Frequently I run across English words and idioms that I don’t know. After I looked them up I would like to persist this new knowledge in my mind. Therefore I started to note it down here. If you not native English and curious for new vocabulary, you may want to come along every now and then to see if there is news.
2024-02-22:
EN: to flounder
DE: zappeln, ins Schwimmen geraten, sich verhaspeln
Remark: flounder (noun) is DE “die Flunder”
Source: https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/flounder
2024-01-18:
EN: People are creatures of habit
DE: Der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier
Source: https://www.deepl.com/translator#de/en/der%20Mensch%20ist%20ein%20Gewohnheitstier
2024-01-18:
EN: apt
DE: begabt; geschickt
Source: https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/apt
2023-12-23;
EN: Have my cake and eat it;
DE: Alles (beides) auf einmal haben wollen;
Remark: Things that are mutually exclusive;
Source: https://dict.leo.org/pages/addinfo/addInfo.php?aiid=MxYmCxeAeOP&lang=de&lp=en
2023-12-13;
EN: not for the faint of heart;
DE: nichts für jemand mit schwachen Nerven;
Source: https://dict.leo.org/forum/viewWrongentry.php?idThread=36887&idForum=6&lang=de&lp=ende