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 | to liaise [chiefly British] [to be the contact person] | 88 vermitteln [als Verbindungsperson fungieren] |  |
Nouns |
 | hist. farthing [Br.] [British coin until 1961, worth a quarter of a penny] | 83 Viertelpenny {m} |  |
 | hist. the Raj [British government of India, 1858-1947] | 20 [britische Herrschaft in Indien, 1858-1947] |  |
 | kipper [Aus.] [archaic] [sl.] [British man] | 19 Brite {m} |  |
 | EU neol. Brexit [short for: British exit from the EU] | 12 Brexit {m} [EU-Austritt Großbritanniens] |  |
 | marquess [British title] | 12 Marquess {m} [britischer Adelstitel] |  |
 | mil. tab [British Military] [a marking on the collar distinguishing an officer of high rank or (formerly) a staff officer] | 8 Kragenspiegel {m} [hier: Rangabzeichen des britischen Militärs] |  |
 | [derogatory term for a British person] | 7 Inselaffe {m} [pej.] |  |
 | hist. bizone [British and US zones of occupation after World War II] | 5 Bizone {f} [vereinigte britische und US-Besatzungszone nach dem 2. Weltkrieg] |  |
 | hist. [slang for British soldiers in and after WW II in Germany and Austria] | Tommies {pl} [ugs.] |  |
 | curr. berry [1930's British slang for a one pound note] | Ein-Pfund-Note {f} |  |
 | hist. bombe [Br.] [Turing bombe, Turing-Welchman bombe; an electromechanical device used by British cryptologists] | Turing-Bombe {f} [ugs.: Bombe] |  |
 | geogr. Britisher [dated, esp. Ind. or hum.] [here: any British subject] | britischer Bürger {m} [mit oder ohne Migrationshintergrund] |  |
 | geogr. pol. Chequers [British prime minister's country retreat] | Chequers [Landsitz des britischen Premierministers] |  |
 | geogr. Europe [from a British viewpoint] [coll.] | europäisches Festland {n} |  |
 | hieroglyphic [individual sign] [now often considered incorrect for 'hieroglyph', esp. in British English] | Hieroglyphe {f} |  |
 | hieroglyphic [sign system] [rare] [generally now considered incorrect for 'hieroglyphics', esp. in British English]. | Hieroglyphenschrift {f} |  |
 | hist. pol. Mosleyite | [Anhänger von Oswald Mosley, dem Gründer der British Union of Fascists] |  |
 | educ. munshi [Ind.] [also spelled moonshee] [native language instructor, esp. in British India] | Munschi {m} [einheimischer Sprachlehrer, bes. in Britisch-Indien] |  |
 | jobs naut. oldster [Br.] [midshipman of four years' standing in the British navy] | [ein schon vier Jahre dienender Seekadett der British Navy] |  |
 | hist. Sirkar [British government in India] | (indische) Regierung {f} |  |
 | Tippex® [British trademark] [also: Tipp-Ex®] | Tipp-Ex® {n} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | donkey's ears {adv} [coll.] [from British rhyming slang] [donkey's years, a very long time] | ewig und drei Tage [ugs.] [hum.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | Yours truly, [at the end of a letter] [reserved for informal correspondence in British English] | Mit freundlichen Grüßen [am Ende eines Briefes / Schreibens] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | naut. travel (RMS) Titanic [British passenger liner] | (RMS) Titanic {f} [britisches Passagierschiff] |  |
 | naut. unit admiralty mile [British sea mile] [6080 ft.] [1853,184 m] | britische Seemeile {f} [1853,184 m] |  |
 | cloth. hist. mil. ammo boots [coll. for: ammunition boots] [standard footwear for the British Army] | [britische Armee-/Kampfstiefel (Standard), ab ca. 1880 bis 1960] |  |
 | ecol. for. ancient woodlands [Br.] [in British terminology woodland older than 1600 years] | uralte Wälder {pl} [insb. in Bezug auf Europa und gemäß dem in der britischen Terminologie erweiterten Urwaldbegriff] |  |
 | ecol. for. ancient woods [Br.] [in British terminology woodland older than 1600 years] | uralte Wälder {pl} [insb. in Bezug auf Europa und gemäß dem in der britischen Terminologie erweiterten Urwaldbegriff] |  |
 | naut. Blue Ensign [flag flown by a British naval auxiliary vessel] | Blue Ensign {f} [britische Flagge] |  |
 | hist. Chartered Company [coll.] [British South Africa Company] | Britische Südafrika-Gesellschaft {f} |  |
 | pol. communications minister [British government, among others] | Kommunikationsminister {m} |  |
 | hist. pol. Coronation Stone [British] | Krönungsstein {m} |  |
 | art bibl. Cotton Genesis [British Library, MS Cotton Otho B VI] | Cotton-Genesis {f} |  |
 | cloth. country clothing [e.g. British country clothing] | Landkleidung {f} [Country-Kleidung, z. B. britische ...] |  |
 | brew unit degree Plato <°P> [used by British and continental European brewers] | Grad {n} Plato <°P> [Einheit des Stammwürzegehalts] |  |
 | cloth. Doc Martens [coll.] [Dr. Martens®, Doctor Martens, Docs, DMs] [British footwear brand] | Dr. Martens® {pl} [auch: Docs, Doc Martens; Schuhe] |  |
 | pol. Downing Street [the British government] | die britische Regierung {f} |  |
 | hist. pol. government history [often: history of the (British / German / American etc.) government] | Regierungsgeschichte {f} |  |
 | transp. HGV licence [Br.] [common British term] [Heavy Goods Vehicle licence] | Zweier-Führerschein {m} [ugs.] [Lkw-Führerschein] |  |
 | hist. John Company [coll.] [(British) East India Company] [1707-1874] | Britische Ostindien-Kompanie {f} |  |
 | King's wife [in British tradition] | Königsgemahlin {f} [geh.] |  |
 | automot. licence plate [Br.] [British spelling, but not British usage] | Nummernschild {n} |  |
 | hist. pol. Mandatory Palestine [short for: British Mandate of Palestine] | Palästinamandat {n} [kurz für: Völkerbundsmandat für Palästina] |  |
 | hist. native state [entity of the British Indian Empire] | (indischer) Fürstenstaat {m} |  |
 | hist. mil. potato masher [British Army slang] | Kartoffelstampfer {m} [ugs.] [Stielhandgranate] |  |
 | gastr. pound cake [British style] [Madeira cake] | Rührkuchen {m} |  |
 | hist. mil. quartermaster sergeant <QMS> [British Armed Forces] | Oberfeldwebel {m} <OFw> [Wehrmacht] |  |
 | queen consort [also Queen Consort] [British king's wife] | Königsgemahlin {f} [geh.] |  |
 | Queen's Guard [British Royal Guard] | Gardist {m} der Königin [ugs.] [hier: von Queen Elizabeth II.] |  |