 | English  | German |  |
 | consistency [of two or more statements, ideas etc.] | 89 Übereinstimmung {f} |  |
 | acc. fin. restatement [revision of previous financial statements] | 13 Anpassung {f} [von Vorjahreswerten] |  |
 | [distancing oneself from one's own previous ideas, statements, works] | Kindesweglegung {f} [fig.] [österr.] [Rückzug von früheren Idealen, Überzeugungen, Aussagen etc.] |  |
 | pol. [nickname for the German SPD politician Olaf Scholz, coined while he was secretary general (2002-2004) – when he was found to repeat (like an automat) statements of other party leaders] | Scholzomat {m} [auch: Scholz-O-Mat, Scholz-o-mat, Scholz-o-Mat, Scholz-O-mat] [Spitzname für Olaf Scholz] |  |
 | eyewash [coll.] [empty statements] | leeres Gerede {n} |  |
 | law spec. pleadings {pl} [statements of case] | schriftlicher Vortrag {m} |  |
 | to boil sth. down [fig.] [arguments, statements] | etw. auf den Punkt bringen [fig.] |  |