Deutsch-englisches Wörterbuch der Eins-zu-eins-Entsprechungen in zwei Bänden: Band 2: L - Z

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- put / place someone under pressure
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- an end is not in sight
- dream couple
- navel gazing
- salami tactics
- stomach wall
- credit-worthiness
- strength training
- election watcher
- warning triangle
- greenhouse gas emission

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• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Erscheinungsdatum: 4. Juli 2013
• ISBN: 9783732218677

Buchvorschau

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Lach nicht. – Don't laugh.

'Don't laugh,' said my friend, 'but I've decided to marry Miss Germany.'

Lächeln; ein Lächeln spielt über seine Lippen – smile; a smile plays over his lips

When she mentioned her first love, a smile seemed to play over her lips.

Lächeln; ein Lächeln unterdrücken – smile; suppress a smile

'I do like his silly fibs,' she said suppressing a smile.

Lächeln; Lächeln hervorrufen – smile; evoke smiles

When he was twenty, he founded a party, which so far has evoked yawns and amused smiles.

Lachen ist die beste Medizin. – Laughter is the best medicine.

'Laughter is the best medicine,' the doctor said.

lachen über etwas – laugh over sth

I cannot remember when we laughed so much over another person's misfortune.

Lachen; ein Lachen unterdrücken – laugh; suppress a laugh

He reiterated the same old arguments, and I could scarcely suppress a laugh.

lachen; nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll – laugh; not know whether to laugh or to cry

When I read the article this morning, I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.

Lachen; sein Lachen unterdrücken – laughter; repress one's laughter

'I love you larding, - darling,' said the old man. The young woman could hardly repress her laughter.

lächerlich kleine Anzahl – ridiculously small number

Except for a ridiculously small number, the questions were far too difficult to answer.

lächerlich sein (Gehalt, etc.) – be laughable (salary, etc.)

Her salary was laughable compared to the income of her two sisters.

lächerlich sein (Maßnahmen, etc.) – be laughable (measures, etc.)

The measures the government has taken are simply laughable.

lächerlich; j-n vor j-m lächerlich machen – ridiculous; make sb ridiculous before sb

She was angry with him because he had tried to make her ridiculous before the guests.

lächerliche Situation – ridiculous situation

The two castaways found themselves in a faintly ridiculous situation, they were still wearing their frock coats.

lächerlicher Vorschlag – ridiculous suggestion

'We could dig a tunnel.' - 'What a ridiculous suggestion!'

Lächerlichkeit der Situation – ridiculousness of the situation

When he saw himself in the mirror, the ridiculousness of his situation overcame him again.

Lachfalten – laughter wrinkles

Sometimes we call Daddy 'El Rey de Tarifa', something to make his laughter wrinkles crinkle.

Lachgas – laughing gas

The two men released laughing gas to disrupt the performance.

Lachsforelle – salmon trout

The anglers returned with three 4lb. salmon trout.

Lachsleiter – salmon ladder

She watched the bear standing near the salmon ladder.

Lack der Zivilisation – veneer of civilization

What happened after the football match made him acutely aware of how thin the veneer of civilization is.

Laden; ein Laden schließt – shop; a shop closes

The shops close at 8.30.

Laden; einen Laden eröffnen/ schließen – shop; open/ close a shop

He opened his famous shop in 1997 and closed it ten years later.

Ladenfenster – shop window

We were depressed by the many empty shop windows in W.

Ladenkette – chain of shops

Major-St Just, a private company, wants to set up a new chain of shops.

Lage; die Lage ändert sich – situation; the situation changes

The situation was changing: West Germans didn't need any visa to visit the GDR.

Lage; die Lage unter Kontrolle haben – situation; have the situation under control

The general said his troops had the situation under control.

Lage; j-n in eine Lage hineinmanövrieren – position; manoeuvre sb into a position

He allowed some shadowy figures to manoeuvre him into this difficult position.

Lage; sich in eine Lage versetzen – position; put oneself in a position

Try to put yourself in the following position: You have to choose between marriage and expropriation.

Lager; j-n in ein Lager schicken – camp; send sb to a camp

After the war, thousands of former enemies were sent to death camps.

Laie; dem Laien etwas zugänglich machen – layman; make sth accessible to the layman

She treats the theme for the first time and succeeds in making it accessible to the layman.

Laienbruder – lay brother

In a monastery, lay brothers are subservient to the monks.

Laienprediger – lay preacher

Her father was an eloquent farmer who later became a lay preacher.

Laienschwester – lay sister

In the 1930s, she and her sister hid in a convent - as lay sisters.

Lakai; j-s Lakai sein (fig.) – lackey; be the lackey of sb (fig.)

It would be wrong to view journalists as the lakeys of politicians.

Lamm Gottes – Lamb of God/ Agnus Dei

The Lamb of God is a title given to Jesus in the New Testament.

Lammkotelett – lamb cutlet

The mixed grill was gorgeous; it consisted of rump steak, lamb cutlets, gammon and liver.

Lammnüsschen – lamb noisettes

He started to read out the menu: Lamb noisettes, served with mint sauce, ….

Lampe; eine Lampe ausdrehen – lamp; turn out a lamp

Turn out the lamp please.

Land der aufgehenden Sonne – land of the rising sun

After six years in Tokio, the new manager tried to introduce the industrial philosophy of the land of the rising sun.

Land erwerben – acquire land

It is not very difficult for Germans now to acquire land in France on which to build a house.

Land und Leute – the land and the people

The first chapter of his new book is called 'The Land and the People'.

Land; ein Land besuchen (pol.) – country; visit a country (pol.)

Next month the First Secretary will visit Britain.

Land; ein Land niederhalten – country; hold down a country

First they built castles with which they held down the country and the people.

Land; ein Land öffnen – country; open up a country

The Poles have succeeded in opening up their country to foreign trade.

Land; ein Land verlassen – country; leave a country

In the 19th century Germans left the country in droves.

Land; ein Land zusammenhalten – country; keep a country together

After the declaration of independence of the Lithuanians, it was difficult for Gorbachev to keep the country together.

Landarzt – country doctor

Staken is a country doctor. Your mother ought to see an eye doctor.

Landbesitzer – landowner

The man they found near Emericapulco was a landowner's son.

landbewohnend – land-dwelling

Some experts believe that the brachiosaurus was a land-dwelling animal.

Landbrücke – land-bridge

The first immigrants after the glacial epoch will have come over to England by a land-bridge from the continent.

landesweit – country-wide

Yesterday, country-wide demonstrations were announced by the French farmers.

landgestützte Raketen – land-based missiles

The minister said the government hoped the talks would lead to the removal of all land-based missiles from Europe.

Landgraf – landgrave

Though she was from a middleclass family, she married the son of a landgrave.

