Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English
 
Phrases of German Origin
 
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Language Phrase Meaning
German Angst anxiety, psychological suffering
German Bildungsroman personal development novel
German Blitzkrieg intense, rapid attack
German Bürgermeister mayor
German Doppelgänger ghostly double
German Dummkopff stupid person, blockhead
German Gemeinschaft community, fellowship
German Gemütlichkeit sociability
German Gesellschaft society, association
German Gesundheit bless you
German kitsch trashy, tawdry ornamentation
German leitmotif recurring theme
German Liebchen sweetheart
German lumpenproletariat the underclass of society
German nicht wahr isn’t that right?
German Realpolitik politics of realism
German Schadenfreude pleasure in the misfortune of others
German schmaltz excessive sentimentality
German sturm und drang turbulence, upheaval
German Übermensch superior man
German verboten forbidden
German Wanderlust delight in travel
German Weltanschauung philosophy, outlook
German Wunderkind child prodigy
German Zeitgeist spirit of the times