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Can you match the German expressions on the left with their English equivalents on the right? Yes, you can, if you sound it out!
1.) Das Hasardspiel........................___ X-rays
2.) Der Dudelsack..........................___ Hay fever
3.) Die Sternschnuppe....................___ Game of chance
4.) Die Tankstelle..........................___ Shooting star
5.) Die Röntgenstrahlen................___ Gas station
6.) Der Stecker.............................___ Electric plug
7.) Das Fingerspitzengefühl..........___ Sorcerer
8.) Der Panzerschrank..................___ go crazy
9.) Das Hufeisen...........................___ Old Glory
10.) Der Hexenmeister...................___ hangover
11.) Die Heuschnuppe....................___ suspenders
12.) überschnappen......................___ bagpipes
13.) Der Sockenhalter...................___ Brussels sprouts
14.) Der Tutnichtgut....................___ horseshoe
15.) Der Schnellimbiss..................___ goosebumps
16.) Die Steckdose........................___ sure instinct
17.) Der Katzenjammer................___ soap bubbles
18.) Der Rosenkohl......................___ snack
19.) Die Seifeblase.......................___ ne’er-do-well
20.) Das Sternenbanner..............___ electrical outlet
21.) Die Gänsehaut......................___ the safe
This was fun, although I was disappointed to see that I needed to google a few of these. You have bagpipes listed twice...I am thinking fingerpainting might be missing from the list?
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for pointing out the mistake. That's no doubt because "Dudelsack" was my favorite entry! Anyway, I changed one "bagpipes" to "hay fever".
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it!
Anastasia
Answers:
ReplyDeleteDas Hasardspiel, game of chance
Der Dudelsack, bagpipes
Die Sternschnuppe, shooting star
Die Tankstelle, gas station
Die Röntgenstrahlen, x-rays (Röntgen discovered them)
Der Stecker, electric plug
Das Fingerspitzengefühl, sure instinct (as if you could sense something with your fingertips)
Der Panzerschrank, a safe (armored cabinet)
Das Hufeisen, horseshoe (Huf -- hoof, Eisen = iron)
Der Hexenmeister, sorcerer, warlock
Die Heuschnuppe, hay fever (Heu = hay, Schnuppe, sniffles)
überschnappen, go carzy (lit., snap over)
Der Sockenhalter, suspenders
Der Tutnichtgut, good-for-nothing
Die Steckdose, electric outlet (what you put the Stecker in)
Der Katzenjammer, hangover, lit. cat yowling
Der Rosenkohl, "rose cabbage," Brussels sprouts
Die Seifeblase, soap bubble
Das Sternenbanner, Star-spangled Banner, Old Glory, American flag
Die Gänsehaut, goose flesh, goosebumps