pay through the nose
payola
payola
PDA
peccadillo
pecking order
pecking order
peckish
pecuniary
pedestrian
Peeping Tom
peer pressure
penchant
pencil something in
penultimate thing
penultimate
perambulate
peremptory
perfect storm
perfunctory reply
perfunctory
perjury
perk
perk
permalancer
pernickety
perpetuate
perseverance
persnickety
perspire
perspire
perturbed
peruse
peruse
pervasive
pet hate
pet peeve
pet project
petaflop
Peter Principle
pettifogger
pettifogger
philistine
phoney information
phony
phony
pick a lock
pick-up line
pickpocket
pie in the sky
piecemeal
pigeonhole
piggy bank
piggy in the middle
piggyback
pin down
pinch pennies
pink collar
pink slip
pinnacle
pinnacle
pipe down
pipe dream
pipsqueak
pithy comment
pithy
pittance
pivotal
pizzazz
placate
placid
plagiarize
plain vanilla products
plain-Jane
plaintiff
plaintiff
plaudit
play footsie
play for keeps
play hardball
play havoc
play it by ear
play kissy face
play possum
pledge
pledge
plethora
plight
plimsoll line
plimsoll line
plonk
pluck
plug away
plum job
plummet
po faced
po-faced
poach
pocket call
podcast
POETS day
poignant memories
poke
polka dot
Pollyanna
ponder
ponderous
Ponzi scheme
Pooh-Bah
pooh-pooh
pooped
popinjay
Poppy Day
poppycock
poppycock
portal
portend
portmanteau
posh
posh
posit
postgraduate
posthumous
pothole
potter about
powwow
practical joke
prank
prankster
prankster
prayer beeper
preach to the choir
precarious
precipitation
precocious
precocious
predator
predominant
preen
prejudice
premises
premonition
preposterous
preposterous
prescient
presentiment
presentiment
press the flesh
presumptuous
prevaricate
prevaricate
prissy person
pristine
probe
proclivity
procrastinate
procrastinator
procrastinator
prodigy
profess
proffer
proffer
profligacy
profligate
proliferate
prolific
promulgate
promulgate
prosaic
protean
prowess
proxemics
proxy
pub crawl
public viewing
public viewing
pugnacious
pukka
pull a fast one
pull out all the stops
pull rank
pull strings
pull the other one!
pun
punitive
purloin
purloin
push the envelope
push the envelope
push the envelope
pushing up the daisies
pusillanimous
pussyfoot around
pussyfoot
Put it on the back burner
put one's foot down
put one's foot in one's mouth
put wood behind the arrow
putpocket
quagmire
qualm
qualms
quandary
quango
quango
quash
queasy
queered my pitch
quibble
quibble
quick at repartee
quintessential
quirk
quirk
quixotic
quorum
raconteur
radio ham
rain check
raincheck
rainmaker
rainmaker
rainmaking
raise the stakes
ramble
ramp up
ramraid
ramshackle
rank and file
ransom
rapscallion
rapturous
rascal
raw deal
razzmatazz
RCMP
rebut
recalcitrant students
recalcitrant
reciprocate
recoup
red herring
red herring
red tape
red tape
red tape
red-letter day
red-letter day
redeye flight
redress
refugee
regimen
rehearsal
reiterate
rejoinder
rekindle
relegate
relinquish
reluctant
renege
repartee
repatriate
repatriate
repercussions
reprimand
rescind
resilient
rest on one's laurels
reticent
retro (design)
revamp
revamp
RFID
ride shotgun
rigmarole
rip-off
ritzy place
road hog
road hog
road rage
rocket salad
roger
roger
Roman holiday
rookie team
roster
rough and ready
round robin
rubber-stamp
rubberneck
Rube Goldberg
rue
ruffled feathers
rule of thumb
rule of thumb
ruminate
rummage
rumour
run an errand
run-of-the-mill
ruse
S.A.D.
S.U.V.
sagacious
sagacity
salad days
salad days
salient
salt cellar
salubrious
sanguine
sans
sardonic
sartorial elegance
sassy
saucy remark
savour
savvy
savvy
scab
scam
scam
scapegoat
scapegoat
scarecrow
scaredy pants
scaremonger
schlep
schmaltzy
schmooze
school of hard knocks
scorcher
scrappage
screenplay
scrumptious
scrupulous person
scrutinize
sculptor
scupper
sea change
second fiddle
second fiddle
Second Lifer
second nature
second wind
sedentary work
sedentary
see a man about a dog
see eye to eye
senility
sequester
serendipity
serendipity
settle a score
severance package
shaggy dog story
shaggy-dog story
shake a leg!
shake a leg
sham marriage
shambles
shambles
shamrock
she gave him a dirty look
she had moxie
she stole his thunder
she was dumbfounded
she was piqued
she was sent to Coventry
She's had a few
She's in the family way
she's squeaky clean
she's worth her salt
sheepish
sheepish
shenanigans
shenanigans
shilly-shally
shindig
shipshape
shirker
shirker
shoehorn
shoplifter
shopworn
showdown
shrewd
shun
shun
siblings
siblings
siblings
Engl. "siblings", ursprünglich "Blutsverwandter" - "Sippenling" ???
