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Idiomtische Redewendungen und Ausrufe – Idiomatic Expressions and Interjections Posted by on Feb 25, 2011

Idiomatic expressions and interjections are useful means of communication. Idioms are set phrases. Knowing them can promote your linguistic competence to a considerable degree. Interjections are short words or phrases that express emotions. Below you can find two tables, each with the literal meanings of the German expressions plus the English equivalents. I hope you find…

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Idiomatische Redewendungen – Idiomatic expressions Posted by on Jan 31, 2011

Language is not always logical. This is generally true for idiomatische Redewendungen (idiomatic expressions). Idioms are words or phrases that do not have literal meanings but figurative meanings. I would like to post a series on German idioms [from time to time] in order to enhance your linguistic competence. Enjoy! 🙂 an allen Ecken und…

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