Landhunger – land hunger

The farmer bought thousands of acres to satisfy the land hunger of his sons.

landhungrig – land-hungry

The tribes were endangered by land-hungry settlers.

Landidylle – country idyll

In the novel, the author describes the contrast between a real country idyll in the Southwest and life in London.

Landkorridor – land corridor

The enemies now control the land corridor linking the two cities.

Landleben – country life

In this short story, town and country life are contrasted..

landlos – landless

The government began to confiscate farmland from private owners for the benefit of landless conquerors..

landloser Bauer – landless peasant

It was in Guerdshaven that his family, who had been landless peasants, worked as share-croppers.

Landmädchen – land girl

Though he was an officer, he married a land girl after the war.

Landmasse – land mass

Millions of years ago, the forces hidden in the earth lifted and shifted the European and African land masses.

Landmine – land mine

After the war, several civilians were killed by land mines.

Landnahme – land-taking

In the Middle Ages, land-taking took place on a large scale in Eastern Europe.

Landoffensive – land offensive

The general launched another land offensive.

Landreform – land reform

The new coalition government promised to respect the main lines of the land reform.

Landschaftsarchitekt/ in – landscape architect

Her sister is a landscape architect and works in Berlin.

Landschaftsgärtner/ in – landscape gardener

One of his daughters wants to become a landscape gardener.

Landschaftsmaler – landscape painter

Turner was a landscape painter.

Landschaftsmalerei – landscape painting

Many English artists devoted themselves both to portrait painting and to landscape painting.

Landschönheit – country beauty

She was a Dalarne country beauty who played a not so unimportant role in politics.

Landsitz – country-seat

Tillemans painted rural scenes and views of country-seats.

Landspekulation – land speculation

Many of the farmers suffered by a rise in rents, caused by land speculation.

Landstraße – country road

Driving on a country road in Schleswig-Holstein in 1945, he happened to meet his brother.

Landtier – land animal

Between 100 and 200 million years ago, some species of land animals seem to have taken to the air.

Landverkauf – land sale

Poverty and taxes after 1945 caused successive land sales.

lang erwartet – long-awaited

The long-awaited appearance of her work in book form is most welcome.

lang lebe … – long live …

At the end of the Olympics, there was a sense of 'doping is dead, long live the Games'.

lang sein (Stange, etc.) – be long (pole, etc.)

How long is that pole?

lang sein für j-n (j-s Beine, Arme, etc.) – long; be long for (sb’s legs, arms, etc.)

The magpie's legs are rather long for a bird that is no wader.

lang versprochen – long-promised

In 1984 the Sandinistas held long-promised elections.

lange bevor … – long before …

It was the monks who helped the poor long before they got any money from the state.

lange Geschichte – long story

'Why did you stay in England?' - 'That's a long story.'

lange Hosen tragen – wear long trousers

When did you first start wearing long trousers?

lange Jahre – long years

The long years of communist government are over.

lange Liste – long list

The student chose four novels from a long list of possible examples.

lange Nase – long nose

The painting shows her thin oval face, high cheekbones and long narrow nose.

lange Sekunden – long seconds

'Don't touch me!' she screamed. He stood staring at her for five long seconds.

lange Stange – long pole

In Dudby, there stands a statue of a lamplighter with a long pole.

lange Stunden – long hours

What is so depressing for old people is the loneliness of the long hours in winter.

lange Tradition – long tradition

The annual staff meetings are part of a long tradition which goes back to the foundation of the department.

lange warten – wait long

We had to wait long.

lange Zeit – long time

They first met in 1959, I think. In any event, 48 years is a long time, and they may both have changed their minds.

Längen haben – have longueurs

Her biography has its omissions and its longueurs.

Längen voraus sein – be lengths ahead

Until three weeks before the election, the right-wing candidate had been lengths ahead.

länger leben – live longer

Now people live longer, which causes many financial and sociological problems.

langer Schatten – long shadow

Until Gorbachev, no president had dared to reform the system. Perhaps they were all deterred by Stalin’s long shadow.

Langerhanssche Inseln – Islets of Langerhans

It is the beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans that produce insulin.

langes fettiges Haar – long greasy hair

'Who is the fellow over there, the one with the long greasy hair?' - 'He's my friend.'

langes Gesicht (fig.) – long face (fig.)

After the fair, long faces confirmed the slump in prices.

langes Leben – long life

What is the secret to a long life?

langes Wochenende – long week-end

He spent the long weekend in York.

langfristige Arbeitslosigkeit – long-term unemployment

Psychologically, long-term unemployment is a bad thing.

langfristige Konsequenzen – long-term consequences

They talked about the long-term consequences of the agreement.

langfristige Lösung – long-term solution

In their talks they tried to find a long-term peaceful solution.

langfristiges Ziel – long-term goal/ aim

The publication of the new grammar must be regarded as a long-term goal.

langhaarig – longhaired

In the Sixties, longhaired young people were often regarded as trouble-makers by the older generation.

Langkornreis – long grain rice

Shirley served lobster salad with long grain rice.

langsam aber sicher/ stetig/ etc. – slowly but surely/ steadily/ etc.

Slowly but surely, she was gaining political experience.

langsam dämmernd (fig.) – slow-dawning (fig.)

The article describes the Swiss' slow-dawning conviction that European integration is necessary.

langsam fließendes Wasser – slowflowing water

The water hyacinth grows in slowflowing or standing water.

langsam reifen – mature slowly

The wines of the Moselle region mature slowly.

langsam wachsen – grow slowly

Oaks grow slowly.

langsam wachsend – slow-growing

The oak is a slow-growing tree.

langsam zu der Erkenntnis kommen, dass … – come slowly to a recognition that …

Most entrepreneurs have slowly come to a be-lated recognition that new concepts are very important.

langsamer Tod (fig.) – slow death (fig.)

The article describes the slow death of feudalism in some German states.

langsamer Walzer – slow waltz

We heard the band playing a slow waltz.

langsames Wachstum (ökon.) – slow growth (econ.)

Pushing interest rates higher leads to slower growth, which depresses tax revenues.

Langschiff – longship

The Nordic conquest of England was in part made possible by the development of longships which carried Viking armies.

Langspiel- – long-playing

They sold long-playing cassettes for $4 each at the music shop.

Langspielplatte – long-playing record

I've sold more or less all my long-playing records.

Langstreckenbomber – long-range bomber

Half of the warheads are mounted on long-range bombers.

langweilen; j-n mit etwas langweilen – bore sb with sth

He bored his friends with tales he had written himself.

Langwelle – long wave

What they needed was a longwave receiver.

Langzeitstudie – long-term study

They are doing a long-term study into why some people have a gift for languages.

Laserdrucker – laser printer

The laser printers will become cheaper still.

Laserstrahl – laser beam

The doctor directed the laser beam toward the tumour.

lass bald von Dir hören – let me/ let's hear from you soon

Let's hear from you soon. You know, Mother is very ill.

lass dir das eine Warnung sein – let that be a warning to you

You know that Lisa was killed in the car accident. Let that be a warning to you.

lassen Sie mich hinzufügen, dass … – let me add that …

Let me add that freedom of the press is a fundamental principle of democracy.

lassen Sie mich nochmals wiederholen – let me repeat again

But let me repeat again, the new book will not appear until 2010.

Last; j-s Last schultern – burden; shoulder sb's burden

After the death of her father, the eldest daughter attempted to shoulder the family's burdens.

Lastwagen; einen Lastwagen fahren – lorry; drive a lorry

While at the university, he used to study at night, driving a lorry by day.

Lastwagenverkehr – lorry traffic

In Switzerland there is a ban on lorry traffic at night and on Sundays.

Latein-Amerika – Latin America

She never lost contact with those who developed liberation theology in Latin America.

Laterankonzil – Lateran Council

The Lateran Council in 1215 was held under Pope Innocent III.

Lateranverträge – Lateran Pacts

The Lateran Pacts between Italy and the Vatican were signed in 1929.

Latexfarbe – Latex paint

Mumsons' Glamour Latex Paint. Sale price 5.98 per gal.

Lauchcremesuppe – cream of leek soup

Which do you prefer, cream of asparagus soup or cream of leek soup?

Lauchsuppe – leek soup

'Which would you like as a starter, cream of tomato or leek soup?' - 'Leek soup.'

Lauf der Geschichte; den Lauf der Geschichte ändern – course of history; alter/ change the course of history

Gorbachev has altered the course of European history.

Lauf der Weltgeschichte; den Lauf der Weltgeschichte ändern – course of world history; change/ alter the the course of world history

One bullet might have changed the course of world history.

Lauf; das Gesetz nimmt seinen Lauf – course; the law takes its course

Now that they have arrested the former First Secretary, the law must take its course.

Lauf; Ereignisse nehmen ihren Lauf – course; events take their course

Since that fateful ballot, events have taken their course.

Laufbahn; seine Laufbahn krönen – career; crown one's career

He crowned his career by being chosen honorary member of the Senate.

laufende Ausgaben – running expenses

Voluntary contributions have fallen short of supporting the Castle's running expenses.

laufende Kosten; die laufenden Kosten bezahlen – running costs; pay running costs

The Centre's $40.000 annual running costs are paid by the Rimee Foundation.

laufende Kosten; die laufenden Kosten decken – running costs; cover running costs

The manager said that for 10% of the firms, current prices do not even cover running costs.

Laufrad – running wheel

The researchers observed the mice they had allowed to play with running wheels.

Laufstil – running style

Emil Zatopek's running style was reminiscent of a locomotive.

lausiges Wetter – lousy weather

'What lousy weather!' my grandmother used to say when she returned to England from her holiday in Florence.

laut lachen – laugh loud

Whenever something funny happens, it is Kate who laughs the loudest.

laut über etwas nachdenken – think aloud about sth

He was dismissed when he began to think aloud about the flaws of the political system.

laute Proteste – loud protests

The gangsters have killed several people in Porto Yedra, and loud protests are suddendy heard.

laute Stimme – loud voice

She spoke in a loud but expressionless voice.

Lautenspieler/ in – lute-player

Aunt was an excellent lute-player.

Lautsprecher – loudspeaker

They installed some twenty extra loudspeakers.

Lavastrom – stream of lava

The streams of lava ran down the sides of the volcano at high speed.

Lawine; es gibt eine Lawine von (fig.) – avalanche; there is an avalanche of (fig.)

There is already an avalanche of books on GM food.

laxe Praktiken – lax practices

If anything led to the accident, it was the lax safety practices.

laxes Verhalten – lax behaviour

It is his lax behaviour that has caused the lack of discipline.

Leben existiert – life exists

Some scientists believe that life could exist on other planets.

Leben retten – save lives

Many more lives could be saved in the camps if they had the doctors, the money, the instruments.

leben und leben lassen – live and let live

Her grandmother's two mottoes were 'Live and let live', and 'Good deeds bear interest'.

leben und sterben für j-n – live and die for sb

In the second version of the story, it is the father who lives - and dies - for his children.

Leben und Tod – life and death

The introduction of modern technologies at the end of the 20th century became a life and death question.

Leben und Werk – life and work

The Author of the 'Letters to my Daughters'. His Life and Work.

leben, um zu arbeiten – live to work

The well-known adage ‘the French live to eat, the Germans live to work’ is a simplification.

leben, um zu essen – live to eat

The well-known adage ‘the French live to eat, the Germans live to work’ is a simplification.

Leben; das Leben ist lebenswert – life; life is worth living

Life isn't worth living without love and respect.

Leben; das Leben ist voller Überraschungen – surprise; life is full of surprises

John was caught in the trap he had set the day before. Life is full of surprises.

Leben; das Leben lebenswert machen – life; make life worth living

It is our mutual love that makes life worth living.

Leben; das Leben leichter machen – life; make life easier

The currency reform will make life easier.

Leben; das Leben von Menschen retten – life; save the lives of people

Colonel Martens' selfless courage saved the lives of so many.

Leben; ein hektisches/ spartanisches/ etc. Leben führen – life; lead a hectic/ spartan/ etc. life

She was tired of the hectic life she led.

Leben; ein Leben harter Arbeit/ etc. leben – life; live a life of hard work/ etc.

The early settlers lived lives of hard work, sobriety and mutual aid.

Leben; ein Leben nach dem Tode – life; a life after death

Do you think that there is a life after death?

Leben; einer Sache neues Leben einhauchen – life; breathe new life into sth

Mr Ernest Clement was one of those experts who tried to breathe new life into folk dances.

Leben; etwas ist j-s Leben – life; sth is sb's life

His son remembers: 'He did love his family, but football was his life.'

leben; ich kann damit leben – live; I can live with that

Only 60% voted for the candidate. But he can live with that.

Leben; in j-s Leben treten – life; enter sb's life

When asked why he had not yet married, her uncle used to answer: ‘A suitable woman has not yet entered my life.’

leben; j-m ein Jahr/ etc. zu leben geben – live; give sb a year/ etc. to live

The doctor's diagnosis gave his father only a year to live.

Leben; j-m sein Leben verdanken – life; owe sb one's life

He was grateful to her, he said, because he owed her his life.

Leben; j-n das Leben kosten – life; cost sb their life

His attempt to flee from the camp cost him his life.

Leben; j-n Leben und Freiheit/ Gesundheit/ etc. kosten – life; cost sb life and freedom/ health/ etc.

Obedience to authority can cost you and me life and freedom.

Leben; j-s ganzes Leben sein – life; be sb's whole life

The club meant everything to him, it was his whole life.

Leben; j-s Leben auslöschen – life; extinguish sb's life

On June 28th 1914, a bullet extinguished Ferdinand's life.

Leben; j-s Leben bedrohen – life; threaten sb's life

When she helped Mr S., her life was threatened.

Leben; j-s Leben bereichern – life; enrich sb's life

There are many people whose lives have been enriched by Selma Lagerlöf's stories and novels.

Leben; j-s Leben fordern – life; claim sb's life

The tsunami in 2004 claimed the lives of 150,000 people.

Leben; j-s Leben ist in Gefahr – life; sb's life is in danger

When the Communists came to power, her life was in danger and she went to America.

Leben; j-s Leben leben – life; live the life of sb

He is not rich, but he has always lived the life of an Italian landowner in Tuscany.

Leben; j-s Leben nähert sich dem Ende – life; sb's life is approaching its end

Together the three sisters were older than 270 years; their lives were approaching their ends.

Leben; j-s Leben ruinieren – life; ruin sb's life

The widow married a rich old man. The resulting scandal ruined the lives of their children.

Leben; j-s Leben verändern – life; change sb's life

Their eldest son's death in 1900 changed their lives for ever.

Leben; mit j-s Leben spielen – life; gamble with sb's life

The inquiry showed that those who were responsible had gambled with the astronauts' lives.

Leben; sein eigenes Leben leben – life; live one's own life

'She's twenty now,' said Maggie, 'she's entitled to live her own life.'

Leben; sein Leben (für etwas) riskieren – life; risk one's life (for sth)

She said she refused to sell a treasure that her father had twice risked his life for.

Leben; sein Leben geben – life; give one's life

These soldiers have given their lives in the cause of defending their native town.

Leben; sein Leben verlieren – life; lose one's life

Twenty seamen lost their lives.

Leben; sein Leben wegwerfen (für nichts) – life; throw one's life away (for nothing)

‘You idiot,’ said his father, ‘you might have thrown your life away for nothing. We all thought you were dead.’

Leben; sein normales Leben wiederaufnehmen – life; resume one's normal life

I doubt whether the prisoners will be able to resume their normal lives.

Leben; sich das Leben nehmen – life; take one's own life

Lonely people are more likely to attempt to take their own life.

Leben; sieben/ drei/ etc. Leben haben – life; have seven/ three/ etc. lives

If your cat had seven lives, then ours had nine.

Leben; zwei Leben leben – life; live two lives

He works shifts three days a week in a factory in the nearby town; on two days he works as a taxi driver. He lives two lives.

lebend; j-n lebend sehen – alive; see sb alive

Her neighbour seems to have been the last person to see her husband alive.

lebende Legende – living legend

Minetti was one of a handful of actors who deserved the label 'living legend'.

lebende Organismen – living organisms

Natural gas and oil were created by living organisms.

lebender Beweis – living proof

She was an astonishing individual, living proof that genius and malice can both abide in one human being.

lebendes Fossil – living fossil

Can you give me the name of a living fossil?

Lebensaufgabe – life's task

This woman found her life's task in helping thousands of refugees to survive.

Lebensbedingungen – living conditions

In spite of many efforts and successes, the living conditions of many artists are less than satisfactory.

lebensbedrohende Krankheit – life-threatening illness/ disease

Her doctors were delighted at her recovery from a life-threatening illness.

lebensbejahend – life-affirming

The author's second novel is realistic, consummate and life-affirming.

Lebensbereich – area of life

In many areas of life, people seem to have given up the notion of fairness.

Lebenselixir – elixir of life

Maybe one day it is the geneticists who will find the elixir of life.

Lebenserwartung – life expectancy

The second half of the 20th century has seen a huge increase in life expectancy.

Lebenserwartung – expectation of life

In the industrialized countries of Western Europe, the expectation of life reaches the early seventies.

Lebensform – living form

The lake is an important ecosystem which contains many living forms.

Lebensform – life-form/ form of life

Millions of years ago, other lifeforms, such as dinosaurs, flourished in the same way as the mammals do today.

Lebensfreude – joy of life

They enjoyed the arts in such a relaxed way, without any snobbishness. They are natural, part of the joy of life.

Lebensgeschichte – life story

The actress decided not to write her life story herself.

Lebensgewohnheiten – habits of life

She knew well the characteristic habits of life of the two suitors.

lebensgroß – life-size(d)

The life-size posters of the former president disappeared overnight.

Lebenshaltungskosten – living costs/ cost of living

These statistics show which country has the lowest living costs.

Lebenshunger – hunger for life

That hunger for life was his weakness.

Lebensjahr – year of life

Their twelfth baby died in the first year of life.

lebenslange Treue – life-long fidelity

Part of a wedding ceremony are the vows of life-long fidelity made before God.

lebenslanges Lernen – lifelong learning

Lifelong learning is a prime requirement for a career in any job.

Lebensmittelbestrahlung – food irradiation

A majority of consumers is obviously against food radiation.

Lebensmittelchemie – food chemistry

Bridget has specialist knowledge and some research experience in the fields of food chemistry and food technology.

Lebensmittelchemiker/ in – food chemist

The university is seeking to appoint food chemists as senior lecturers.

Lebensmittelexporte – food exports

The minister refused to discuss cutting the subsidies the government pays on food exports.

Lebensmittelhersteller – food manufacturer

Bridget has worked for three big food manufacturers so far.

Lebensmittelindustrie – food industry

As far as he knew, Angy had found a job in the food industry.

Lebensmittelpaket – food parcel

The Germans sent thousands of food parcels to Roumania.

Lebensmitteltechnologie – food technology

Bridget has specialist knowledge and some research experience in the fields of food chemistry and food technology.

Lebensmittelvergiftung; eine Lebensmittelvergiftung erleiden – food poisoning; suffer food poisoning

The whole group suffered food poisoning from eating oysters in a nearby restaurant.

Lebensphilosophie – philosophy of life

She saw now that it was impossible for her to understand his philosophy of life.

Lebensqualität; die Lebensqualität verbessert sich – quality of life improves

The Secretary General said that the quality of life for all citizens would improve.

Lebensqualität; die Verbesserung der Lebensqualität – quality of life; the amelioration of the quality of life.

When the TV team came back for a follow-up film, they were surprised at the amelioration of the quality of life.

Lebensraum – living space

The members of the self-help group try to strike a balance between private living space and the shared activities.

Lebensraum (pol.) – 'Lebensraum' (pol.)

It was part of their political programme to conquer 'Lebensraum' in the East.

lebensrettend – life-saving

Some firms charge very high prices for life-saving pharmaceuticals.

lebensspendende Kraft – life-giving force

Perhaps we should see the horror of life as a life-giving force.

