Ch1 - German words adopted by English

Question 1

Angst

Answer 1

Fear/anxiety/stress

Question 2

Ersatz

Answer 2

Replacement (e.g. an Ersatz rug)

Question 3

Flak

Answer 3

Greif/strong criticism. Flak is an acronym for Fliegerabwehrkanone (antiaircraft gun)

Question 4

Gestalt

Answer 4

Literal = shape. Meaning: an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts

Question 5

Gesundheit

Answer 5

Bless you

Question 6

Hinterland

Answer 6

Literally = backland. An area lying beyond what is visible or known

Question 7

Kindergarten

Answer 7

Literally = Child garden.

Question 8

Kitsch

Answer 8

Art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Question 9

Leitmotiv

Answer 9

A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation

Question 10

Poltergeist

Answer 10

Literally = loud ghost (rumble ghost)

Question 11

Rucksack

Answer 11

Backpack

Question 12

Schadenfreude

Answer 12

Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.

Question 13

Schmalz

Answer 13

Lard

Question 14

Strudel

Answer 14

Pastry

Question 15

Wanderlust

Answer 15

A strong desire to travel

Question 16

Weltanschauung

Answer 16

A particular philosophy or view of life; the worldview of an individual or group.

Question 17

Zeitgeist

Answer 17

The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

Question 18

Zwieback

Answer 18

A rusk or cracker made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp.