Erhard Blanck(*1942), deutscher Heilpraktiker, Schriftsteller und Maler
interrobang
noun: A punctuation mark (?) formed by a question mark (?) superimposed on an exclamation point (!).
flattop
Definition: (noun) A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings. Synonyms: aircraft carrier. Usage: Before the invasion, the general ordered a large flattop to anchor several miles offshore to facilitate a swift aerial attack. Discuss
infodemic
noun: A glut of mostly unreliable, rapidly spreading information relating to an event, crisis, disease, etc.
arriviste
Definition: (noun) A person who has recently attained high position or great power but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart. Synonyms: nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart. Usage: The arriviste tried to gain acceptance into society through ostentatious displays of his newfound wealth, but his actions only inspired resentment. Discuss
Frase celebre di Louis-Ferdinand Céline
«È forse questo che si cerca nella vita, nient'altro che questo, la più gran pena possibile per diventare se stessi, prima di morire.» (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Wir können’s oft nicht begreifen, daß Leute das tun, was wir an ihrer Stelle auch täten.
Otto Weiß(1849 – 1915), Wiener Musiker und Feuilletonist
rusticle
noun: An icicle-like formation of rust, as on an underwater shipwreck.
baleen
Definition: (noun) A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets. Synonyms: whalebone. Usage: Baleen, formerly used in buggy whips, parasol ribs, and corsets, has largely been replaced by plastic in these items. Discuss
revetment
Definition: (noun) A facing, as of masonry, used to support an embankment. Synonyms: stone facing. Usage: Like seawalls, revetments armor and protect the land behind them. Discuss
Frase celebre di René Lacoste
«Non importa quanto ben fatta sia una racchetta di legno: non ce ne sono due uguali. C'è sempre una differenza di tocco o di bilanciamento. Con l'acciaio è possibile produrre racchette che concordano nelle più piccole specifiche.» (René Lacoste)
Aphorismen sind Gedankenkeime: Früchte gereifter und Wurzeln neuer Gedanken.
Walter Jakoby(*1958), Wissenschaftler, Manager und Autor
furuncle
Definition: (noun) A painful sore with a hard pus-filled core. Synonyms: boil. Usage: His doctor referred him to a dermatologist who would examine the furuncle on his leg. Discuss
Um Kritik zu vermeiden, darf man nichts sagen, nichts tun, nichts sein.
Elbert Hubbard(1856 – 1915 (auf der Lusitania)), Elbert Green Hubbard, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Essayist, Philosoph und Verleger
Piccadilly Circus
noun: A place that is very busy, crowded, or noisy.
anemometer
Definition: (noun) An instrument for measuring wind force and velocity. Synonyms: wind gauge. Usage: The storm chasers loaded their van with high-tech gear, including a number of powerful anemometers. Discuss
Wer sein ganzes Leben auf Sturm wartet, wird wohl selten den Sonnenschein genießen.
Willy Meurer(1934 – 2018), deutsch-kanadischer Kaufmann, Aphoristiker und Publizist, M.H.R. (Member of the Human Race), Toronto
haircut
noun: A reduction in value.
bookplate
Definition: (noun) A label bearing the owner's name or other identification that is pasted usually on the inside cover of a book. Synonyms: ex libris. Usage: I learned from the bookplate that the previous owner of my copy of <i>Gone with the Wind</i> had been a woman named Scarlett. Discuss
Frase celebre di Tina Turner
«Ognuno di noi ha un pezzettino di Dio dentro di sè che aspetta solo di essere scoperto.» (Tina Turner)
Aforisma di Tina Turner
«La gente pensa che la mia vita sia stata dura, ma io penso che sia stato un viaggio meraviglioso. Più invecchi, più ti rendi conto che non è quello che succede, ma come lo affronti. »
Die Gescheiten verlernen es bald, über die Dummen zu lachen, nie aber die Dummen über die Gescheiten.
Paul Kunad(1864 – 1912), deutscher Journalist und Lyriker
Frase celebre di Gabriele Cirilli
«Tatiana è l'amica mia grassa, tarmente grassa che l'altro giorno sono andata a trovarla all'ospedale e affianco a lei c'era un auto botte e gli ho chiesto: a Tatià ma ch stai a fa?… no niente me sto a fa na flebo!!!» (Gabriele Cirilli)
daisy cutter
noun: 1. In a ball game, a ball that moves close to the ground. 2. A horse that lifts its feet very little off the ground. 3. A bomb powerful enough to flatten a large area, such as a forest.
feckless
Definition: (adjective) Generally incompetent and ineffectual. Synonyms: inept. Usage: Much to his wife's dismay, Jim refused to call a professional, and continued his feckless attempts at repairing the plumbing in the house. Discuss
Wird der Überbau größer als die Basis, muss man besonders streng darauf achten, dass keiner mehr am Fundament rüttelt.
Klaus D. Koch(*1948), Dr. med., deutscher Mediziner und Aphoristiker
baloney
noun: Nonsense, such as foolish, deceptive, or pretentious talk.
distend
Definition: (verb) To cause to expand by or as if by internal pressure; dilate. Synonyms: dilate. Usage: It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Discuss
Noch ein paar mehr Ausnahmen, und die Leute wollen wieder Regeln haben.
