WORT DES TAGES
der Adept - adept, initiate; someone versed in the occult, wizard, alchemist; disciple, apprentice (philos./pol.)

Der Adept des Assassinen (Buchtitel, 1995) - Assassin's Apprentice (book title)

Related:
die Adeptin - [female] adept, initiate; someone versed in the occult

MORE> False Friends/False Cognates in German and English~
http://german.about.com/library/blfalsef.htm

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The Five-Point Exploding Heart Technique

Point 1
They meet in a library; she is reading Wilde, he is researching quantum physics and several other topics that she doesn’t understand. There are no explosions, no sudden eruptions of emotion, no inexplicable passion that seizes one totally out of the blue; contrary to the popular belief, love usually does not leap – it comes on tip-toe, slowly and stealthily, edging closer and closer before it finally engulfs one in its warm and often painful embrace.
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1. Mordred's Lullaby- Heather Dale
2. Having a sub for 4th block
3. Doing my first successful reading of tarot
4. finishing my pre-calc test (three days is too long for a test)
5. Waking up earl enough today to finish my homework in the morning

A popular German side dish that goes well with holiday foods.
Personally, I'm obsessed with the stuff and like trying different recipes. :)





Apfelrotkohl
(Red Cabbage with Apples)

1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced
2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced
1 medium sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt
6 whole peppercorns
2 whole allspice
2 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cold water

In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion rings. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt. Place peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners and tie with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours. Discard spice bag. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water, stir until smooth and stir into cabbage mix. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

It's usually served as a side with beef, goose or duck. Enjoy. :)

WORT DES TAGES
die Ächtung (pl. die Ächtungen) - outlawing, proscription, ridding; ostracism

Die Ächtung von Gewalt und die Vermittlung von gegenseitiger Achtung auf der Basis grundlegender Werte sei indes nicht nur ein Thema für die Schule, sondern für die ganze Gesellschaft, schrieb der Bundespräsident. -
Getting rid of violence and encouraging mutual respect based on basic values is meanwhile not only a topic for the school, but for all of society, wrote the German president.

Note: This is a good example of the importance of the Umlaut in German vocabulary.

Related:
die Achtung - respect, esteem; attention, regard
bei aller Achtung - with all due respect
Achtung! - Watch out!/Careful!/Attention! [milary]/Your attention please!

MORE> Confusing Word Pairs in German~
http://german.about.com/library/blconfus_pairs.htm

1.  My girls getting better
2.  Not getting sick myself (fingers crossed)
3.  Kids television
4.  Understanding clients
5.  Nice weather to dry my sheets and towels.

1.  Living next door to my cousins
2. Eggs
3. My mother's laughter
4. Fiona
5. Raunchy cable comedies

I turned to this community when I wasn't in a very good place. It helped me feel better about myself and cheered me up. Today, I am totally satisfied with how my life is going.
Thank you.

1- Weezer song with Hindi
2- Will power to refrain from sugar for 2 days straight
3- Scrabble with my babes
4- New episode of Californication
5- Wonderful friends

Our teacher wants us to explain these phrases in French...problem is they're idioms and I can't find them anywhere on google. >.<

• La suprise était de taille!
• sans partage
• hors du commun

If anyone could help I would be eternally grateful. ^^

Столичная
(July 2009)
Tanks rattle down the cobble stone
Hot wheels of power underneath
a bright red star
A louder echo of those capitalist heels
Dolce, Louis and all the other bestsellers
from the market

The winter nears
Soft grey snow and water crystal clear
Skirts wrapped in nature’s softest coat
to keep the summer home wear
shades under New Arbat’s neon sun

The city never sleeps
except from one to five when tunnels close
Mosaic palaces banished from light
Life rattles down the moving stairs
Surrogate mother Moscow
You’re mine, you’re ours, you’re theirs


PRG-SVO
(October 29, 2009)
My red-bricked heart
I see you flicker on departure walls
and hear you twitter in the halls
You wink at me through
crystal-clear bottles – all duty-free!
Pushkin’s eyes, Yeltsin’s eyes and the Standard ones, see?
My red-bricked heart
You’re gone once I count up to three

If I want to say, "I support you," do I say, "Je suis favorable à toi?" Or would it be "à tu?"

Or is there a better way to say "I support you" in general?

Thanks in advance for the help.

eRepublik is massive online game that unites folks from around the world. (More than 100.000 real accounts). People are playing politics and business. And some war too.

Czechs are real outsiders in the game being just 4th worth in the list of 60 countries existing. You may help eCzech Republic by registering in one of the regions Northern or Southern Bohemia, Moravia.



I was thinking if this is a spam or not. But .. what the hell Virtual life in Czech is just another aspect of the real one :)

eRepublik is massive online game that unites folks from around the world. (More than 100.000 real accounts). People are playing politics and business. And some war too.

Czechs are real outsiders in the game being just 4th worth in the list of 60 countries existing. You may help eCzech Republic by registering in one of the regions Northern or Southern Bohemia, Moravia.



I was thinking if this is a spam or not. But .. what the hell Virtual life in Czech is just another aspect of the real one :)

Berlin Marks 20th Anniversary of Wall's Fall

World leaders, dignitaries and thousands of visitors are in Berlin today to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a time to remember the past and celebrate the November day in 1989 that changed the future. Despite the rain, crowds gathered at the Bornholm Bridge, the first checkpoint in the Berlin Wall to open the night of November 9, 1989.

The Wall stood for nearly three decades, dividing the city and Germany into East and West. But in the end, protests and peaceful revolutions, such as in Poland, and changes in Moscow brought it down. That led to the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War.

In a gesture full of symbolism, Chancellor Angela Merkel crossed from one side to other, accompanied by VIP guests, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, former Polish labor leader and president Lech Walesa, and civil rights activists of 20 years ago.

Mrs. Merkel said meeting here was especially significant. She said there is joy in the possibilities that opened up at this very bridge, noting it was the result of a long struggle against oppression. She thanked Lech Walesa and his Solidarity Labor movement in Poland and Mikhail Gorbachev, the reformist leader in Moscow. Both paved the way for what would happen in Germany in 1989.

World leaders and dignitaries have gathered to join in the 20th anniversary celebrations, which include open air concerts, fireworks, and the symbolic collapse of a wall of brightly painted oversize dominoes. The dominoes have been set up to run for one and a half kilometers in an area where the Wall once stood, and late Monday they will be toppled - much like the Wall was two decades ago. Organizers of the anniversary events say they want the festivities to connect with ordinary people - to show that it was people power, with the help of reform-minded political leaders, that brought down the Wall and changed the course of history. Source: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa28.cfm

A look back...

Öffnung der Mauer 1989 am Reichstag
(Opening of the Berlin Wall 1989 - with English subtitles)

WORT DES TAGES
die Achillessehne (pl. die Achillessehnen) - Achilles tendon, hamstring [in animals]

Die frühere 400-m-Weltmeisterin Grit Bauer ist in Basel an der linken Achillessehne operiert worden. - The former 400-meter world champion Grit Bauer had surgery on her left Achilles tendon in Basel.

Related:
die Achillesferse - Achilles heel
die Sehne - tendon, sinew; string, chord

Bonjour, amis!

I've prepared my first CV in French and here I need further help with proofreading. Here is the link to the document shared via Google Docs. The corrections may be made in the exact file, neither registration nor login is required, so you are welcome. Would you please make the highligts of the corrected item with the marker tool.

I very appreciate your help!
Please comment if there are any questions ;)