Lebensstandard; der Lebensstandard steigt/ ist hoch/ niedrig – standard of living; the standard of living rises/ is high/ low

Their standard of living is substantially lower than that of their neighbours, which has been rising over the years.

Lebensstandard; einen Lebensstandard haben – standard of living; have a standard of living

Most people today have a standard of living undreamt of by former generations.

Lebensstil – lifestyle; style of life

My sister's family and mine have quite different lifestyles.

Lebensversicherer – life insurer

Nowadays, life insurers handle huge sums of money on behalf of individuals.

Lebensversicherungsgesellschaft – life-assurance company

Currently, British life-assurance companies are trying out interest swaps.

Lebenswerk – life('s ) work

There will be two van Gogh exhibitions this year in the Netherlands. They'll show his life work.

lebenswert; das (j-s) Leben ist lebenswert – worth living; (sb's) life is worth living

Life isn't worth living without love and respect.

Lebenswille – will to live

Mrs David was a happy woman before the death of her sons and husband robbed her of her will to live.

Lebenszeit – lifetime

Jesse Owens, a legend in his lifetime.

Lebensziel – life-goal

The experts tried to get information on the life-goals of students at the university.

Lebenszyklus – life cycle

Salmon have an anadromous, eel a catadromous, life cycle.

Leberkrebs haben – have liver cancer

An old woman, who has liver cancer, has just been admitted for chemo.

Leberpastete – liver pâté

'Are you ready to order?' - 'Yes, as a starter I'd like home made liver pâté with fingers of hot toast.'

Leberzelle – liver cell

They isolate liver cells for research projects.

Leberzirrhose – liver cirrhosis/ cirrhosis of the liver

But you know that heavy drinking causes liver cirrhosis, don't you?

lebhaft sein (Gespräch, Diskussion, etc.) – be lively (conversation, discussion, etc.)

The discussion about the asylumlaw was lively.

lebhaft; ein lebhaftes Gespräch haben – lively; have a lively conversation

The two sisters had a lively conversation.

lebhafte Erinnerungen – vivid memories

The old man was fearful, retaining as he did vivid memories of the air raid on his home town in 1942.

lebhafte Farben – vivid colours

They are famous, Hoffmann-Güth's works with their vivid colours.

lebhaftes Bild – vivid picture

The book gives a vivid picture of life in a Welsh town at a time of rapid change.

Lebzeiten – life-time

Only three of his novels were published during his life-time.

leckes Boot – leaky boat

The two men escaped in a leaky sailing boat.

Lederausgabe (eines Buches) – leather edition (of a book)

He was looking for the luxurious leather edition of Rilke's works.

ledergebunden – leather-bound

Messrs H. Pralley and Co made the leather-bound registers for the company.

Lederhandschuhe – leather gloves

Not far from the site of the crime, they found a pair of black leather gloves.

Lederhose; Lederhosen tragen – leather trousers; wear leather trousers

Why do so many Bavarians wear leather trousers?

Lederindustrie – leather industry

The Rhenish Palatinate is famous for its leather industry.

Lederjacke – leather jacket

'Where did you buy that leather jacket?' - 'In Florence.'

Ledermantel – leather coat

He was arrested in the morning, before six, by three men in brown leather coats.

Lederschuhe – leather shoes

Today we've bought Timothy a pair of leather shoes.

Ledersitz – leather seat

We found the pin on the driver's leather seat.

leer; ein Tisch ist leer – empty; a table is empty

In the restaurant, nearly all tables were empty.

leer; eine Straße ist leer – empty; a street is empty

He left the pub. The street was empty.

leer; sich leer fühlen – empty; feel empty

When her husband died, she was shocked at first, then she felt empty.

leere Drohung; eine leere Drohung sein – empty threat; be an empty threat

Yesterday, the premier said he would resign. Today, his secretary is at pains to point out that this is no empty threat.

leere Geste – empty gesture

Last month, the committee - as an empty gesture, since it has no real power - voted to sack the chairman.

leere Taschen (fig.) – empty pockets (fig.)

The new government, entrusted with the management of the country's empty pockets, raised taxes.

leere Worte – empty words

He declared that he was against the regulations and that he would fight for the students. But these are empty words.

Leere; die Leere füllen – void; fill the void

To fill the void that surrounded him, he needed books, vicarious life, vicarious experience.

leerer Bauch/ Magen – empty stomach

After the breakdown of the Soviet Union, many Russians realized that an empty stomach is the price of freedom.

leerer Strand – empty beach

When she opened the window, she saw a little child running down to the empty beach.

leeres Gerede – empty talk

The conference last Monday produced only empty talk.

leeres Leben – empty life

Her brother-in-law draws a sad and desolating picture of an empty life.

leeres Versprechen – empty promise

What he told you sounds like just another empty promise.

leerstehen – stand empty

The cottage must have stood empty for weeks.

Legalisierung der Abtreibung – legalization of abortion

At the recent party conference, some members of parliament argued against the legalization of abortion.

legendärer Held – legendary hero

The legendary hero Hereward held out against the Norman invaders, but in 1077 he was defeated and had to flee.

Legende; eine Legende sein (fig.) – legend; be a legend (fig.)

Like Clay in America, Schmeling is a legend in Germany.

Legion sein – be legion

Books about the true love are legion.

Legionärskrankheit – legionnaire's disease

The two men died of legionnaire's disease.

legitim sein – be legitimate

It is surely legitimate to ask whether the politicians have learned anything from the many scandals.

Legitimationskrise – legitimization crisis

Many economists think that capitalism is facing a ligitimization crisis.

Legostein™ – lego brick™

At Billund, houses, castles, bridges and ships are made of lego bricks.

Lego-System™ – Lego system™

The Lego system, invented in Denmark, has proved one of the greatest successes.

Lehrbefugnis – licence to teach

He is one of those church historians whose licence to teach was withdrawn by the Church.

Lehre und Forschung – teaching and research

Very good universities succeed in merging teaching with research.

Lehren ziehen – draw lessons

In the concluding chapters, the author seeks to draw lessons from German unification.

Lehrerausbildung – teacher education

One of his colleagues is an expert in teacher education.

Lehrererwartung – teacher expectation

The students discussed the teacher expectation that pupils should know the basic rules of English grammar.

Lehrerfahrung – teaching experience

Applications were invited for the post from candidates with teaching experience and research interests in linguistics.

Lehrjahre (fig.) – apprentice years (fig.)

In the 1920s, the poet's apprentice years, he travelled widely in the Soviet Union to study communism.

Lehrmaterialien – teaching materials

The results of his research have proved of fundamental value for the preparation of teaching materials.

Lehrmethode – teaching method

A good teacher's teaching methods should always be eclectic.

