 | English  | German | |
 | sanguinary {adj} [expression etc.] | 470 derb | |
| vacant {adj} [lacking expression] | 161 ausdruckslos | |
| woolly {adj} [concept, manner of expression] | 142 schwammig [pej.] [unpräzise] | |
| acerbically {adv} [in character or expression] | 59 beißend [im Charakter oder Ausdruck] | |
| lugubrious {adj} [face, expression] | 59 kummervoll [Gesicht, Miene] | |
| sour {adj} [fig.] [person, expression] | 51 griesgrämig | |
| common {adj} [general, e.g. name, expression] | 34 landläufig | |
| twee {adj} [Br.] [expression] | 25 gekünstelt | |
| sour {adj} [fig.] [person, expression] | 18 verdrießlich | |
| ling. regional {adj} [accent, speech, expression, usage, etc.] | 16 landschaftlich <landsch.> | |
| rapturous {adj} [look, expression] | 15 schwelgerisch | |
| Wow! [expression of joyous surprise] | 15 Hach! [Ausruf der freudigen Überraschung] | |
| hurt {adj} [expression] | 13 geschmerzt [österr.] [ugs.] | |
| mysterious {adj} [words, expression] | 12 sibyllinisch [geh.] | |
| stilted {adj} [verbal expression] | 11 gedrechselt [fig.] [Rede, Ausdrucksweise] | |
| Wow! [coll.] [expression of surprise or amazement] | 11 Donnerkeil! [ugs.] [Ausruf des Erstaunens und der Verwunderung] | |
| meaningless {adj} [devoid of expression] | 7 aussagelos | |
| Wow! [expression of surprise or amazement, normally positive] | 7 Oha! [Ausruf des Staunens] | |
| [Southern German filler, used to intensify the sense of an expression, and to express surprise. Unusual in written language] | 5 fei [südd.] [regional] | |
| [obsolete expression of indignation or bewilderment] | Schockschwerenot! [veraltet] [Ausruf der Entrüstung oder Bestürzung] | |
| Ha! [expression of surprise, triumph, etc.] | Ha! [Ausruf der Überraschung, des Triumphes etc.] | |
| Ha! [expression of triumph] | Hach! [Ausruf des spöttischen Triumphes] | |
| Hah! [expression of surprise, triumph, etc.] | Ha! [Ausruf der Überraschung, des Triumphes etc.] | |
| spiritual {adj} [expression, look] | vergeistigt | |
| ling. standard {adj} [attr.] [of an expression etc.] | stehend [allgemein gebräuchlich, z. B. Ausdruck, Wendung] | |
| strange {adj} [not common, current or usual] [e.g. word, expression] | nicht geläufig | |
| tormented {adj} {past-p} [e .g. a tormented expression on a face] | zerquält | |
| Whoa! [expression of surprise, amazement, etc.] | Oh! [Ausruf der Überraschung, Verwunderung etc.] | |
| why [expression of surprise] | aber nein | |
| Verbs |
| to adopt sth. [expression, term, idea etc.] | 20 etw.Akk. übernehmen [Ausdruck, Terminologie, Idee etc.] | |
| to harden [expression, face] | sich versteinern [Miene, Gesicht] | |
| to register sth. [facial expression] | etw.Akk. zum Ausdruck bringen [Miene] | |
| Nouns |
| resolution [formal expression of opinion by a body] | 795 Beschluss {m} | |
| countenance [facial expression or face] | 776 Miene {f} | |
| countenance [facial expression] | 609 Gesichtsausdruck {m} | |
| sentiment [expression of view] | 271 Gedanke {m} | |
| rhet. trope [figurative or metaphorical expression] | 172 Sprachbild {n} | |
| countenance [facial expression] | 157 Mimik {f} | |
| face [facial expression] | 93 Miene {f} | |
| air [facial expression] | 92 Miene {f} | |
| mantra [fig.] [often repeated expression] | 61 Standardspruch {m} | |
| nuance [a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound] | 51 Nuance {f} [kleiner Unterschied, Abschattung] | |
| ling. style [way of expression] | 47 Ausdrucksweise {f} | |
| blandness [expression, look, smile] | 27 Leere {f} | |
| look [facial expression] | 26 Miene {f} | |
| language [style of expression] | 24 Sprache {f} [Ausdrucksweise] | |
| technicality [technical expression] | 22 Fachausdruck {m} | |
| currency [of a word, expression] | 18 Gebräuchlichkeit {f} | |
| orotundity [writing, style, or expression] | 8 Aufgeblasenheit {f} [schwülstiger Schreib- oder Redestil] | |
| protest [expression of disapproval] | 5 Unmutsäußerung {f} | |