Pavel Kosorin(*1964), tschechischer Schriftsteller und Aphoristiker
graver
Definition: (noun) A tool used by an engraver. Synonyms: pointel. Usage: The jewelry designer's studio was attached to her shop, so customers could watch her hammer metals and draw elegant designs with her graver. Discuss
tittle
Definition: (noun) A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. Synonyms: iota, scintilla, shred, smidgeon, whit. Usage: Sydney Carton drank nothing but a tittle coffee. Discuss
Frase celebre di Jimmy Carter
«Le aggressioni che non incontrano opposizione diventano malattie contagiose.» (Jimmy Carter)
Aforisma di Wislawa Szymborska
«Ascolta | come mi batte forte il tuo cuore.»
Beim Lebenslauf muß man nicht als erster durchs Ziel.
Erhard Horst Bellermann(*1937), deutscher Bauingenieur, Dichter und Aphoristiker
jump ball
noun: 1. A contest too close to call. 2. An undecided situation or one with no preference.
attenuate
Definition: (adjective) Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence. Synonyms: faded, weakened. Usage: She placed a record in the player, and the attenuate tones of the old recording swept through the house. Discuss
Frase celebre di Harrison Ford
«È possibile che non abbia mai preso l'Oscar perché i miei film lasciano più spazio alla storia che alla singola interpretazione. A me interessa che il film sia buono nel suo complesso, non avere il mio momento di gloria.» (Harrison Ford)
Aforisma di Jimmy Carter
«Le aggressioni che non incontrano opposizione diventano malattie contagiose.»
Das wichtigste im menschlichen Verkehr bleibt immer: die Leute bei schlechtem Gewissen zu erhalten.
Arthur Schnitzler(1862 – 1931), österreichischer Dramatiker und Erzähler
wheelhouse
noun: 1. An enclosed area on a boat or ship that houses the steering wheel. 2. In baseball, the area in which it’s easiest for the batter to hit the ball with the most power. 3. One’s area of interest or expertise.
vainglory
Definition: (noun) Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities. Synonyms: boastfulness. Usage: I share my substance with the poor, making no display of good works, lest I let hypocrisy and vainglory, those enemies that subtly take possession of the most watchful heart, find an entrance into mine. Discuss
Stets ist die Sprache kecker als die Tat.
Friedrich von Schiller(1759 – 1805), Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller, ab 1802 von Schiller, deutscher Arzt, Dichter, Philosoph und Historiker; gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Dramatiker und Lyriker
swarthy
Definition: (adjective) Having a dark complexion or color. Synonyms: dusky, swart, dark-skinned. Usage: He is a noble of very lofty carriage, black hair, swarthy complexion, piercing eye, white teeth, and has a scar on his temple. Discuss
Man nennt manches Bosheit, was mit einem häßlichen Gesicht getan wird.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg(1742 – 1799), deutscher Physiker und Meister des Aphorismus
Hail Mary
noun: A last-ditch attempt, made in desperation, having little chance of success, but potentially resulting in a big payoff.
cistron
Definition: (noun) A section of DNA that contains the genetic code for a single polypeptide and functions as a hereditary unit. Synonyms: gene, factor. Usage: When cistrons are located in reproductive cells, they pass their information to the next generation. Discuss
Das eine Zeitalter schlägt Blasen, das nächste läßt sie platzen.
William Cowper(1731 – 1800), englischer Dichter, Wegbereiter der Romantik. Aus seinen »Olney hymns« (1779) blieben viele als Kirchenlieder lebendig
sobriquet
Definition: (noun) An affectionate or humorous nickname. Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet. Usage: Usually he saw things long before others were aware that there was anything to see—a trait that had won for him the sobriquet of Hawk. Discuss
Frase celebre di Enrico Michetti
«Ho comprato un buon paio di scarpe, girerò tutta Roma, lo faccio ritualmente, per incontrare le persone.» (Enrico Michetti)
pyrosis
Definition: (noun) A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder. Synonyms: heartburn. Usage: Even after he swore off spicy foods, his pyrosis kept him up at night. Discuss
Die Tugend hat einen leisen Schlaf; oft weckt sie schon ein Kompliment.
Alexander Engel(1868 – 1940), österreichischer Schriftsteller
alexander
verb tr.: 1. To praise or flatter. 2. To hang someone.
Die Kernfrage des Sozialen ist immer das Verhältnis des Menschen zum Vermögen.
Heinz Potthoff(1875 – 1945), deutscher Sozialreformer und liberaler Politiker
gomer
noun: 1. A naive and inept trainee or worker. 2. An undesirable hospital patient, one who may be unpleasant, senile, or unresponsive to treatment. 3. A conical chamber used in guns and mortars.
syncope
Definition: (noun) A brief loss of consciousness caused by a temporary deficiency of oxygen in the brain; a swoon. Synonyms: deliquium, faint, swoon. Usage: She was an enormous flirt, laughing at all the men's jokes and even feigning syncope to garner their concern. Discuss
Frase celebre di Jean de La Bruyère
«Quando con certe persone si è fatto il possibile per conquistarle, se la cosa non riesce c’è ancora una risorsa: non far più nulla.» (Jean de La Bruyère)
Beziehung, das heißt, dran bleiben.