Lehrverpflichtung – teaching obligation

Her teaching obligation here amounts to ten hours per week. So she has time enough to carry out other teaching obligations.

Lehrverpflichtungen – teaching duties

Teaching duties of the successful applicant will include the organization and running of courses in literature.

Leib und Seele zusammenhalten – keep body and soul together

In order to keep soul and body together, she is forced to take bum jobs when she arrives in Sidney.

Leibwächter – bodyguard

Two of the bodyguards were killed when terrorists attempted to kill the President.

leicht aussehen – look easy

First English looks easy, but then you realize that the Romance languages are easier to learn.

leicht bekleidet – lightly dressed

It was a warm night, the guests were lightly dressed.

leicht bewaffnet sein – be lightly armed

The freedom fighters were lightly armed.

leicht erklärt sein – be easily explained

So far universities have been silent. Their silence is easily explained.

leicht für j-n/ etwas zu tun sein – be easy for sb/ sth to do

Which of the two chemicals is easier for the tissue to absorb?

leicht herzustellen sein – be easy to produce

Molotov cocktails are relatively easy to produce.

leicht klingen – sound easy

Her job is to gather truffles. That sounds easy; but then truffles are rare and difficult to find.

leicht steigen – rise slightly

The value of the Euro rose slightly in the course of the last month.

leicht stottern – stutter slightly

He is a man of 54 with white hair, and he stutters slightly.

leicht wie eine Feder – light as a feather

He lifted the girl from the fence. 'She's as light as a feather,' he said turning to her mother.

leicht zu erreichen/ zu heizen/ sauber zu halten/ etc. sein – be easy to reach/ heat/ keep clean/ etc.

Though the hut is hidden behind the trees, it is easy to reach.

leicht zu täuschen/ zu überzeugen/ reinzulegen/ etc. sein – be easy to deceive/ convince/ fool/ etc.

Ask John; you know he is easy to convince.

leicht zu verstehen sein – be easy to understand/ comprehend/ grasp

The grudge he has against his friend is easy to understand.

leicht; eine leichte Angelegenheit sein – easy; be an easy matter

Performing a play is not an easy matter.

leicht; es ist leicht, etwas zu entscheiden/ machen/ etc. – easy; it is easy to decide/ make/ etc. sth

It is not easy to decide which of the two swimmers is the better one.

leicht; es j-m leicht machen – easy; make it easy for sb

To make it easy for you to convince your friends, we'll give you a large sum of money.

leicht; etwas ist nicht so leicht, wie es klingt – easy; sth is not as easy as it sounds

Forming a coalition government is not as easy as it sounds.

leicht; etwas leicht abtun – lightly; to dismiss sth lightly

His imprisonment is not an event to be dismissed lightly.

leicht; etwas leicht übersehen (nicht bemerken) – easy; overlook sth easily

Such remarks are easily overlooked.

leicht; etwas leichter tun – light; do sth lighter

After the exam you will go home lighter.

leicht; j-n leicht auf die Wange/ Schulter/ etc. küssen – lightly; kiss sb lightly on the cheek/ shoulder/ etc.

'I love you,' he whispered and kissed her lightly on the shoulder.

leichtbewaffnet – lightly-armed

They have more than 7.000 lightly-armed troops.

leichte Arbeit – light work

Their mother is still active; she helps with light housework and minds the dog and the cats.

leichte Aufgabe – easy task

She has a knack for, and is skilful at, writing interesting compositions, which is no easy task for a student.

leichte Aufgabe – light task

The group would have had no light task to walk from Trier to Santiago de Compostela.

leichte Brise – light breeze

When we left the house, it was dark; the rain had stopped; a light breeze had got up.

leichte Entbindung; eine leichte Entbindung haben – easy delivery; have an easy delivery

It's her first child; we all hope she'll have an easy delivery.

leichte Kleidung – light clothing

Angelica wore a light summer dress, Bridget a light frock.

leichte Mahlzeit (Frühstück, etc.) – light meal (breakfast, etc.)

After a light lunch, she returned to her office.

leichte Musik – light music

Peter likes both light and serious music.

leichte Rezession – light recession

Some experts expect a light recession.

leichte Schuhe – light shoes

I wear light shoes in winter, too.

leichte und bequeme Kleidung – light and comfortable clothes

If you want to go to Lindisfarne on a hot summer day, you should be dressed for the occasion, and that means light and comfortable clothes.

leichte Unterhaltung – light entertainment

The French can learn a lot from the British about light entertainment, I think.

leichte Verfügbarkeit – easy availability

The article identifies the easy availability of drugs as the main problem.

leichte Waffen – light weapons

The managers sold light weapons to the rebels.

leichter Boden trocknet aus – light soil dries out

The garden is like a desert; the light sandy soil dries out badly in summer.

leichter Boden; leichten Boden haben – light soil; have light soil

I wish we had light soil here; it's much easier to dig.

leichter gesagt als getan – easier said than done

I would refuse his invitation, but that's easier said than done.

leichter Nebel – light mist

When we marched round the bend, we could see the tents shrouded in a light mist.

leichter Regen – light rain

When they came out of the caves, a light rain was falling.

leichter Schlaf – light sleep

Because of my light sleep, I awoke; someone was fumbling about in the drawer.

leichter Sieg – easy victory

An easy victory for the left seems highly probable.

leichter Sommeranzug/ leichtes Sommerkleid/ etc. – light sommer suit, light summer dress/ etc.

She bought her husband a light summer suit.

leichter Verkehr – light traffic

There was only light traffic last Monday between Chideock and Lyme.

leichter Wein – light wine

She prefers the lighter wines to the fortified varieties.

leichter Wind – light wind

It was late one morning, with a light west wind blowing across Lake Mathew, when Septimus Frog left his reed hut.

leichtes Fahrzeug – light vehicle

The pontoon bridge should be used only by light vehicles.

leichtes Geld – easy money

It is a pity that after his first success the author should have fallen for the lure of easy popularity and easy money.

leichtes Mahl – light meal

After a light meal at the Miner's Country Kitchen, the guests went to Cape Cornwall.

Leichtflugzeug – light aircraft

They've ordered a new light aircraft.

Leichtgewicht (fig.) – lightweight (fig.)

The president was an intellectual lightweight.

Leichtindustrie – light industry

Towns like Stuttgart are famous for their light industry.

Leichtmetall – light metal

Aluminium is a light metal.

Leichtmetalllegierung – light metal alloy

The new plant is producing light metal alloys.

Leichtschwergewicht – light heavyweight

Who did you say brought the Light Heavyweight Championship back to Britain?

leiden; nicht viel leiden – suffer; not suffer much

Ernest died while learning to drive; probably he didn't suffer much.

Leidenschaft; eine Leidenschaft für etwas haben – passion; have a passion for sth

Throughout her life, she had a passion for books and films.