sideburns
sidekick
silver bullet
simulacrum
sinecure
sinecure
sissy
sitcom
sitting duck
skedaddle
skewed
Skid Row
skinflint
skinny-dip
skirmish
skulduggery
skulduggery
skylark
slacker
slam dunk
slander
slap-up meal
sleaze
sleek
sleep tight
sleeping policeman
sleight of hand
sleuth
sleuth
Sloane
Sloanes
slow burn
slow coach
sluggish
slush fund
slush
smarmy
smarmy
smart alec
smash hit
SMEs
smexting
smirk
smirting
smoke and mirrors
smokescreen
smokestack stocks
smokestack stocks
smoking gun
smorgasbord
smug
SNAFU
snake oil
snare
snazzy
sneer
snicker
snide remark
snippet
snitch
snogging
SOB
sober
Sod's Law
soft soap
solace
solemnly swear
solicit
soliloquy
somersault
somnambulist
somnambulist
soothsayer
sophisticated
sophomore
sound out
sounding board
sour grapes
southpaw
SPAM
spat
speculation is rife
spend a penny
spending splurge
spending spree
spending spree
spick and span
spill the beans
spin doctor
spin doctor
spin off
spinmeister
spinster
spirit away
spitting image
splash out
split hairs
splurge
spokesman(woman)
spoof
spook
spot
spouse
spunk
spurious reason
spurious
squander
squander
squat
squeamish
squeamish
stag night
staid
stake out
stakeholder
stalemate
stalking horse
stalwart
stamina
stamina
stampede
stand someone up
starchitect
start from scratch
stay shtum
staycation
steamroll
stellar
stevedore
stick and carrot
sticky site
sticky wicket
sticky wicket
Stockholm syndrome
stonewall
stool pigeon
Stop taking the Mickey!
stowaway
stowaway
stowaway
straight from the horse's mouth
strenuous
stroller
stumped
sturdy shoes
stutter
stymie
stymie
subbed
subjugate
subprime
succinct presentation
succinct
suit your fancy
sunlighting
superannuated
supercilious
supernumerary
superpredator
superstitious
surreptitious
surreptitious
surrogate mother
Svengali
swan song
swear box
sweatshop
sweatshop
sweetheart deal
swoon over
sycophant
sycophant
syzygy
tabloids
tabloids
taciturn
tacky
tailgate
take a rain check
take flak
take French leave
take heart
take it with a grain of salt
Take it with a pinch of salt
take pot luck
take someone to the cleaners
take the cake
take the mickey
take the plunge
take umbrage
take-home pay
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk shop
talk the hind legs off a donkey
tally up
tantamount
tantrum
tap dance
tardy
taunt
TB
tbd
tectonic shift
tedious
tedium
teetotaler
teetotaler
teetotaller
tell a fib
tell that to the marines
temerity
ten four (10-4)
tenacious
tenet
tentative
tentative
tenure
tenure
TEOTWAWKI
terrestrial
tetchy person
tetchy
TGIF
thank-you-ma'am
thankyoumaam
that cracked me up
that cuts no ice
that suits me to a tee
That takes the biscuit!
that takes the cake
that was a fluke
that's my prerogative
that's not in my bailiwick
that's really uncanny
thaw
the 64,000 dollar question
the ball is in his court
the ball is in his court
the bane of my life
The Beautiful Game
the Beeb
the big apple
the big apple
the birds and the bees
the buck stops here
the car was totalled
the cat has got her tongue
the flicks
The Full Monty
the gift of the gab
the kitty
the last straw
the late Peter Bauer
the long and the short of it
the never-never
the Noughties
the pearly gates
the penny dropped
the pond
the powers that be
the proof is in the pudding
The real McCoy
the results were skewed
the straight and narrow
the three R's
the upshot
the V-sign
the vicissitudes of life
the whole enchilada
the whole gamut
the whole kit and caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole shebang
they are going to renege
they had a row
they scoffed at him
they tied the knot
they were at loggerheads
thingamajig
thingamajig
third degree
third degree
thought leader
three dog night
three dog night
three-score years
thriftiness
throw a spanner in the works
throw the book at someone
thumb twiddling
thumbs up
thumbs-up
thwart
thwart
TIA
tickled pink
tickled pink
tidbit
tie the knot
tiff
tiff
tightwad
timid
timorous
tinsel
tipping point
tit-for-tat
tittle
tittle-tattle
TLC
to be the cat's whiskers
to feel humble
to grill
to have horse sense
to pluto
to vet
to-ing and fro-ing
toady
toast of the town
toast
toastmaster
toastmaster
toddler
toddler
toehold
tomboy
tomfoolery
tomfoolery
tongue in cheek
tongue twister
top brass
top-notch
topsy-turvy
Tortilla Flat
tot up
Touch wood!
