 | English  | German |  |
 | then {adv} [intensifying term in questions like "Who / why then is ... ?"] | 167 denn [verstärkendes Wort in Fragen wie "Wer / Warum denn ist ... ?"] |  |
 | hitherto {adv} [before then, until then] | 159 zuvor |  |
Nouns |
 | geogr. hist. pol. [coll. , often pej., West German term for Germany's Soviet Occupation Zone, and then the GDR] | Zone {f} [ugs.] [bundesd.] [kurz für: Sowjetische Besatzungszone (SBZ), später auch pej. für: DDR] |  |
 | geogr. hist. pol. [coll. , often pej.: West German term for Germany's Soviet Occupation Zone, and then the GDR] | Ostzone {f} [ugs.] [bundesd.] [kurz für: Sowjetische Besatzungszone (SBZ), später auch pej. für: DDR] |  |
2 Words |
 | running around [can also be pej., then meaning uncoordinated activity leading nowhere] | Rennerei {f} [ugs.] [oft pej.] |  |
 | swamp creature [LEGO® monster] [when used fig., then also pej.] | Sumpfkreatur {f} [LEGO® monster] [wenn fig., dann auch pej.] |  |
3 Words |
 | by that time {adv} [by then] | bis dahin [zeitlich] |  |
 | by that time {adv} [by then] | in der Zwischenzeit [inzwischen] |  |
 | Well, all right. [Oh , OK then] | Na schön / gut! [(zögernd) zustimmend] |  |
4 Words |
 | from time to time {adv} [now and then] | ab und an [hin und wieder] |  |
 | to give sb. a Chinese burn [Br.] [coll.] [offensive] [idiom] [placing both hands on sb.'s lower arm and then twisting the skin in opposite directions to cause a burning sensation] | bei jdm. Brennnesseln machen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | biol. quote survival of the fittest [coined by Herbert Spencer 1864, then also used by Charles Darwin] | Überleben {n} des Angepasstesten |  |
 | biol. quote survival of the fittest [coined by Herbert Spencer 1864, then also used by Charles Darwin] | Überleben {n} des Stärkeren [Standardübersetzung, richtig: Überleben des Angepasstesten] |  |
5+ Words |
 | anniversary of the foundation of [only used this way when the object of the foundation will then be mentioned: ... of XYZ] | Gründungsjubiläum {n} [des / der XYZ] |  |