Leidenschaften anfachen – fan passions

The passions aroused by her decision to be a contender were fanned by her political speeches.

Leidenschaften aufwühlen/ anstacheln – stir passions

The debate about quality assessment has stirred many teachers' passions.

Leidenschaften erregen/ aufwühlen – excite passions

It is obvious that German unification excited passions throughout Europe.

leihen; j-m etwas leihen – lend/ loan sb sth

She wouldn't even lend me the notes she had taken.

Leinenkappe – linen cap

Van Gogh's 'Two Little Girls' (1890) wear linen caps.

Leinentischtuch – linen tablecloth

He stole a furtive glance into the room: The silver had been polished, the best linen tablecloths brought out.

Leipziger Messe – Leipzig Fair

His father bought the jopo puppets at the Leipzig Fair in 1947.

Leitartikel – leading article

The problem of over-population was discussed in the leading article of last week's 'Politics'.

Leiter des Marketing – director of marketing

He applied for the position of Assistant Director of Marketing

Leitfaden – guiding thread

The guiding thread in these short stories is the protagonist's love life.

Leitlinien folgen – follow guidelines

We have to follow the guidelines.

Leitmotiv – leitmotif

Which word is the leitmotif in this novel?

Leitwährung – leading currency

The dollar has been, is and will remain the world's leading currency.

Lektion; seine Lektion lernen (fig.) – lesson; learn one's lesson (fig.)

Smith had to resign, but he remained chairman. And he had learned his lesson.

Leninorden – Order of Lenin

On the photo, you could see the spy wearing the Order of Lenin and other decorations.

Lerche; eine Lerche singt – lark; a lark sings

I was lying in the grass and heard the larks singing high in the air.

lernen von – learn from

Some teachers collect their students' mistakes in order to learn from them.

lernen, mit dem Hunger/ der Kälte/ etc. zu leben – learn to live with hunger/ cold/ etc.

Hunger has been the norm in the area for most of the time, and the locals have learnt to live with it.

lernen, mit einer Situation zu leben – learn to live with a situation

I know, I know, you've lost your dog, but you must learn to live with the situation.

Lernerfahrung – learning experience

Teaching is as much a learning experience for the teacher as it is for the student.

Lernerfolg – learning success

The best students calculate and follow their own route to learning success.

Lernhilfe – learning aid

An excellent grammar can be a good learning aid.

Lernmethode – learning method

Good teachers know that they should be experts in teaching and learning methods.

Lernproblem – learning problem

Catherine will help to run a club for children with learning problems.

Lernprozess – learning process

She explained to the students when to employ which learning strategies in the learning process.

Lernprozess (fig.) – learning process (fig.)

His resignation was the result of a long learning process.

Lernschwierigkeiten – learning difficulties

The expert told the teachers that the number of pupils who exhibited learning difficulties was less than five per cent.

Lernschwierigkeiten; Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten – learning difficulties; people with learning difficulties

One of her friends, a teacher, worked in an evening club for people with learning difficulties.

Lernstil – learning style

Not all students adopt the same learning styles.

Lernstrategie – learning strategy

She explained to the students when to employ which learning strategies in the learning process.

lerntheoretisch – learning-theoretic

If we had more data, it would be possible to construct a learning-theoretical account of this phenomenon, i.e. that the little boy repeats every word and sentence.

Lerntheorie – learning theory

Most learning theories are based upon behaviourism or rationalism.

Lernziel – learning objective

Because of the quota, what we need is standardized learning objectives.

Leselampe – reading lamp

He bought her a Swedish reading lamp.

Leseliste – reading list

Which novels of D.H. Lawrence are on your recommended reading list?

lesen Sie die Wahrheit über … – read the truth about …

Wernitzky became a legend during his life time. Now read the truth about the man.

Lesepublikum – reading public

MacErn is going to present English ballads to a Scottish reading public.

leserfreundlich – reader-friendly

With a few exceptions, the book is very reader-friendly.

Leserschaft – readership

The journalist asked the novelist what she expected from her readership.

Lesesaal – reading room

This photo shows his sister in the reading room of the museum.

Leseverstehen – reading comprehension

Listening comprehension and reading comprehension are the two receptive skills.

Lesezimmer – reading room

They are redecorating the reading room at the local library.

letzt; der/ die/ das letzte …, der/ die/ das/ wo/ etc. – last; the last … that/ who/ where/ etc.

Deflation is the last thing Germany needs. And Germany is about the last place where you would have expected it.

letzte Gelegenheit – last opportunity

We see this meeting as the last opportunity to find a solution.

letzte Hoffnung; j-s letzte Hoffnung sein – last hope; be sb's last hope

She was my last hope; if she hadn't helped us, we would have emigrated.

letzte Ölung – last unction

When he was 99, he returned to the true faith, well in time for the last unction.

letzte Stunde; j-s letzte Stunde ist gekommen – last hour; sb's last hour has come

He was cornered; he knew his last hour had come.

letzte Warnung – last warning

I think Andy should treat his accident yesterday as a last warning.

letzte Woche/ letzten Monat/ Juli/ letztes Jahr/ etc. – last week/ month/ July/ year/ etc.

They met last week.

letzte Worte – last words

Her father's last words reveal that he had loved her mother.

letztes Angebot; j-m ein letztes Angebot machen – final offer; make sb a final offer

I'll make you a final offer. Three hundred for each volume.

letztes Wort; das letzte Wort gehört j-m – last word; the last word belongs to sb

The last word belongs to Professor Finchestowe.

letztes Wort; j-s letztes Wort sein – last word; be sb's last word

Concerning the introduction of new tests, the student leader said he hoped that was not the staff's last word on the subject.

Leuchtender Pfad – Shining Path

The journalists interviewed one of the leading guerillas of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path).

leuchtendes Beispiel – shining example

'Economic progress. Estonia, a shining example,' the headline read.

leuchtendes Beispiel – gleaming example

At the turn of the century, there were hundreds of actors who regarded the great Smith as a nobly gleaming example.

Leuchtkäfer – luminous beetle

Are fireflies a sub-species of what are called luminous beetles?

Leute beschäftigen – employ people

He is a press baron who employs more than 20,000 people.

Leute studieren – study people

We like the little restaurants in Aigues Mortes, where you can study people on the street while you eat.

Leute zusammenbringen – bring people together

The club brings people together.

liberaldemokratisch – liberal-democratic

How many liberal-democratic members does the European Parliament have?

liberale Wirtschaftsordnung – liberal economic order

A liberal economic order is superior to any type of command economy.

liberales Drogengesetz – liberal drug law

Holland has the most liberal drug laws in Europe.

Licht absorbieren – absorb light

The new material absorbs light in the red part of the spectrum.

