영어 속 독일어

 

 

 

Zeitgeist

독일어 의미 : Time spirit/the spirit of the times

영어 의미 : The spirit of the times.

예문 : He really captured the zeitgeist of the 1980s with his music.

 

 

Angst

독일어 의미 : Fear

영어 의미 : The anxiety and inner turmoil often associated with a person’s teenage years

(‘Teenage angst’)

예문 : Kanye West says he’s ‘full of angst’ like John Lennon’

 

 

Über

독일어 의미 : About, over or above (depending on context)

영어 의미 : extra’ or ‘extremely’. über-cool과 같이 다른 단어 앞에 쓰인다.

예문 : That guy is an uber-geek.

영어에서는 움라우트 없이 uber로 쓰는 경우가 많다.

 

Kindergarten

독일어 의미 : Children garden, meaning a pre-school for children.

영어 의미 : A pre-school for children. Similar English words are playgroup and nursery.

예문 : I’m taking Sarah to kindergarten.

 

 

Kitsch

독일어 의미 : Something trashy/gaudy, possibly from the verb kitschen, meaning ‘to smear or scrape together’

영어 의미 : Something tacky, gaudy or tasteless, mainly referring to music, jewellery, art, decor or fashion.

예문 : Her house is full of kitsch!

영어의 형용사 kitschy는 독일어 kitschig이다.

 

 

Strudel 

독일어 의미 : Whirlpool (in middle-high German), but refers to a type of pastry dessert.

영어 의미 :  A German pastry dessert e.g. Apple strudel.

예문 : How about some apple strudel tonight?

 

 

Dachshund 

독일어 의미 : Badger-dog, referring to a breed of dog

영어 의미 :  The breed of dog also referred to colloquially as a sausage dog (though the English pronounce it ‘dashund’

예문 : I’m taking my dachshund out for a walk

 

 

Rucksack

독일어 의미 : Back sack, meaning backpack

영어 의미 :  Backpack

예문 : I need to pack my rucksack for school