touchstone
tout
toyboy
trade-off
trailblazer
travelling light
travesty of justice
treat with kid gloves
tribulations
trinkets
trite
trite
truculent personality
truculent
truism
tryst
TTFN
TTYL
tug of war
tug one's forelock
tug-of-war
turf war
turf war
turmoil
turn over a new leaf
turn the tables
turnkey project
tuxedo
tuxedo
tweak
twerp
twittering
two-horse race
tycoon
tycoon
tyre-kicker
tyro
ubiquitous
ubiquitous
umpteen
umpteen
unambiguous
unanimous
uncanny
under scrutiny
under the tutelage of
under the weather
understudy
undertaker
unprecedented
unpretentious
unscathed
unveil
unveil
unwind
up in arms
up sticks
up the ante
upbeat
urbane
usher in
vacillate
vacillate
vamoose
vanguard
vanity
vault
vault
velcro
vendetta
venerable
ventriloquist
venue
veracity
veracity
verbatim
verbiage
verisimilitude
verisimilitude
Veronica
versatile
vertically challenged
vestigial role
vet - to vet
vet him
vex
vex
viable
vicious circle
vicissitude
vicissitudes of life
video snacking
villain
vindicate
vindicate
vixen
volatile secrets
vouchsafe
VPL
vulnerable
wacko
waffle
waffle
wagging tongues
WAGS
wail like a banshee
wait until the cows come home
waive the rules
wake-up call
walk the line
walk the talk
walking on eggshells
walking Spanish
wannabe
warrants immediate action
wary
wary
wassail
wassail
water down
watershed
wayward
we are baffled
we must curtail the investment
We're going places
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
weather the storm
webjack
wedlock
weird
wellies
wet behind the ears
wet blanket
wet one's whistle
wet signature
whale tail
What a bummer!
What are the ramifications?
What the heck?
whatchamacallit
whatever floats your boat
wheeler-dealer
when push comes to shove
wherewithal
whim
whimsical
whinge
whiplash injury
whippersnapper
whistle-blower
whistle-stop tour
white elephant
white lie
white noise
white-knuckle
white-knuckle
whiteout
whitewash
whodunit
Whoopsy daisy!
widdershins
widget
widget
widow's peak
widow's peak
wig
Wikipediholic
wild-goose chase
willothewisp
willy-nilly
wimp
wimpy
windfall
windfall
window dressing
wing it
wiseacre
wiseacre
wishy-washy
with alacrity
with gusto
witty
witty
wizened face
WMD
woe betide us if…
wolf-whistle
wonky
wreak havoc
wry
WYSIWYG
XYZ
yakety-yak
yawn
yellow belly
yellow
yellow
yen
yettie
Yogi Berra
yokel
You can take it as read
You can't teach her to suck eggs
you're pulling my leg
young-old
your namesake
zany
zealot
zealous
zero hour
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Jeder Mensch hat seinen eigenen, individuellen Lernprozess. Wir fördern diesen, indem wir dem Sprachschüler das passende Lernprodukt vermitteln, um seinen Lernerfolg zu steigern. Dieser ist unser einziger Masstab.
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SALMONETE (sal-mo-NE-te)
Etimología: Del francés surmulet = gewöhnliche Meerbarbe
Significado:
m. Pez teleósteo marino, acantopterigio, de unos 25 centímetros de largo, color rojo en el lomo y blanco sonrosado en el vientre; cabeza grande, con un par de barbillas en la mandíbula inferior; cuerpo oblongo, algo comprimido lateralmente, y cola muy ahorquillada. Es comestible apreciado y abunda en el Mediterráneo.
Ejemplo:
"Y contra la sombra obsesiva de un pollo industrial degollado, comió jamón de pato y unos salmonetes envueltos en hojas de limonero en un restaurante que tenía nombre de coches, MG".
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Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology
UK Vereinigtes Königreich (Großbritannien u. Nordirland), Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Wörter des Tages, Des Mots du Jour, Words of the Day, Weltweites des Tages

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Garg, Anu / Garg, Stuti
A Word a Day
A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

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Taschenbuch: 224 Seiten
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc (12. November 2002)
Sprache: Englisch

Synopsis
This is a romp through more than 250 obscure, abstruse, wacky, and wonderful words from the founders of the world's no. 1 word-lovers' Web site. Written by the founders of the wildly popular "A Word A Day" Web site and daily e-mail (500,000 subscribers, worldwide), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words is a must-have for writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. Like their e-mails, the book is organized around weekly themes and offers readers a different word for each day of the week in categories ranging from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make Spell-Checker Ineffective." Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, and many entries feature fascinating and amusing commentaries by A.W.A.D. subscribers and the authors. Representing fifty-five weeks worth of words, the 273 words compiled in "A Word A Day" includes some of the most popular weekly themes that have appeared on the Web site since its founding in 1994.

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