| English | German | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 1487 irgendein | |
| any {pron} [some, no matter which] | 702 irgendwelche [pl] | |
| whence {adv} [formal] [from which, which source, reason] | 615 woraus | |
| unkempt {adj} [hair which hasn't been combed] | 385 ungekämmt | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 279 etwas | |
| any {pron} [some, no matter which] | 208 irgendeine [f. sing.] | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 206 irgendetwas | |
| seeming {adj} [sth. which / that seems] | 184 anmutend | |
| somebody {pron} [no matter which] | 166 irgendjemand | |
| anyone {pron} [no matter which] | 125 irgendeiner | |
| someone {pron} [no matter which] | 69 irgendeiner | |
| whether {conj} [obs.] [which of two] | 61 wederer [veraltet] [welcher von zweien auch immer] | |
| anybody {pron} [no matter which] | 55 irgendeiner | |
| any {adj} [some, no matter which] | 54 irgendeiner [f. sing. Gen. und Dat.] | |
| [of something which is sat upon, worn out from use] {adj} {past-p} | 6 durchgesessen | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 6 irgendeiner [m. sing.] | |
| quote RadioTV ["Which one would you like?" based on the "What is my profession?" quiz show question: "Which piggy-bank would you like?"] | Welches Schweinderl hätten S' denn gern? [Robert Lembke, «Was bin ich?»] | |
| [late (deceased)] {adj} [attr.] [may in German be used colloquially hum. for things that do not exist any longer, besides the standard meaning for persons which is becoming old-fashioned] | seligen Angedenkens [nachgestellt] [ugs. hum.] [einstig, früher] [nicht Personen betreffend] | |
| [that / which / who] {pron} | das wo [südd.] [ugs.] [das] | |
| cosmet. 12M [bathroom products / toiletries; time in months by which a product should be used after opening] | 12 M [Haltbarkeitsdatum; Wirksamkeit geöffneter kosmetischer Produkte; in diesem Beispiel: 12 Monate] | |
| conspicuous {adj} [which cannot be overlooked] | nicht zu übersehen | |
| fakeable {adj} [that which can be faked or falsified] | verfälschbar | |
| what {pron} [which] | welcher / welche / welches | |
| whence {adv} [dated] [from where, which place] | von wo | |
| where [in which] | in denen | |
| whereby {adv} [by which] | mittels dessen | |
| whereby {adv} [by which] | mittels derer / deren | |
| whereby {adv} [by which] | bei dem / der / denen | |
| whereby {adv} [by which] | durch den / die / das | |
| whereby {adv} [by which] | mit dessen / deren Hilfe | |
| whereby {adv} [in accordance with which] | nach dem | |
Verbs |
| gastr. to pacotize [process, which mixes and purees deep frozen food stuff directly in its frozen state] | 5 pacossieren [Tiefgefrorenes ohne Auftauen mit dem Pacojet® pürieren] | |
| [to condemn somebody by excluding them from a community to which they belong] | jdn. in Acht und Bann tun [verdammen] [fig.] [geh.] | |
| sports to break sb. [win a tennis game in which the opponent is serving] | jdm. das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen [Tennis] | |
| to recover sb.'s sth. [which has been stolen, lost] | jdm. etw.Akk. wiederbeschaffen | |
Nouns |
| order [the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other] | 1970 Reihenfolge {f} | |
| gossip [involving details which are not confirmed as true] | 456 Tratsch {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| pattern [from which sth. is copied] | 214 Vorlage {f} [Muster] | |
| sports [goal which leaves the scoring side only one down] [football] | 157 Anschlusstreffer {m} | |
| sports finish [point at which race ends] | 100 Ziel {n} [Ende einer Wettkampfstrecke] | |
| acc. [principle of allocation by which variable costs must be traced to cost centres and costing units where such costs originated] | 90 Kostenverursachungsprinzip {n} | |
| admin. fin. threshold [fig.; amount above or below which the state interferes with taxation, welfare payments, etc.] | 58 Schwellenbetrag {m} | |
| ling. lit. philos. agent [person or means by which something is done] | 41 Handlungsträger {m} | |
| hist. law stake [to which sb. is tied to be burned] | 36 Brandpfahl {m} | |
| educ. ling. [language in which lessons are conducted] | 24 Unterrichtssprache {f} | |
| educ. [contemptuous term for a subject which can be easily passed by waffling] | 22 Laberfach {n} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| law title [enforceable legal claim and the instrument on which it is based] | 21 Titel {m} [vollstreckbarer Rechtsanspruch sowie dessen Grundlage] | |
| film lit. [book on which the film was based] | 18 Buchvorlage {f} | |
| hist. pol. [ceremony in which teenagers are given adult social status, esp. in the former GDR] | 18 Jugendweihe {f} | |
| [rotating time period during which a resident of e.g. an apartment is responsible for cleaning shared areas in and around the building such as sidewalks, driveways, hallways, etc.] | 18 Kehrwoche {f} [südd.] [bes. schwäb.] | |