© Jürgen Wilbert(*1945), Dr. phil., deutscher Literat und Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) A small child. Synonyms: kid, minor, child, tiddler, youngster, nestling, shaver, small fry, tyke. Usage: I could not have been much more than a nipper when you last saw me, but now I am all grown up. Discuss

«Ero cattolica, siamo tutti cattolici. In Italia si parla molto di cattolicesimo ma non c’è fede. Scarseggia la fede, religione ce n’è d’avanzo. Ho conosciuto un pastore evangelico che mi ha parlato di Gesù. Se avessi incontrato un prete cattolico altrettanto convincente l’avrei seguito. Il mio pastore, che è poi una donna brasiliana, mi ha…

Aus Japan

Definition: (adjective) Lacking pathways. Synonyms: pathless, roadless, untrodden. Usage: They had to traverse the most dreary and desolate mountains, and barren and trackless wastes, uninhabited by man, or occasionally infested by predatory and cruel savages. Discuss

Eduard Mörike(1804 – 1875), deutscher Erzähler, Lyriker und Dichter

noun: 1. Any of various horizontal lines on the side of a ship indicating the depth to which it may be immersed under various conditions. 2. A threshold or limit.

Definition: (noun) Doubt about the truth of something. Synonyms: disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection. Usage: Ghek made no reply, nor did his expressionless face denote either belief or skepticism. Discuss

© Peter Brück(*1957), Kommunikationstrainer, Diversity Management

adjective: 1. Relating to Dante or his writings. 2. Having a hellish quality.

Definition: (verb) Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, unhinge, distract, trouble. Usage: She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill. Discuss

noun: One who believes in the superiority of one’s country, group, gender, etc. adjective: Believing in or relating to such beliefs.

Definition: (noun) Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford). Synonyms: don. Usage: Dessalles, the tutor he had brought from Switzerland, was wearing a coat of Russian cut and talking broken Russian to the servants, but was still the same narrowly intelligent, conscientious, and pedantic preceptor. Discuss

«Se pensiamo a cantautori come Paoli, Tenco, Bindi, Endrigo o De André, erano abbastanza malinconici, non è che fossero proprio spensierati. Erano anche impegnati in quello in cui scrivevano. Quella degli anni ’60 non era soltanto musica allegra, anche se la gente ama ricordare i momenti allegri della propria vita, e tende a cancellare quelli…

Marcus Porcius Cato, der Ältere (Cato Censorius)(234 – 149 v. Chr.), römischer Staatsmann