GERMAN
WORDS
ANGST - Feeling of
anxiety, apprehension or insecurity
BLITZ -- An intense campaign or effort
BLITZKRIEG - A
swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and land
forces
DACHSHUND - A small dog of a breed developed in Germany
GESUNDHEIT -- Used
to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed, meaning
"Bless you !"
HAUSFRAU - A housewife
HINTERLAND - The land lying inland from a
coast; region away from urban areas
KAISER - An emperor
KINDERGARTEN - A
school or class for children between the age of four and six
KITSCH -
Appealing to popular or lowbrow taste, usually of poor quality
LEBENSRAUM - Space needed for life, growth or
activity
LOAFER -• One who does no work; low leather
step-in shoe
LUFTWAFFE - The German air force
MENSCH - a person of integrity and honor
PUTSCH - Sudden and decisive change of
government illegally or by force
REALPOLITIK - Politics based on practical
rather than moral or ideological considerations
REICH - The German state or empire
RUCKSACK - A
bag carried by a strap around the back or shoulder
SCHMALTZ
- Excessive sentimentality, especially in music or art
SWINDLE - To
take or obtain money or property by deceit or fraud
UBERMENSCH - a superman
UNTERMENSCH - a racially inferior person (as
per the Nazi terms)
WALTZ - A smooth flowing ballroom dance
WELTANSCHAUUNG -
A comprehensive view of the world and human life
WELTSCHMERZ -
Sadness on thinking about the evils of
the world
ZEITGEIST - The spirit of
the times; the
taste characteristic of a generation
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