Licht am Ende des Tunnels – light at the end of the tunnel

All our previous attempts ended in failure; now it seems we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Licht ausdrehen – turn out the light

Don't forget to turn out the lights before you leave the house.

Licht brechen – break light

Glass prisms can break light into its colours.

Licht kommt aus einem Raum – light comes from a room

Angie knocked on the door of a room from which light came.

Licht verwenden (Malerei, Photographie) – use light (painting, photography)

It is interesting to study Turner's ways of using light.

Licht zieht Insekten/ etc., an – light attracts insects/ etc.

The pale light of the streetlamp attracts not only moths, but bats, too.

Licht; ans Licht kommen – light; come to light

Every year, new material comes to light which shows how hasty the conclusions of the 'experts' have been.

Licht; das Licht spielt auf etwas – light plays on sth

The lovers were sitting on a park bench watching the moon light playing on the water.

Licht; die Lichter gehen aus (fig.) – light; the lights go out (fig.)

Not all the lights in Bonn went out when the government moved to Berlin in 1999.

Licht; ein interessantes Licht auf etwas werfen – light; cast an interesting light on sth

This tale casts an interesting light on Maupassant's way of working.

Licht; in einem … Licht darstellen – light; present in a … light

It is important to start presenting the different trades in a more positive light in order to attract more young people.

Licht; sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen – light; hide one's lights under a bushel

It's enough to drive you mad! She's always hiding her lights under a bushel.

Licht; sich im besten Licht zeigen – light; show oneself in the best light

To show himself in the best possible light, he invited his old aunt once a month.

lichtdurchflutet – flooded with light

I like that school building because it is flooded with light and surrounded by olive trees.

Lichtgeschwindigkeit – velocity of light

The velocity of light is about 300,000km per second.

Lichtgeschwindigkeit – speed of light/ light speed

All photons travel at the speed of light.

Lichtjahr – light year

How many light years is the Andromeda Galaxy away?

Lichtjahre entfernt sein von (fig.) – be light-years removed from (fig.)

The film betrays an insight and a passion that is light-years removed from the platitudes of other contributions.

Lichtquelle – light source

What do they use as a light source?

Lichtrechnung – light bill

Some people are so poor they cannot pay their light bill.

Lichtstrahl – ray of light

In class, the children learned by experiment that a ray of light is bent by a lens.

Lichtstrahl – light beam

The scholar studied certain facts about light beams.

Lichtwellen – light waves

Stephen is studying light and radio waves.

Liebe auf den ersten Blick – love at first sight

She had always assumed that love at first sight existed only in novels, but then she saw him.

Liebe entfachen (zur Musik, Dichtung, etc.) – kindle love (of music, poetry, etc.)

The love of music was kindled in Ernesto by his father playing the mandolin.

Liebe seines/ ihres Lebens – love of one's life

In 1959, Catherine found the love of her life.

Liebe versteht – love understands

Mother loves us with a love that understands and holds us.

Liebe; j-m Liebe geben – love; give sb love

To bring up children, you must give them love. Then they have the security to go out into the world.

Liebe; j-s Liebe verlieren – love; lose sb's love

Carina admired her mother but began to lose her love when she was about ten years old.

Liebe finden – love; find love

Their daughters found the love they sought.

lieben; er liebt mich, er liebt mich nicht, … – love; he loves me, he loves me not, …

The boy had picked some daisies. 'She loves me, she loves me not, …'.

liebenswürdige Schwäche – amiable weakness

The judge said it was wrong to regard stealing books from a library as an amiable weakness.

lieber Leser – dear reader

If, dear reader, you are confused because our hero has no name, let's call him Dag.

Liebesaffaire – love affair

At the beginning of her studies, Mary trailed from one unhappy love affair to the next.

Liebesapfel – love apple

In former times the tomato was known as the love apple, perhaps because people believed it was aphrodisiac.

Liebesbeziehung – love relation

In a love relation, you both give and take.

Liebesbrief – love letter

The poet's widow refused to have these passionate love letters published.

Liebesduett – love duet

There is beautiful music in the last act, notably the love duet between the hero and his girl.

Liebesgedicht – love poem

The paper discusses Lovelace's love poem 'To Lucasta, going to the Wars'.

Liebesgeschichte – love story

The collection contains seven love stories and two ghost stories.

liebeskrank – lovesick

At that time, he was a lovesick boy.

Liebesleben – love life

She said she was not interested in Laclos' love life.

Liebeslied – love song

He's bought his wife a record of Schumann's love songs.

Liebesnacht – night of love

They had talked about going to Venice next year; and he had called her 'Duckie' during nights of love.

Liebesnest – love-nest

After the party, his friends went back to their love-nest above the grocer's.

Liebesverhältnis – love relationship

Her mother fixation led to a series of impossible love relationships.

Liebhaber der Musik/ Kunst/ des Weines/ etc. – lover of music/ art/ wine/ etc.

Michael is a lover of good wines.

-liebhaber (Kunst, Musik, Wein, Natur etc.) – -lover (art, music, wine, nature, etc.)

Their younger son-in-law is an artlover.

-liebhaber (Katzen, Hunde, etc.) – -lover

She said she would never marry a cat-lover.

Liebling der Götter – darling of the gods

I knew it would be difficult to prepare such a darling of the gods for what awaited him.

Liebling der Medien – darling of the media

He married Joan Canterwick, darling of the media for two years, then forgotten.

Lieblingsprojekt – pet project

'What is Mr Smith's pet project?' - 'Machine translation.'

Lieblingstheorie – pet theory

To try out his pet theory, the guinea pigs were subjected to a new test.

Liederbuch – song-book

I have inherited my grandfather's song-book, the one that has his initials on the cover.

liegen; der Schlüssel zu etwas liegt in j-s Kindheit/ etc. – lie; the key to sth lies in sb's childhood/ etc.

The key to her brother's irrational behaviour lies in his childhood.

liegen; Stunden/ etc. liegen zwischen zwei Ereignissen – lie; hours/ etc. lie between two events

She had met Stephen Martin twice in her life; between these two occasions lay seven years.

Liftboy – lift-boy

In London he worked as a lift-boy.

Liga der Rotkreuzgesellschaften – League of the Red Cross Societies

The King invited the chief delegate of the League of the Red Cross Societies.

limitierte Ausgabe – limited edition

The drawings I bought are part of a strictly limited edition and are signed by the artist herself.

Lindenallee – avenue of limes

From her bedroom window she could see the rider emerging from the avenue of limes.

Lingua-Programm – Lingua programme

Do you know who is responsible for the Lingua programme at Oxford University?

Linie, j-s Linie folgen – line; follow sb's line

Long before the end of Communism, the Italian communists had ceased to follow the line of Moscow.

Linie; die … Linien angreifen (mil.) – line; attack the … lines (mil.)

They thought it was better not to