Maria Hecht(*1973), Lageristin
Palladian
adjective: 1. Wise or learned. 2. Relating to wisdom, knowledge, or learning.
editorialist
Definition: (noun) A journalist who writes editorials. Synonyms: columnist. Usage: He grew so weary of armchair-general editorialists that he stopped reading the Op-Ed pages altogether and picked up a book on political theory. Discuss
Ein Zustand, der alle Tage neuen Verdruß zuzieht, ist nicht der rechte.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749 – 1832), gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Repräsentanten deutschsprachiger Dichtung
Taylorism
noun: 1. A method of analyzing workflow for process optimization. Also known as scientific management. 2. A modified form of Calvinism. Also known as New Haven theology.
soupcon
Definition: (noun) A very small amount; a trace. Synonyms: mite, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch. Usage: This dish could use a soupcon of salt. Discuss
Frase celebre di Fabrizio Biggio
«Un attimo e sono subito da lei! » (I Soliti Idioti)
»Sind wir uns einig? Dann können wir ja mit der Diskussion beginnen!«
Wolfgang Mocker(1954 – 2009), deutscher Journalist und Autor
Vulcan
noun: 1. A blacksmith or a metalworker. 2. A miner. 3. A person whose leg is broken or deformed. 4. A cuckold: a man whose wife is unfaithful. 5. One who is extremely logical and shows a lack of emotions, humor, etc. adjective: Extremely logical, unemotional, etc.
chophouse
Definition: (noun) A restaurant that specializes in steaks. Synonyms: steakhouse. Usage: The best steak we ever ate was at a small chophouse in California. Discuss
Frase celebre di Porfirio
«È l'ingordigia che fa apparire gli animali, agli occhi degli uomini, privi di ragionamento.» (Porfirio)
Welcher Coulissen, welcher Masken bedarf heutzutage der Bettler, um zu wirken!
Emanuel Wertheimer(1846 – 1916), deutsch-österreichischer Philosoph und Aphoristiker ungarischer Herkunft
chrism
Definition: (noun) A consecrated mixture of oil and balsam, used for anointing in church sacraments such as baptism and confirmation. Synonyms: holy oil, sacramental oil. Usage: Though his parents told him it was unlikely, he believed he could remember the smell of the chrism used in his baptism. Discuss
Versöhnung ist die Kunst, den Zauber eines Neuanfangs ein zweites Mal zu spüren.
Stephan Sarek(*1957), deutscher Schriftsteller
sunspot
Definition: (noun) Any of the relatively cool dark spots appearing periodically in groups on the surface of the sun that are associated with strong magnetic fields. Synonyms: macula. Usage: Come, cheer up, old man; there's no use in losing your grip and going back to this child's play merely because this big sunspot is drifting…
Das Schönste, das ein Mensch hinterlassen kann, ist, dass man lächelt, wenn man sich seiner erinnert.
Unbekannt
dark side
noun: 1. The side that’s dark or unlit. 2. The side that’s undesirable or evil.
Rachel Hollis
“I can think of many reasonable excuses for needing a cocktail, but Cinco De Mayo is always a no-brainer.”
Jeder ehrliche Menschenverächter muss in sein Urteil vor allem sich selbst einschließen.
Richard Münzer(1864 – 1930), österreichischer Jurist, Bühnenschriftsteller und Erzähler
Padawan
noun: 1. An apprentice or student. 2. A naive, ignorant, or untrained person.
gainsay
Definition: (verb) To oppose, especially by contradiction. Synonyms: challenge, dispute. Usage: In vain did the poor old father weep and implore her pity; she was firm, and he dared not gainsay her. Discuss
Eine intakte Gesellschaft begründet sich aus der Zufriedenheit ihrer Individuen – und nicht aus der Selbstzufriedenheit Einzelner.
Justus Vogt(*1958), denkender Lebender und lebender Denker
Jedi
noun: Someone having great skills and powers.
variegate
Definition: (verb) Make something more diverse and varied. Synonyms: vary. Usage: After the third consecutive dinner of mashed potatoes, we began to hope that the cook would begin to variegate the menu. Discuss
droid
noun: 1. A humanoid robot. 2. A person who behaves in a robot-like manner, showing little emotion or personality.
haversack
Definition: (noun) A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike. Synonyms: backpack, knapsack. Usage: She carried the heavy haversack for most of the hike. Discuss
Minimalisten sind Menschen, die nur eine Tasse im Schrank haben.
Walter Jakoby(*1958), Wissenschaftler, Manager und Autor
fumigate
Definition: (verb) To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect. Synonyms: fume. Usage: When we found out there was an infestation next door, we considered fumigating our house too. Discuss