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Idiomtische Redewendungen und Ausrufe – Idiomatic Expressions and Interjections Posted by Sandra Rösner 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…
Idiomatische Redewendungen – Idiomatic expressions Posted by Sandra Rösner 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…